Welcome to Our Summer Newsletter
A wonderfully busy summer season is upon us and we hope you have been enjoying your sailing wherever you may be!
Lots of exciting things are happening here at Canary Sail, with our new yachts now ready for training and charter.
We continue to run RYA courses all the way up to Cruising Instructor and by popular demand from those of you who have returned to us, we have also put together various different Blue Water Cruises including all of the Canaries, Madiera and Africa. For those of you that haven’t sailed with us before please do have a look at our video which we hope gives you an idea of what a weeks RYA training is like with Canary Sail on La Gomera.
With new yachts and busy times ahead, our team will be joined by new Instructors later this year. We look forward to introducing them to you.
We hope you can take a moment to read through our latest edition and we certainly hope to welcome you to La Gomera and Canary Sail soon!
Take care and best wishes,
Jim & the team
 Forthcoming training, cruising and events
RYA Training – Full range of training from “Start Yachting” to MCA/RYA Yachtmaster Exam and “Cruising Instructor” – click here for more.
Summer Holiday Offers – we will extend our offer of combination sailing and apartment holidays through to August and September – click here for more.
Day Skipper Two Week Special – Avoid the classroom. Enjoy the sun and sailing for 2 weeks on board and learn crewing skills, DS Practical course – click here for more
Western Islands Cruise – Sail from San Sebastian to some of the truly beautiful gems of La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro – click here for more
Eastern Islands Cruise – Longer distance and more challenging waters for those wishing to extend their horizons together with their abilities – click here for more
7 Islands Cruise – A two week cruise with a break for 1 day in La Gomera to discover this incredible Island by land. Otherwise 12 days of Island hopping, night sailing and longer distance qualifying passage making – click here for more
Long Distance Cruise – August 2011. A two week cruise from San Sebastian La Gomera to Funchal - Madeira, Agadir – Morocco and return via Gran Canaria or Lanzarote. Click here for more
“Just Sailing” Week – Relax on board, take in the scenery and enjoy your sailing – click here for more
Christmas and New Year Programme – Book early for your RYA course or cruise and combine your break with Xmas lunch with Canary Sail or New Year’s Eve on San Sebastian plaza OR BOTH! – click here for more
Gomera Apartments
Canary Sail are pleased to advise on a selection of apartments and houses located here on La Gomera through this newly formed accommodation site www.gomeraapartments.com
We can offer you combined sailing and onshore holidays, accommodation for your family while you sail or just the opportunity to extend your time with us by availing of one of these wonderful locations for your relaxing stay in La Gomera.
Everything you ever wanted to know...
'Stinkpot' – Here in San Sebastian Marina, we are often asked by you our students and crew members why we refer to our neighbouring motor boats as 'Stinkpots'. (You know those floating vessels so sadly lacking a pole pointing skywards).
In days of old, a 'Stinkpot' was a chemical warfare bomb. It would be dropped or tossed on board an enemy ship and was actually an early version of tear gas shells – used to cause turmoil and distraction among the attacking boarding party. If you have ever been downwind of a twin diesel powered motor boat warming its engines…..well now you know!
More sailing? – One very enthusiastic member of the Canary Sail team has calculated, taking our boats mileage (average speed 5 knots) compared with its engine hours run, that the engine is run for as little as 5% of the total time aboard. Considering the fact that engine hours include all your mooring and boat handling training, that is an amazingly high proportion of sailing!!! Trivia but true!
Client's Locker
We invite you all to send us your contributions for entry into our “Clients Locker” section. Any offerings for you to have your say will be welcomed.
Sent in by Grant and his crew following their 2nd visit:
C is for Captain Clive
A is for Adventure
N is for Not a bad Curry
A is for Avin a fantastic time
R is for Ropes & more Ropes
Y is for Yes more Paella
S is for Sailing at night
A is for All working together
I is for Its your round Clive
L is for Let's Book Again !!!
Many thanks to Grant, Charlie and Jim.
We hope to see you again soon.
Caption Competition
As always, we are looking for your caption suggestions for this photo of Jim. What is he up to?
We are again offering a week for two in one of our super apartments (dates subject to availability) here in San Sebastian. An opportunity of combining that RYA course or cruise around the Islands with a further weeks relaxing on La Gomera!
To be in with a chance of winning send your answers to Alex by August 27th.
Last Minute Club
We often have places available “last minute” in order to fill a boat to our maximum of 4 students. These are often saloon berth places and can be offered at attractively reduced prices. Please join our “Last Minute Club” and we will mail you with any special offers as they arise. Details...
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