Seawolf and her crew enjoyed another great weekend of Yacht racing at the 2nd Ceuta 2 Seas & 2 Continents Regatta. Taking 2nd place in class and 2nd place overall in a very competitive fleet of 25 sailing boats. The overall winners were the hosts of the event, The Ceuta Sailing Team, sailing there Dufour 40, 2+2, to Victory.
Our next planned sailing event is the Gibraltar Regatta on the 24th/25th July, we will be entering 2 matched Pronavia 38's for this event and still have a couple of places available, please contact us for details or to book your place

 
Fast-Track Yachtmaster Course Gibraltar
Our next 14 week intensive Yachtmaster fasttrack course is starting on the 23rd August 2010. Priced at £7250.00 the course includes:

Competent crew training
Day Skipper theory
Day Skipper practical
Coastal Skipper/ Yacht master theory
Coastal Skipper practical
Yacht master practical Examination
VHF/DSC operators license course
First aid training and certification
2500 qualifying miles (inc voyage from Gibraltar to Malta)
Spinnaker training
Advanced sail trim training
Sea survival course

Training will be carried out in 3 phases in 3 locations, Gibraltar, Cadiz and Southampton sailing on board Pronavia 38's, Beneteau 40.7, Reflex 38's and Jeanneau 36's.

photo by kind permission D M Parody www.dotcom.gi

Saturday 15th May saw the first of our Race training workshops for 2010. With a fresh 20 knot Westerly breeze blowing we sailed across Gibraltar bay towards Algeciras with full main and No3 set. Exhilarating sailing followed on the way across towards the Straits of Gibraltar once the 1.5oz Flanker was hoisted and set. David Parody of www.dotcom.gi came out to photo us and took some awsome pics which can be viewed on our Gallery.
If you would like to join us for our next training session please contact us for available dates.

Our next yacht race is from Sotogrande to Ceuta on the 22nd May 2010
We will be sailing from Gibraltar to Sotogrande on Friday evening around 1730
The race starts at 1100 on Saturday morning and should take approx 3hrs.
After the race we will be sailing back to Gibraltar to arrive at approx 1800.
The cost for a crew place on this race is £90.00

Please contact us to book your place

Photo by kind permission D Parody www.dotcom.gi

Date                         9th to 15th August 2010
Location                    Melilla (Spanish enclave on the North Moroccan Coast)
Cost                         £490.00 including feeder race from Spain to Melilla
Travel                       Direct flights into Gibraltar and Malaga

The Melilla Regatta is one not to be missed, it begins with a feeder race of over 100 miles from Southern Spain to Melilla, after a days rest, 3 days of around the cans racing follow outside the port of Melilla in the sun drenched Mediterranean sea. As Melilla is so remote, the City and the Yacht club go to extreme lengths to make all visiting yachts and crew welcome, with lavish banquettes and unparalleled shore side hospitality and assistance.

The weekend of the 15th/16th May sees our next race training weekend take place here in Gibraltar Bay.
Covering:

• Spinnaker hoists, drops, gybes
• Up wind trimming, for speed or height
• Short windward / leeward course tactics
• Crew positions on race yachts
• Cost £180.00 per person

The course is aimed at Fasttrackers, Yachtmasters, Instructors, Principals or anybody with an interest in points of sailing not normally covered by the RYA syllabus. It is an ideal opportunity to ask all those questions you never get chance to ask. The weekend will be indepth training onboard Seawolf but without the pressure of being in an actual race environment.
 
The cost for the 2 days training is only £180.00 per person.

Please contact us to book a place.

Atlantic Charters Racing are proud to announce that we are now agents for UK Halsey Sails.

UK Halsey Spain are based in Torremolinos (Malaga) and are able to offer an unequaled service for quality, price and importantly after sales care. 

Pictured above is the tape drive No 3 supplied by UK Halsey flown on Seawolf during the recent Alboran Regatta, without doubt this lightweight, high performance, powerful sail was a major contributing factor to our boat speed and success in the blustery conditions. The choppy sea state and frequent large waves required a sail that gave power whilst still enabling a high pointing angle, the carbon Tape Drive delivered both of these requirements faultlessly.
UK Halsey also manufacture sails in less technical fabrics, all cutting and sewing being done in Malaga.
If you require a quote, a chat or your yacht measuring for sails please contact me directly or Andy@ukspain.com and please visit www.ukspain.com to view the full range of sails and services available.