I think that one can only say that if one believes that the
Camino de Santiago and the regional government of Galicia and their interest in attracting visitors to Galicia and supporting and fostering tourism have nothing to do with each other. The connection between the two is well established and dates back to the 1960s.
On
their website, you see the logos of all the stakeholders in this particular project: the Xunta of Galicia, the Xacobeo 21-22 programme, the Port of Vigo and and many more.
Travelling on a sailing ship for at least 100 nautical miles to a port in Galicia, walking the last few kilometres on foot and getting a Compostela is nothing new. It has been official for several years already. The credencial issued by the Cathedral of Santiago displays the icon of a sailing boat on page 2, together with the icons of a person with a backpack and a staff, of a bicycle, of a horse, and of a wheelchair. On page 3 it stipulates one of the conditions for qualifying for a Compostela: "
o 100 millas y terminando los últimos kilómetres a pie".
Last month - May 2022 - 14 Compostelas were given to pilgrims whose mode of transport was "vela".