Evolución del número de regatas de traineras (1939-2019) = Evolution of the number of traineras races (1939-2019)

Abstract

Las regatas de traineras son competiciones deportivas entre embarcaciones de 12 metros de eslora, que durante el siglo XIX estaban dedicadas a la pesca, y que competian dentro de un ambiente festivo en las principales localidades del norte de Espana. Durante la primera mitad del siglo XX fueron evolucionando hacia un evento deportivo, compitiendo para obtener la bandera de la localidad organizadora. Con el paso del tiempo y la mejora en el transporte los equipos viajaban a otras localidades mas alejadas, creciendo el interes por estos enfrentamientos tradicionales. El numero de competiciones fue elevandose, pero hasta la publicacion de este articulo no se habia determinado cuando se produjo este crecimiento. Para conocer como ha evolucionado el numero de estas competiciones se han introducido todas las regatas de la historia en una base de datos, para constatar que hubo un aumento sustancial en los anos 1970, cuando varias localidades afianzaron sus competiciones. Tambien se ha observado un crecimiento en las regatas de traineras en los ultimos 10 anos debido a la presencia de competiciones en categoria femenina y veterana. Este aumento constante desde hace 50 anos ha sido debido principalmente a la creacion de clubes de remo en toda la franja Cantabrica, desde finales de los anos 1960. Estas instituciones se han fundado casi exclusivamente en las provincias de La Coruna, Pontevedra, Cantabria, Vizcaya y Guipuzcoa, regiones donde se celebran la mayoria de las competiciones de esta especialidad. Abstract I Trainera races are sports competitions held in northern Spain between boats made up of thirteen rowers and a skipper. Since the middle of the 19th century, the trainera were mainly used for fishing, and only competed in the festivals of their home towns, or those bordering them, with the aim of obtaining the economic prize and the flag of the organizing town. During the first half of the 20th century these competitions evolved into a sporting event, and their rowers, who had traditionally been fishermen, were replaced by members of sporting societies. The better structuring of the races, the political support, the increase in prizes, the improvement in transport and the strong identity of the local coastal communities led to an increase in interest in these traditional competitions. The number of competitions was increasing, but until the publication of this article it had not been determined when this growth occurred. In order to know how the number of these competitions has evolved, all the races in history have been entered into a database, to confirm that there was a  increase in the 1970s, when several localities consolidated their competitions. There has also been an increase in the number of rowing boat races in the last 10 years due to the presence of competitions in the female and veteran categories. This constant increase over the last 50 years has been mainly due to the creation of rowing clubs throughout the Cantabrian strip since the late 1960s. These institutions have been founded almost exclusively in the provinces of La Coruna, Pontevedra, Cantabria, Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa, regions where most of the competitions in this specialty are held.