RYA Sailing School Gibraltar/ Sotogrande Winter League 2008/09 Yacht Racing
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Atlantic Charters Racing will once again be campaigning in the Sotogrande Winter League, After finishing 4th last year, out of 22 competing boats, are sights are this year set on a podium finish.The races will be run on the following dates:
22/11/2008
13/12/2008
24/01/2009
14/02/2009
07/03/2009
11/04/2009
01/05/2009
02/05/2009
06/06/2009
If you would like to join us on board Seawolf for any of the above dates, please contact us for full details of the weekends programme plus pre race training. Alternatively click on the following link Sotogrande Winter League 2008
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar, Winter sailing
posted by D Latham at 8:54 AM
Winter Sailing in Gibraltar
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Winter Sailing in Gibraltar, not only providing great sailing in sunny weather but also the opportunity to catch the first of this years Tuna fish. This one was caught whilst cruising to Tangiers, providing supper for all on board.Please contact us to book a winter sailing cruise or join us for our next Yacht Race in the Sotogrande Winter League.
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 1:37 PM
Rolex Middle Sea Race 2008
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Atlantic Charters Racing will be campaigning our Pronavia 38 in this years Rolex Middle Sea Race. This will include training in Gibraltar and on board sister ship Bongani in the UK.There will also be delivery opportunity's, ideal for mile building from Gibraltar to Malta and back, approx 800 miles each way.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race course is 606 nautical miles long and is sailed anti-clockwise.Starting on the 18th October. The Start line is in Valletta Grand Harbour Malta, beneath the RMYC premises in Fort Manoel, the fleet head north along the eastern coasts of Sicily up towards the Straits of Messina, this notorious stretch of water is famous for whirlpools and mythical sea monsters that legends are built from. Mt Etna is usually visible on the fleets port side, billowing ashes and lava throughout the night. Once through the Straits, the course leads north to the Aeolian Islands and the active volcano of Stromboli emitting a constant stream of multi-coloured lava, an awesome sight by day or night where the yachts turn west to the Egadi Islands. Passing between Marettimo and Favignana the crews head south towards the island of Lampedusa leaving Pantelleria to port.
Once past Lampedusa the fleet turns northeast on the final leg towards the South Comino Channel and the finish at Marsamxett Harbour. En route the crews take in an amazing diversity of landscape and sea conditions, all of which combine to create the attraction and challenge of the race.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race course is 606 nautical miles long and is sailed anti-clockwise.Starting on the 18th October. The Start line is in Valletta Grand Harbour Malta, beneath the RMYC premises in Fort Manoel, the fleet head north along the eastern coasts of Sicily up towards the Straits of Messina, this notorious stretch of water is famous for whirlpools and mythical sea monsters that legends are built from. Mt Etna is usually visible on the fleets port side, billowing ashes and lava throughout the night. Once through the Straits, the course leads north to the Aeolian Islands and the active volcano of Stromboli emitting a constant stream of multi-coloured lava, an awesome sight by day or night where the yachts turn west to the Egadi Islands. Passing between Marettimo and Favignana the crews head south towards the island of Lampedusa leaving Pantelleria to port.
Once past Lampedusa the fleet turns northeast on the final leg towards the South Comino Channel and the finish at Marsamxett Harbour. En route the crews take in an amazing diversity of landscape and sea conditions, all of which combine to create the attraction and challenge of the race.
Rolex Middle Sea Race
The Rolex Middle Sea Race campaign
We are limiting the places to 6 people for this years Rolex Middle Sea race, plus one skipper and professional first mate.
The ISAF sea survival course is included in the Rolex Middle Sea race package and a must for all serious offshore sailors.
On arrival in Malta, the Middle Sea Race team will train for five days, tuning there skills and building a strong working team before the start of the Middle Sea Race on the 18th of October.
Three to five days of full on yacht racing follow, battling the international list of competitors, tricky winds and racing past live volcanoes and circumnavigating the mystical island of Sicily, to return to Valletta Grand Harbour Malta for the finish..
This prestigious opportunity is offered to you at a price of £1400.00 per person, to include:
Two professional crew
Race training Gibraltar or Malta
ISAF sea survival course
All safety gear
Food whilst training and racing
All Middle Sea Race fees and yacht costs.
Middle Sea Race delivery trips
Before the start of the Middle Sea Race there is the opportunity to sail the yacht from Gibraltar to Malta ? contact us for details.
Race training/yacht preparation and scrutineering starts in Malta on 13th October, the actual race start being on 18th October.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race campaign
We are limiting the places to 6 people for this years Rolex Middle Sea race, plus one skipper and professional first mate.
The ISAF sea survival course is included in the Rolex Middle Sea race package and a must for all serious offshore sailors.
On arrival in Malta, the Middle Sea Race team will train for five days, tuning there skills and building a strong working team before the start of the Middle Sea Race on the 18th of October.
Three to five days of full on yacht racing follow, battling the international list of competitors, tricky winds and racing past live volcanoes and circumnavigating the mystical island of Sicily, to return to Valletta Grand Harbour Malta for the finish..
This prestigious opportunity is offered to you at a price of £1400.00 per person, to include:
Two professional crew
Race training Gibraltar or Malta
ISAF sea survival course
All safety gear
Food whilst training and racing
All Middle Sea Race fees and yacht costs.
Middle Sea Race delivery trips
Before the start of the Middle Sea Race there is the opportunity to sail the yacht from Gibraltar to Malta ? contact us for details.
Race training/yacht preparation and scrutineering starts in Malta on 13th October, the actual race start being on 18th October.
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 6:46 PM
New Year Sailing in Gibraltar
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Wishing all our customers, friends, competitors and fellow Yachtsmen a very happy New Year for 2008.
Our 2008 Sailing programme is still being finalised but will include:
- Sotogrande Winter League
- Gibraltar Regatta
- Little Britain Challenge Cup 2008
- St Martenn Heineken Regatta
- Puerto Sherry Regatta
Just for starters!! We are also building a strong offshore race team to enter the famous Rolex Middle Sea Race which starts and finishes in Malta on the 18th October 2008. Please contact us for details about any of these events.
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 1:33 PM
Race Day
Sunday, December 16, 2007
SAILING IN GIBRALTAR
. 18 Knots of wind greeted the team on board Seawolf for their debut race at the Sotogrande Winter League. An excellently timed start led to the reward of being the first boat to the windward mark, however the lead slipped away with a series of errors on the downwind leg, a lot of hard work and teamwork on the following 2 legs enabled them to climb back up the fleet, to finish in a very respectable 4th place. Congratulations to all on board. The next race training weekend is on the 19th of Jan 2008, please contact us if you want to be part of the next sailing team to compete in Gibraltar Bay.Sotogrande Race Dates
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 6:00 PM
2007 ARC Yacht Race Start
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Race Yacht Incognito and her crew set off with the other 234 entries in this years transatlantic yacht race on Sunday. To keep up with there progress please go to: http://www.worldcruising.com/.
This optimised Beneteau 40.7 will be available to charter once in the Caribbean and again in September for the 2008 Little Britain Challenge Cup. For more details please contact us.
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 1:44 PM
Sailing Gibraltar
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Race Training followed by Race entry.........Dates now available for Sotogrande Winter League, to make your Sailing in Gibraltar extra special! Yacht Seawolf, Pronavia 38 ready and waiting.
Labels: Sailing Gibraltar
posted by D Latham at 6:20 PM
