Catamaran enquiry

We have had an enquiry from a client who wants to do his Day Skipper on a Catamaran - does anyone know of a sea school offering this type of training. Own boat tuition is not an option at this stage so the school needs to supply the Cat. Any information gratefully received

Langkawi Race week gets going after fluky start

The Royal Langkawi Yacht Club hosts this now anual Regatta in January. Following light winds at the start of the week the Racing is now well underway as competitors fight it out round the cans. With a great turn out  of 50 boats there are a series of classes so everyone has a chance of winning. With boats coming from as far as Hong Kong, this regatta is for the more serious racer and in line with the Kings Cup in Phuket.
Well organised and supported I question why we do not see such event along the Spanish Coastline, sure there are the odd regattas but these generraly tend to be Club racing, making them closed shop. Also the Asian Regattas tend to be run over a week with events going on off the water and enough sailing talk to keep even the most hardened of sailors happy.

Crew wanted

45ft Catamaran leaving Phuket end of Jan to cross Indian Ocean and onto Red Sea, looking for crew preferably non-smoking. Contibution towards food and running costs. Please contact me for more details if you are interested

New Fastracker get a windy start

The fastrack group that started on the 2nd January have been spoilt so far with near perfect winds down to Penang and back, some strong tides provided excellent ferry gliding opportunities and overcast skies provided milder temperatures. So far the guys have performed well and already well above competent crew level, still a long way to go yet until the Yachtmater exams but looking promising so far....

New Year Resolutions

Every New Years Eve millions of resolutions are made, often many are broken within a few days if not sooner. But if this year you have promised to try something new and exciting, with the opportunity to travel and make new friends or maybe you have been dreaming of life on the Ocean waves, this could be your year to see that resolution through to the the end.
Our learn to sail courses start in April and go through until the end of October. Mar Menor Sea School will be having 2 intakes of Fastrack students for 8 week courses taking you from novice to Yachtmaster Coastal or from Coastal Skipper all the way to Yachtmaster Offshore.Intake dates for 2011 are the 17th April and 4th September.
For those looking to take one step at a time and learn following the more traditional route on the 5 day liveaboard weeks then that is fine by us, it just takes a little longer to produce the same results.
For more information on sail training or sailing in Spain please email Debbie, Skype us: gonsail or call 00 34 968 143 718 and leave a message and number and we will get back to you.

Countdown to Barcelona World Race almost over

The countdown to the start of the Barcelona World Race is just a few days and hours away, as the crews and their teams put the finishing touches to the boats before the Race starts on the 31st Dec. The winds look reasonable with an E and NE forecast, although very light in places so the weather routers will be working hard from the outset to ensure they don't get caught in any wind free zones.
With teams saying their farewells as many of us celebrate with friends and family, lets raise our glasses and wish them good luck and hope they all return safe after taking on the elements. Follow the race and get the latest pictures, weather conditions and updates on how the teams and their yachts are fairing in one of the World toughest sailing events that also starts and finishes from Spanish shores.

Paramount Theme Park Fever

It seem that most people in Murcia are suffering from Paramount Theme Park Fever, I seem to be receiving plenty of mail suporting that theory so can only assume that it must be contagious. Whilst it will make no real difference to the sailing community it will have an indirect benefit in opening up additional infrastructure and communications in the Region. With many airlines cutting back on flights into San Javier the Theme Park may be great news after all is the new Corvera airport makes up for the shortfall. So lets hope the Park goes ahead and provides a means of air travel into the area