The Spanish government has come under pressure to sink a law which allows tourists and residents alike to rent small boats without a licence. The political group Mes for Menorca has put pressure on the government in Madrid who have agreed to review the legislation which allows small boat hire without any form of paperwork.
The party is over! Curbs on rent-a-boats without a licence
Government under pressure to introduce crackdown
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And as with anything in Mallorca, it will take years to change!!!!
A lot of renters of non-license boats are first timers. They then go on to get there bigger boat licences having got bitten by the boating bug, which only provides more serious renters for the future of Balearic boating. Madrid must not allow self-serving politicians to ruin a healthy outdoor pursuit.
What a load of tosh. Other countries in the EU and internationally are even more accommodating with no paperwork needed to drive a small boat. Here in Port Andratx, hundreds of rentals per year have very few incidents, actually most are caused by bigger boats with licensed skippers. Small minded politically motivated xenophobes behind the move.