The urban beach of Silgar, in Sanxenxo, has been awarded a Blue Flag.
How will the new normal affect our holidays on the coast? What security measures will be adopted on the beaches? Silgar, one of the most visited in northern Spain, located in Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), It is one of the first sandbanks to answer our questions.
To guarantee maximum health security and help bathers maintain the required physical distance To prevent coronavirus infections from increasing, the beach will be divided into five sectors that will have support staff -a total of 82 lifeguards and health workers and 26 security guards, as indicated by the Sanxenxo Council itself.
La Madama, a sculpture by Alfonso Vilar Lamelas, has become a symbol of Sanxenxo.
The system suggests that each of the five plots is assigned a different color and divided into 3x3 meter grids (separated by a space of 1.5 meters), which may be extended by the aggregation of two, three or even four more, since the space is bounded by wooden stakes driven into the sand and joined by ropes that can be easily repositioned.
The health recommendations set a safety space of 4 square meters per person, that Silgar will overcome oscillating between 4.5 and 5 meters. This would be the capacity per person: a grid (9 square meters) for two people, two grids (22.5 square meters) for five people, three grids (36 square meters) for eight people **and four grids (49.5 square meters) for twelve people. **
This new layout of the beach will reserve two longitudinal stripes: one between the sea and the first grid line , with a minimum width of 7 meters at high tide and 30 meters at low tide, for bathers to stroll along the shore and let the children play; another between the last grid line and the wall of the promenade, 8 meters wide and whose use is intended for services such as bathrooms, rescue module and recreational area.
As for the entry and exit of bathers, there will be established four perpendicular entrances 6 meters wide that will go from the wall to the first line of the beach, as well as every two grid lines, there will be a parallel corridor 3 meters wide.
The capacity will be reduced between 50 and 75% compared to other summers
If this measure is applied, Silgar beach will have a total of 780 squares, what it means a capacity of between 1,560 and 2,340 people, reducing between 50 and 75% compared to previous summers.
In turn, the Municipality of Sanxenxo It will also triple the cleaning and disinfection shifts in the bathrooms of the following beaches: Areas, Panadeira, Silgar, Baltar, Caneliñas, Canelas, Paxariñas, Montalvo, Bascuas, Pragueira, Major, Foxos, Fat Areas-A Lapa, Espiñeiro-A Lanzada and Agra Area.
Not only will the frequency of sanitization increase, It will take place every hour and a half from its opening to its closing (from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday to Sunday), but also each module will have hydroalcoholic gel.