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 Dave has still been out sailing in Gibraltar on seawolf, our Pronavia 38 now permanently based in Gibraltar. Just look at all that sunshine and clear water.
Dave had also recently been given full RYA school status, please contact us if you wish to complete any of the following RYA courses in Gibraltar.
RYA tidal practical courses, Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper through to the prestigious Yachtmaster Offshore.
A great Cowes Week video from last year, giving a little history on this now world famous yachting event.
This year we are able to offer both Corporate Yacht charter (Non Race) - Corporate race entry, and for the more hardened racer, full race training and entry. Days at cowes week can range from Single days to the entire week.
With the round the Island race already almost fully booked, Cowes Week yacht charter will be the next main event we are able to offer for some great corporate sailing.
The highlight of the RORC (Royal Ocean Racing Club) calendar in 2008 has to be the inaugural Madeira race which will start on August 11 2008 just off Cowes. The race is split between two legs of 1300 miles each with a stop over in Madeira.
So for those of you looking for a real adventure this year, or a top up after the Fastnet 07 then this could be the yacht race for you...
Make no mistake, this will be a tough ocean race that will push the teams aboard our charter yachts to their limits.
The team will develop and train over the summer in and around the solent. Philippe Falle one of the countries most successful offshore skippers will lead the team over the summer period of training, leading up to the race itself - making sure the team have built a strong camaraderie and a unified set of core values and goals.
If you are interested in joining Philippe aboard Puma Logic for the Madeira race then please feel free to contact us.
Its going to be good, and if not this year then there is always the 2009 Fastnet Yacht Race.
 Well, it really is the end of the season here in the UK - Bongani was lifted out this morning in the pouring rain.
But the good news is Seawolf is still sailing down in Gibraltar and it seems the yacht charter season never ends there.
Below are some of the dates for our racing clients. Our Racing campaigns are run by Sailing Logic Racing, and if the track record of 2007 is anything to go by, Sailing Logic are definitely the team to train with.
Cervantes Trophy Race (Cowes ”“ Le Havre) - Sat 3 May 95-140miles
De Guingand Bowl Race - Sat 17 May - 24-36hrs
Myth of Malham Race (Round Eddystone) - Sat 24 May - 245miles
Morgan Cup Race (Cherbourg via marks) - Fri 6 June 110-160miles
Round The Island Race ”“ 28 June ”“ 50miles
Cowes-Dinard-St Malo - Fri 11 July - 164miles
Channel Race - Sat 26 July - 24-36hrs
Cowes Week ”“ 2-9 Aug
Cowes ”“ Madeira - Mon 11 Aug - 1,480miles
Madeira ”“ Cowes - Tues 26 Aug - 1.480miles
Cowes ”“ Dieppe - Sat 23 Aug - 110-115miles
Cherbourg Race - Cowes ”“ Cherbourg - Fri 5 Sep - 75miles
Rolex Middle Sea Race ”“ Malta - Sat 18 Oct 630miles
 We are proud to be able to offer you a chance to join a team to compete in the famous Rolex Middle Sea Race.
Our sister ship SeaWolf is now permanently based in Gibraltar offering Race charter and corporate sailing in the slightly more sunnier climate of Gibraltar.
SeaWolf will be the Pronavia 38 used in the race and a few training sessions, and Bongani based in the UK, will be used for pre-race training without having to travel to Gibraltar.
The Rolex Middle Sea Race course is a 606 nautical mile yacht race and is sailed in a anti-clockwise route.
Starting on the 18th October 2008.
The Start is in Valletta Grand Harbour Malta, beneath the RMYC premises in Fort Manoel, the fleet will 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 this great yacht race.
6 Places are available, along with 2 professional crew so if you would like to take part in this prestigious race please contact us for more details on 02380 423308.
There will also be fantastic delivery opportunity's, ideal for mile building from Gibraltar to Malta and back, approx 800 miles each way, a great way to pile on the miles is the med.
Here we are again enduring another winter with the yachts now out the water getting some TLC and a good scrubbing making sure they are ready for next years corporate yacht charter season. I realized as I opened my subscription to Yachts and Yachting this morning that's next years season is just around the corner when The JPMorgan leaflet fell out advertising the 2008 round the island race.
A few facts listed
1: the largest yacht race of its find in the world.
2: the largest annual participation sporting event in the UK
3: 13000 sailors on the water
4: 55 mile yacht race
5: First skipper home last year was Dame Ellen MacArthur
The race will be held on Saturday 28th of June 2008
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