Cimavilla ( Spanish : Cimadevilla ) is a neighbourhood of the municipality of Gijón , in Asturias , Spain. Its population was 2,811 in 2012.
6-584: Cimavilla is the oldest part of the city, in it there are ruins of the old Roman settlement. In the 16th century, a port is built in the neighbourhood and it converts it in a residential area for sailors and starts the expansion of Gijón to the south. In the East of Cimavilla is located the Royal Astur Yacht Club , with the first swimming pool of Gijón, built in the first years of the 20th century. Nowadays, Cimavilla's houses are rehabilitated and
12-534: Is located in Gijón , Asturias ( Spain ). It is the oldest and most important yacht club in Asturias. It was established September 10, 1911. Royal patronage was granted by king Alfonso XIII of Spain soon thereafter. The king was a frequent sailor at the club's regattas during 1912 and 1913 with his yacht "Giralda IV". From the first 6 metre and Sonderklasse sailboats to the actual 49er dinghy raced by
18-506: The Alonso brothers, the club has seen fleets come and go, but probably the most regular boat at the club has been the Snipe . The Snipe fleet 152 has been active since 1941. Optimist and Laser fleets have become increasingly active in the past years. Besides dinghy sailing , larger One-Design boats at the club include a First Class 8 fleet. More than 80 races are organized annually by
24-754: The club, being the El Gaitero Regatta and the Carlos del Castillo Memorial the most important ones. It was the Spanish yacht club with the largest amount of sailors in the national olympic team during the XXX Olympiad . Those yacht racers were Federico Alonso and his brother Arturo Alonso in 49er class , Ángela Pumariega in Elliott 6m , and Fernando Rodríguez in Star class . Ángela Pumariega won
30-514: The gold medal in Elliott 6m at the 2012 Summer Olympics . Federico Alonso won the 1998 world championship in Cadet . Francisco Palacio and Ángela Pumariega won the Spanish national junior championship and placed second at the 2002 junior European championship at Le Havre in the Snipe class . Ángela Pumariega and Carmen Mateo placed second at the women's national championship in Spain and seventh at
36-597: The neighbourhood is a residential, commercial and leisure area. At the top of the hill is located the Elogio del Horizonte ( Eulogy to the Horizon ), built by Eduardo Chillida . 43°32′43″N 5°39′44″W / 43.545278°N 5.662222°W / 43.545278; -5.662222 This article related to Asturias, Spain is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Royal Astur Yacht Club Real Club Astur de Regatas ( Royal Astur Yacht Club )
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