Bahar ic-Caghaq coast earmarked for water-ski park

A planning application has been submitted to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority for the development of a water-ski and wakeboard cableway at Bahar ic-Caghaq.

Cable-skiing is a type of water-skiing in which the skier’s rope and handle are pulled by an electrically-driven cable, whereas traditionally a water skier is pulled by a motorboat.

The proposal involves the construction of massive cable structures and other amenities on the scheduled rocky shore and the surrounding sea.

These include five towers set on both land and sea, ten 800-metre conveying cables and a floating safety platform.

The local plan approved in 2006 had identified this area of Bahar ic-Caghaq as a Marine Sports Access Improvement Area.

The local plan states that development proposals in this area may include jetties, slipways, quays, hard standings and moorings.

On 14 May, the Malta Environment and Planning Authority will also be meeting to decide on an application for the placing of a new snack bar on the Bahar ic-Caghaq coast  set on the same area of the jet ski application.

The case officer is recommending a rejection of this application as it is in breach of structure plan policy protecting the coast from private structures.

The application for the proposed snack bar represents the fourth attempt to develop a kiosk in the area as three other applications for the same purpose have been refused in the past two decades.