Grup d'Esports Nàutics Roses (GEN Roses)
Grup d'Esports Nàutics Roses (GEN Roses) is a multi-sport sailing and water-sports club founded in 1979 on the Bay of Roses on Catalonia's Costa Brava. At Port Esportiu de Roses members use a boat ramp, equipment hire and storage for dinghies, catamarans, windsurf boards and other craft. Recognised by the Federació Catalana de Vela as a sailing and windsurfing school and as a tecnificació centre for Optimist and ILCA 4, 6 and 7, the club runs year-round courses, training and regattas. Youth and families find holiday camps, campuses and inclusive family sailing; cruiser and dinghy events shape the racing calendar. A distinctive feature is the wide range of sections from light sailing and cruising to windsurf, rowing, swimming and diving.
History
Grup d'Esports Nàutics de Roses was founded in 1979 to promote love of the sea and nautical disciplines on the Costa Brava. In 2024 the club marked 45 years of history spanning more than four decades. The diving section stems from the older Club Badia de Roses, later affiliated to GEN, organising weekend dives to Cap de Creus. In 2011 a women's team began training in the traditional Llagut Català; the rowing section competes in traditional regattas. In mid-2012 the swimming section started with twelve athletes and grew to over 60 swimmers; since 2015 Catalan championships and titles have been part of the record. Windsurf and ILCA teams act as tecnificació centres and host championships including ILCA Masters and Catalan ILCA events. In 2024 Jordi Batlle Cusí succeeded Josep Maria Isern Sala as president. Today GEN Roses offers year-round activities, courses and competitions across many nautical sections.
Information
Facilities
Boat ramp to the sea, equipment and boat hire, storage for dinghies, catamarans, windsurf, paddle surf, kayaks and rowing boats, office and member service at Port Esportiu de Roses.
Activities
Dinghy sailing, cruiser sailing, windsurfing, rowing and coastal rowing, swimming and open water, diving, jet ski, sport fishing, holiday camps and campuses, navigation licence courses (Licence, PNB, PEE).
Youth section
Active youth programme with Optimist and ILCA, camps and campuses (ages 3–16), after-school sailing/windsurf (ages 3–18) and inclusive family sailing.
Boating license training
Available: 1
Courses for Navigation Licence, PNB and PEE