A remarkable history

Jaume Tur Enseñat starts his career making excursions on a ‘llaut’ (traditional Mallorcan boat) ‘Le Toucan’ from Port Andratx to San Telmo and connecting the two shores of Port Andratx. In the next few years Jaume embarks on several ‘llaut’ boats, making excursions from Paguera and Puerto Andratx to San Telmo and Dragonera.

A young Jaume Tur Enseñat continues to manage the boats whilst his father is overseas

Great poverty forces Jaume Tur Mari (his father) to leave the island, where he joins a foreign yacht crew. Before leaving, he orders a llaut “Brothers Tur” from a well-known shipyard in Alcudia.

Around 1963/64 after military service, Jaume continues to make excursions on his llaut.

In the following years Jaume works for several shipowners in the area such as Tomeu or Los Vera.

Jaume buys “MariVent” his first ‘golondrina’ motorboat.

In this Golondrina, he accompanies a group of young people who were protesting against the urbanization of Isla Dragonera. Years later he is associated with Tomeu de Calviá, with whom he forms Cruceros Paguera.

Slowly but surely, and as a result of the tourist boom, the fleet grows, first with Great Cormoran, then Cormoran and ‘New Cormoran’!

The excursions and paellas are becoming more and more recognized. The family is growing.

The 80’s sees the explosive growth in tourism, with more accessible air travel, cheaper package holidays, and a growth in tour operators.

Jaume Tur Enseñat is enjoying the success of the business with larger plans afoot.

The first catamaran is commissioned, with underwater vision. A delay in delivery sets the company back a few years.

Over the next five years the entire fleet is renewed, going from old wooden ‘golondrinas’ to modern catamarans. The children join the family business and the company grows.

Guided by Jaume Tur Pinkney (Jaume’s son), “Astilleros Tur” (Tur Shipbuilders) is founded to build two giant sailing catamarans, ‘Attraction’ and ‘Cormoran Vent’.

Cruceros Paguera is dissolved. The Tur family form Cruceros Cormoran and continue their solo journey with only two boats and an office on Bulevard de Paguera.

A fateful storm claims the catamaran ‘Cormoran Vent’, after breaking free from moorings, it is found destroyed on the coast of La Calma. The company immediately purchase the Tropical Delfin catamaran and start with a ‘day of the sea’ excursion.

We start once again with excursions to Isla Dragonera with the ‘Jumbo dos’.

Mallorca Cat is added to the fleet in order to cover the high demand for maritime excursions.

We add the jet boat to the fleet in order to add variety to our excursions.

Mallorca explorer joins the fleet. We test the Dolphin excursion and it is a success.

The first collaboration with Citysightseeing Worldwide (CSS) in Palma, and will last 4 seasons.

40 years after the first event, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the protection of Isla Dragonera by bringing protesters to the island once again.

Now semi-retired, Jaume Tur Enseñat can enjoy his success and guide the next generation to follow.

An order for a new boat “Red Ocean” is received, to operate with CSS in the port of Malaga.

We roll out a new brand message, that reflects our activities and our values.

An agile craft to access hidden areas to give customers a closer look at the wonders of the Mallorcan coast.

Our new catamaran named after our founder Don Jaume is launched on 25th July, the feast of St. Jaume, the patron saint of Alcudia.