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With 2 boats now down south, one based in Gibraltar (Seawolf) and the other in Cadiz (Bongani) it seems like this year is going to a busy year with guests now opting for the option of weekend trips down to sunnier climate's, here is a little taster as to what the marina in Cadiz has to offer - Puerto Sherry, Cadiz.
These 2 options are a great alternative to RYA courses in the solent, we are also offering to split up the course's between the 3 locations (The Solent - Cadiz and Gibraltar) to give you a great variety in conditions
here to a summer of sun on the water
It might be all about the Med this year and specifically the Rolex Middle Sea Race, but amazingly we have started getting enquiries for the Fastnet 2011 Yacht Race.
We have started to plan the Fastnet Campaign, but because its only next year none of the RORC events can be planned for yet as the race dates are currently unknown
It will of course be as per the previous Fastnet Race years with a full programme of qualifiers and training
Campaign Costs
What’s included
A crew berth fee for the Rolex Fastnet Race 2010 on board Bongani is £2750.00 inc VAT.
This fee includes:
- Services and guidance of Professional racing Skipper and 2 professional crew
- Training weekend
- 4 RORC qualifying races (tba)
- Sea survival course
- Fastnet Race
- Return passage to Cowes (Great RYA mile building, for those of you looking to get their RYA YachtMaster qualifications.)
- Use of all onboard safety equipment and loan of foul weather clothing
- All food and drink onboard yachts during training and racing
- Branded race clothing - Team Jacket and shirts
With our Pronavia 38 now down in Cadiz for the season, it was great to see our first RYA Yacht Master pass with flying colours, it was not an easy week due to the weather but a pass is a pass, the weather was bad, but still better doing your RYA courses down in Cadiz and Gibraltar than here in the UK at this time of year.
well Done Geoff
A while off but the talk of the office is all about the Middle Sea Race 2010. We have 3 Pronavia 38's entering the race this year. (The latest build of the race proven Reflex 38)
All 3 of these boats are UK registered so will be flying the Red Ensign.
Bongani is already full, but we still have places available on Sea Wolf and Tangaroa,
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.
On arrival in Malta, the Middle Sea Race team will train for five days,starting from Monday 18th October,tuning their skills and building a strong working team before the start of the Middle Sea Race on the 23rd of October 2010.
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..
COST: £1850.00 per person, to include:
- Two professional crew
- Race training in Malta
- Entry in to Coastal Race 20th October 2010
- ISAF sea survival course (with Atlantic Charters)
- All safety gear
- Food on board 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 - perfect for RYA Mile Building.
Race training and yacht preparation along with the always interesting scrutineering starts in Malta on Monday 18th October, the actual race start being on 23rd October 2010, followed by the amazing prize giving and banquet at 1200 Saturday 30th October, held at the very hospitable Malta Yacht Club.
This is a great opportunity to get your Mile Building and Mediterranean cruising all in one hit, well actually this year we are looking at doing this a little differently.
Mile Building in Autumn 2010: This will be a 2 boat trip, both Pronavia 38's that will have just completed the Middle Sea Race.
Dates and costs for these RYA Mile Building adventures are as follows:
Gibraltar to Malta, 6th October 2010 - 10 days (990miles) £590.00 per place inclusive.
Malta to Gibraltar, 1st November 2010 - 10 days (990miles) £590.00 per place inclusive
The mile building trips to and from Malta are not run as RYA courses as such but we give everybody on board the opportunity to progress with there own sailing skills at whatever level they are at. There will be a Yachtmaster Instructor on board throughout, enabling you to draw on there knowledge during the trip.
We will be running a 3 on 6 off watch system enabling you to gain valuable night hours and we will give you the opportunity to fulfill skippered passages of over 60 miles which are all required to obtain your RYA Yachtmaster or RYA Coastal Skipper qualification.There will be a maximum of 6 people aboard each of our 2 yachts for each leg, allowing 2 people to be on watch together.
We will carry a sextant on the yachts, enabling you to practice many of the beneficial navigation techniques rarely covered during weekly courses. Also it gives people wanting to take sites for there Ocean cert many opportunities to do so.
Our routing and ports of call along the way will all be very weather dependent and all on board will be included in the making of the passage plans etc. There will be some amazing stop overs on route
All in all it's a great opportunity to broaden your sailing experience, RYA course prep and horizons whilst having a probably very rare lifetime adventure.
The Pronavia 38 yacht racing teams in Gibraltar and Cadiz have some really fantastic alternatives to the Solent series and at a brilliant price.
For a full weekend of yacht racing in the Med the cost is only £150.00, this includes diner in Marina Smir and all food whilst aboard. (please contact us to advise on flights, the Marina is walking distance from the airport in Gibraltar.
Real Club Maritimo Sotogrande have announced the first race from their club for 2010. The 1st challenge is a team race comprising of 2 teams for each club, RCMS and Club Naval de Telmo.
The weekend starts with a sail from Gibraltar to Sotogrande on the evening of Friday 19th March in time for registration and diner at RCMS Yacht Club. The race starts at 11am on Saturday morning 20th, we race over to Morocco to Marina Smir approximately 4/5 hours. There will be a diner and prize giving on Saturday evening. We will then sail back to Gibraltar in the morning arriving approx 2pm.
RYA training and Yacht Racing in Gibraltar and Cadiz
Cadiz - "CREW NEEDED" Sailing Excellence is running a Yachtmaster preparation week and exam from the 13th of February to the 20th of February. This is a brilliant opportunity for budding Yachtmasters or Coastal skippers.
Anyone interested just let me know, we can advise on flights and travel...crew will have to cover their travel expenses out here and will have to make a contribution of £180 towards food and running expenses of the yacht but nothing else...
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| The Pronavia 38 and Reflex 38 are fantastic performers under race conditions and are based on a recognised high performance IRC yacht design. |
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Reflex 38
This IRC Racer has a competitive rating of 1.064. Fantastic performance, but easy to sail. |
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Pronavia 38
A IRC Cruiser Racer that retains the Reflex 38's speed and stability. |
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