Canaries
Canary Islands Feb. 27- Mar 6, 2010
Enjoy learning in the sun! Escape the winter and step aboard for fun, sun and learning. Join Eddie English for the learning experience of a lifetime aboard our fully appointed 50 yachts. See the Canaries in a different light! Explore the western islands or La Gomera, El Hierro and La Palma to not the overcrowded resorts but exciting Atlantic islands! Follow in Colombus's footsteps and enjoy ocean sailing and sunshine and warm water!
Cruise details: Flying from Ireland Sat. 27 Feb 2010. The boat will be joined on the east coast of Tenerife. From here the sunshine islands will be explored while the learning process continues and the fun goes on..... The sunshine cruise continues until Sat. 6 March when we return to Ireland.
Sunshine Cruise 2010 Islas Canarias
Why? This cruise provides an excellent way to put into practice all aspects of the Yachtmaster Scheme. The training will include navigation, pilotage, watch leading, night sailing, passage planning and making - all in the sun!
Flights from Aer Lingus: (Not included in SailCork price)
Outward - Depart Cork 13:40 Arrive Tenerife 17:35 Dublin @ 1500 Arrive Tenerife 1920
Return -Tenerife @ 1835 Arrive Cork 2240 Tenerife 20:20 Arrive Dublin 00:50
Cost: The total cost is €1250 per person. This includes charter of craft and tuition programme with Yachtmaster Instructor for 7 days. (Not including personal insurance, transfers, victuals, mooring fees and fuel.) Evening meals usually ashore (average €45) Kitty for vessel – including meals aboard, fuel and berthing fees – approx €170
BA Chart 1869 and RCC Directions “ Atlantic Islands” –available from SailCork
Provisional Sailing Itenary – (weather dependant) (Our Canaries Cruise is usually at least 200M)
Sun Feb 28 Shakedown sail from Marina San Miguel see the South East Coast of Tenerife and sail to San Sebastian De La Gomera (30M)
Mon Mar 1 Sail on coast of La Gomera or visit west of island by road
Tue Mar 2 Early departure for island of La Palma – Santa Cruz de la Palma (60M).
Wed Mar 3 Sail on coast of La Palma or mountain climbing by road!
Thur Mar 4 Crossing from La Palma to La Gomera (West Coast) or possibly El Hierro
Fri Mar 5 To San Sebastian de la Gomera
Sat Mar 6 Possible overnight to return to Tenerife.
We hope to visit at least 2 other islands – Gomera and La Palma. Winds are usually NE trades at this time of the year but we will decide on a final programme when we have a fully up to date forecast.
Do have a look at Google Earth and see the Canaries in detail!
Eddie English Blog
Underwater cable Aghada to Cuskinny
One Thursday evening at the very start of February a group of seafarers decended on my local, “The Roaring Donkey”, in Cobh and lashed into copious quantities of gin and tonic. As the conversations began to flow it transpired that they were the crew of the Norwegian vessel, “Elektron”, docked at Cork Dockyard in Rushbrooke. Not just any ordinary ship but a specialist vessel for cable laying – she was here to lay the cable from Aghada Power Station to Cuskinny on the Great Island in Cork Harbour.
