At the moment we are sitting in the Spanish Rias about to head to Rota in southern Spain, where we plan to spend 3 months varnishing! Monday the wind is due to shift to the north so we’ll be off again but the last week full of gales has given us time to get around to writing that all important 2020 sailing schedule.
Easter is a traditional time to dig out the sailing gear and get started – so that seems like a good time to start – and where better than Spain and in the sunshine.
This will be our 14th summer of sailing, and for the first time we’re not heading north to the Arctic but exploring the Iberian peninsula instead. We come here often in October, and love it – we just expect it to be warmer.
Full details are on the Schedule page of our website
Just a few extra notes about the trips
Rota to Gibraltar – 9th to 17th April 2020 – 8 nights – £925 per person
on the website we call this trip Seville to Gibraltar as the nearest airport is Seville and a lot of people don’t know where Rota is! Fly to Seville and take the bus.
Gibraltar to Gibraltar – 22nd April to 30th April – 8 nights – £925 per person
It is often difficult to get a space in Gibraltar harbour so we will more likely be based in La Linea marina right next to the runway at Gibraltar airport.
Gibraltar to Vilamoura – 6th to 14th May – 8 nights – £925 per person
Day sailing, a hop to Morocco and then an overnight to the Algarve – Fly home from Faro airport – 20 mins from Vilamoura
Vilamoura to Lisbon – 19th – 27th May – 8 nights – £925 per person
Day sail along the Algarve coast and then a long hop along the Atlantic coast to Lisbon with a visit to Sines weather permitting. Fly to Faro to join us in Vilamoura. Our base in Lisbon will be Cascais
June and July there are 4 trips in the Spanish Rias one of our favourite cruising grounds
There are not many direct flights from UK to Galicia, but you can fly to Vigo and La Coruna via Madrid/Barcelona. In the past guests have found flying to Oporto and then taking the airport bus to Vigo or La Coruna the most economic option
Galicia Northbound Vigo to La Coruna – 5th to 15th June – 10 nights – £1195 per person
Galicia Southbound La Coruna to Vigo – 20th to 30th June – 10 nights – £1195 per person
Galicia Northbound again Vigo to La Coruna 7th to 17th July – 10 nights – £1195 per person
Biscay – get in touch with us if you would be interested in sailing across the Bay of Biscay in August
Velvet Lady looking great in Plymouth after the out of the water part of her refit. It is hard to believe that we have been going for 14 years, and this is the first winter we have spend not sailing. Really looking forward to meeting many of you again on board in summer 2020.
We have big plans for the future, we aim to set off in October 2020 on a South American tour. Hear more about it when you are on board.
