Sailing Courses with Atlantic Charter in Gibraltar

Sailing Courses:
Gibraltar offers probably one of the best base locations in Europe for varied cruise destinations and to learn sailing combined with the shortest of transfer times from Airport to Yacht.

Morocco is only 14 miles away, across the busy Gibraltar Straits, Ceuta being the first port of call. This Spanish owned territory is a busy cosmopolitan town offering a wide range of designer and duty free shops along with a bustling night life of clubs bars and tapas.

We are a fully recognised Royal Yachting Association teaching establishment and pleased to be able to offer the full range of RYA Practical Sailing courses in Gibraltar enabling us to offer sail training courses from beginner to advanced. Additionally we run regular Race Training Weeks and Weekends.

Our Racing Weeks are split into 4 categories: Start Racing: Novice Race Crew, Advanced Crew, Race Skipper & Race Experience. Each category enables people of different abilities and / or aspirations to get the most out of these adreneline fired events.

Here at Atlantic Charters we pride ourselves on the high standard and quality of the yachts we use for training. We consider the use of performance yachts essential to develop skills of sail trim and boat balance even for the total novice.
All the yachts used are owner operated and maintained regardless of cost ensuring clean immaculate odour free boats with the latest fully functioning equipment.

Our flag ship Pronavia 38 is without doubt the envy of all the sailing schools in Gibraltar, being coded to meet the strict standards of the MCA is to us a basic requirement, we exceed this, having extra equipment on as standard to meet the requirements of RORC, the largest offshore racing body in the world. Along with this she boasts a sail wardrobe of Pentax, Kevlar and Dacron composites plus down wind spinnakers not usually carried on RYA training vessels. 

Course Prices:

Courses	Price
RYA Start Yachting (2 days)	£160
RYA Competent Crew (5 days & nights)	£485
RYA Day Skipper (5 days & nights)	£485
RYA Coastal Skipper (5 days & nights)	£485
Yachtmaster Offshore Prep Course (5 days & nights)	£525
Shorebased Courses
RYA Day Skipper Theory (inc. accomodation, breakfast & lunch)	£410
RYA Coastal Skipper Theory (inc. accomodation, breakfast & lunch)	£410
Combination Courses
RYA Day Skipper Shorebased and Practical (10 days)	£850
Other Courses / Milebuilding
Learn to Sail - 5 days on the water in our no pressure learn sailing programme	£485
ICC (International Certificate of Competance)	£150.00 per person per day + £29 test fee for RYA
Masterclass Weeks (max 3 students on boat)	£670
Racing	£110 per person per day
Race Weeks ( 5 days)	please enquire

Location & How to Find Us:
Although Morocco is only 14 miles away, further down the coast, Marina Smir is the first taste of "real" Morocco, a complete contrast to Ceuta. From here Chefechaouen, the blue city, M'diq and other towns are accessible by the plentiful and cheap minibuses that greet you on the dockside.

Back across the Straits, the Costa resorts of Marbella, Estaponna, Puerta Bunous etc are only a short sail away.

Westwards out into the Atlantic opens up the cruising range even further, Tarifa, Cadiz then the whole of the Portuguese Algarve Coast are within easy striking distance of the Powerfull Pronavias.

To help you get a feel for what a course, race or cruise is like with Atlantic Racing Charters in Gibraltar, take a look at a video produced by a recent client of ours:

Our cruising charters will also provide you with an excellent opportunity to extend your cruising experience. As well as enabling you to build up your sea miles, there are plenty of opportunities to practice navigation, pilotage and passage planning. All our charters are run by qualified RYA Instructors, so there is always someone on hand to give you expert practical advice and instruction when you need it.

Additional Comments:
All RYA sailing courses include free personal log book if required, and use of:

• Lifejackets and harnesses
• Foul weather gear
• All marina fees and fuel costs
• All lunches and breakfasts onboard
• 3 home cooked evening meals onboard
• Relevant RYA course publications

Contact Details Atlantic Charters Racing 22/6 Withams Road Gibraltar Tel: +34 664671268 Skype: seawolf38
Web:	http://www.atlanticcharters.co.uk/