Yacht Racing Charter & Sailing School

Yacht Racing

Yacht Racing

Experience the excitement of yacht racing with our racing yachts in some of the most renowned yacht races/sailing regattas in the Western Mediterranean.

We provide race skippers and where necessary crew, so that all ability levels can get the most out of the experience and take an active role in a major competitive event.

We also offer yacht race training packages designed to help you become more familiar with a racing yacht and racing manoeuvres.

Events

Rolex Fastnet Race

Location: Over 300 miles offshore sailing/training Date: 3rd August 2019 Cost: £3450 per person Licences: Not required Contact us to reserve your place.

Rolex Middle Sea Race

Location: Malta, 50th anniversary Date: Race starts 19th October 2019, training/preparations starts on 14th October 2019 Cost: £2150 per person Licences: Not required Contact us to reserve your place.

Giraglia Rolex Cup

Location: St.Tropez, France / San Remo, Genoa, Italy Date: 07th – 15th June 2019 Start 07th June at the historic port of Saint-Tropez – Finishes 15th June at the Italian port of Genoa. Duration: Total 9 Days, 1 day training, 5/6 days racing. Cost: £1350 per person Contact us to reserve your place.

Gibraltar Weekend Regatta 2019

Location: Gibraltar Date: 27th – 28th July 2019 Cost: £195.00 per person Contact us to reserve your place.

Melilla Regatta 4 days around the cans in the clear blue Med

Location: Melilla Date: 09th – 11th August 2019 Cost: £480.00 per person Contact us to reserve your place.

16 FEBRUARY 2019 – REAL CLUB NÁUTICO ESTEPONA

16 MARCH 2019 – CLUB NÁUTICO SALADILLO

13 APRIL 2019 – REAL CLUB NÁUTICO LA LÍNEA

18 MAY 2019 – REAL CLUB NÁUTICO ALGECIRAS

15 JUNE 2019 – ROYAL GIBRALTAR YACHT CLUB

06 JULY 2019 – REAL CLUB NÁUTICO CAS CEUTA

07 SEPTEMBER 2019 – ALCAIDESA MARINA

05 OCTOBER 2019 – CLUB DE VELA VENDAVAL CEUTA

09 NOVEMBER 2019 – REAL CLUB MARÍTIMO SOTOGRANDE

See our Yacht Race Training packages available in Gibraltar.

For more information, please explore racing results or see our Yacht Race Training packages available in Gibraltar.

Atlantic Charters are the Gibraltar agents for UK Sailmakers, please contact us for a quote on Racing Sails, Cruising sails and canvas work.

Main Sail Battens.. To be or not to be?

Posted by on Jan 17 in Blog, Sailing, Sailing Holiday Deals, Yacht Racing

Main Sail Battens.. To be or not to be?

Main sail battens are available with several different combinations, fully battened, part battened, power head, double power head, flat battens, round battens, tapered battens and even inflatable battens. The purpose of the batten is to support a positive leech or roach to provide greater sail area and a straight exit from the sail thus improving efficiency. Why so many options? Pictured above is a UK Halsey fully battened mainsail fitted to 1 of our Pronavia 38 fractional rigged cruiser racer yachts, used for sailing school purposes in...

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