Welcome to our Winter 2012 Newsletter!

Andreas looking very happy with himself!

Welcome to our 8th edition of this quarterly newsletter from La Gomera. We have a number of items of news to share with you all.

Firstly, Clive and Alex are moving out to Australia at the end of this month! After founding Canary Sail back in 2003, they have now decided to move on and I am sure you will all join us in wishing Clive, Alex, Ben and Maisy (the dog) all the very best for their future. Clive and Alex can be contacted at alex_moreham@hotmail.com

As a result, Jim will take the “hot seat” and the sales role in direct contact with you, our customers. You will all agree that Alex´s role is a difficult act to follow and Jim is ready for and looks forward to the challenge. Please feel free to put Jim to the test!

Jane Sudlow who joined as Chief Instructor back in October is now attending to all our Instructor training and boat safety needs, working together with Darrin and Jim in this all important role. We are also pleased to announce the arrival of Andreas Rudolphi as a new Instructor with Canary Sail. Andreas trained with Canary Sail over many years and has now given up the “Day Job” and committed to become a permanent resident Cruising Instructor with us. Richard van der Veen also joined for the winter season. Richard brings with him many years of experience with a passion for sail trim skills and racing.

We offer a number of new Cruise options as always for this Diamond Jubilee year together with special “Boat Handling” training as requested by so many of you looking for that all important berthing practice! Keep a look out on our Special Offers page.

Another busy year - thanks to you all for your continued support. We wish you all the very best for 2012, and if we can help with any of your sailing needs, we will be pleased to hear from you and welcome you to Canary Sail and the beautiful Island of La Gomera again soon.

Happy New Year!

Jim & the Team

Our Yachts

Canary Sail are very pleased to be able to offer a wide range of yachts for both RYA training and luxury sailing.

RYA Training

Canary Sail offer all RYA courses from Competent Crew up to Yachtmaster, every week throughout the year, plus other dedicated courses created due to demand from you, our clients. Please take a look at just some of the choices:

Summer Sail Cruising

Just a few ideas for the coming year!

Summer Holiday Specials

Working with Canary Sails sister company, Gomera Apartments (www.gomeraapartments.com) we are very pleased to be able to offer the following sailing/shorebased holiday ideas.

Sailing/Activity “Hidden Canaries”

– Cruising with a difference on our Jeanneau DS 45 Luxury Yacht

In conjunction with the Diamond Jubilee this year, Canary Sail are delighted to announce a series of skippered sailing and activity cruises to suit your individual needs and budget. Intended for groups or families, this Cruise is offered in 3 versions: “Diamond” to include gourmet cuisine and luxury Hotel accommodation at each destination, “Golden” to include the same gourmet cuisine and activity destinations but with accommodation on board the Yacht, and finally “Silver” offering groups to avail of the skippered sailing/activity programme whilst provisioning the yacht themselves. Click for more

Some of the activities we can offer: Whale Watching, Trekking in the rainforest, “Wellness” services, Golf, Sport Fishing, Scuba Diving/Snorkelling

Family RYA Sailing Holidays

Exclusive Family for RYA Training – Book a week with Canary Sail to include a full day activity break. We normally deliver the RYA courses over 6 days rather than the minimum RYA recommended 5 days. So, the whole family can avail of training and certification with a Family activity “Day Off” thrown in (ie. Drive/Trek through the rain forest). Makes the sailing experience more of a holiday! Click here for more

Trivia - The Nautical Mile

The Nautical Mile - We are often asked why the nautical mile is different to the land mile. OK – once the land mile was established, it was impossible to use the same for the open sea due to the lack of reference points. A Frenchman, Gabriel Mouton arrived at the amazingly simple idea that, having accepted that the Earth was indeed round and not flat, the angles – or degrees and minutes of a circle could be used to grid the seas and provide coordinates. So, a minute of a degree thus became 1 nautical mile.

Some substantial time later (1929 for everyone else and 1954 for the U.S.), an international agreement was reached that 1 nautical mile equals 1852 meters exactly.

Client's Corner

We want you to join us here on La Gomera and we truly believe that you will have a fantastic time but don’t just take our word for it!

“What a fantastic experience. Canary Sail are very, very good. One husband, one wife and two sons 20 and 24 with very mixed experience had a superb time sailing and learning. Emma our instructor was just first class and managed to get the best from us all during our week on the water. At the end of the week we had 2 x Day Skippers and 2 x Comp Crews and a proud family. Therefore a big thanks to Emma and everyone else at Canary Sail who made this possible. We will be back as Canary Sail are special as well as the great sailing conditions, lovely weather, perfect location, great food and drink, fantastic boat and very friendly, decent people. Thanks again. See you soon hopefully.”

Colin, Cheryl, Andy and Ali

Last Minute Club

From time to time we have some last minute spaces that become available, please do let us know if you would like to be included in the club!.

info@canarysail.com

We hope we see you all soon!

Gift Vouchers

Canary Sail Gift Vouchers now available – Why not give a sailing course or cruise for special occasions, birthdays, graduation or to show appreciation for someone special who would love to go sailing.

Vouchers can be redeemed as part or full payment for Canary Sail’s sailing/theory courses, bare boat charter or sail & apartment holiday combination. Not redeemable for cash. Min value Euro 100. Valid 2 years from purchase.