Mar Menor bridge El Estacio causing confusion again

The La Manga bridge that gives access to the Mar Menor from the Mediterranean El Estacio continues to cause havoc and confusion to boaters. Once again the opening times have been altered, the new times for August should be 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 19:00 and 21:00 hours

Summer has arrived

The summer sailing season has cleared arrived, temperature are topping 35 degrees C which in turn create perfect sailing breezes. Average wind strength around the bay this week has been just under 20 knots so there has been no shortage of sail boats on the water.
Don;t miss out, whilst the bulk of Spanish yachts will head for the Balearic Island over the coming weeks, try something different and explore the coastline between Cabo de Palos and Cabo de Gata with its much reduced pace of life (and cost). Discover sailing long stretches of un-developed coastline and its stricking hills that often lead straight into the sea.

Mooring Buoy Technique

Anchoring is becoming less popular in certain places, in a bid to protect the delicate marine environment Mooring Buoys have been laid at various Hotspots along the coast, picking up the buoy can be extremely easy or inmensly complicated for the unprepared, read on for our tips on how to avoid disaster

Alternative energy catamaran in Mazarron and Costa Calida

WWF the World Wildlife Foundation has visited the port of Mazarron with its alternative energy catamaran powered entirely by solar panels. The rather strange looking vessel produces enough power from its panels to power the twin 8 kw motors, the vessel will remain in the area for the next couple of weeks and will be making stops along the Costa Calida and Blanca in a bid to raise awareness of envirnomental issues and the benefits of alternative energies

Sunset Cruises prove popular

Reliable sea breezes, stunning clear water and magnificent sunsets over the Mazarron hills have provided our clients with an amazing sailing experience. The sunset cruise proves popular despite missing out on a swim, the stunning scenery and sundowner continue to exceed peoples expectations. Come along and find out for yourself what this beautiful bay has to offer and experience an evening sail that will surely be the highlight of your holiday. To find out more contact us or call Debbie to book your place.

Audi Medcup 2010

The Audi Medcup returns once again to the historic city of Cartagena for the 4th leg of the prestigious Mediterranean race circuit. The exhilaration of watching the TP52 and GP42 race around the cans is hard to describe. We are offering you the chance to get up close to these racing machines and experience professional racing waterside. For more information on this fantastic day out please call Shane on 653 468 472
The competition runs between the 24th to 29th August 2010

Mazarron and Spain go bananas

Congratulations to the Spanish fooball team on their achievement, in Mazarron and throughout Spain the celebrations went long into the night. The streets were lined with supporters and roads ground to a halt with seriously overloaded cars with body hanging from anywhere they could get a grip, flags were flown from every window and there were people even dancing on their own bonnets. Amidst the celebrations there were no signs of drunkeness or violent behaviour, the only form of danger came from the bangers and firecreackers being let off at every opportunity. Well done to the team once again and well done to the supporters who made a fun and very noisy night. The streets were very quiet this morning when we slipped to go sailing, needless to say our crew this morning were not Spanish as they had partied hard and showed no signs of stirring early this morning

Mazarron wildlife

This week has been exceptional, a good start to the charter season, some fantastic sailing and following 3 years of no wildlife, in the last 2 weeks we have seen a turtle, dolphins and small swordfish. Encouraging signs that fish stocks may be replenishing and great for us as people are asking for dolphins trips!

Coastal Skipper success

Congratulations to Paul and Arjun who both passed the Coastal Skipper exam on Friday, with a mixed bag of weather they achieved all the task set down by the examiner and earnt themselves the new Yachtmaster Coastal certificate

El Rubicon arrives in Mazarron

El Rubicon has made numerous visits into and around the Mazarron area over the last couple of weeks allowing us to meet up with the numerous friends and clients we have acquired over the last few seasons, booking are starting to take shape for the summer and it would appear that our 3 hour sailing trips remain as popular as ever. Currently in Yacht Port Cartagena, the yacht will be based in Puerto Deportivo Mazarron from Saturday 3rd July until the end of August, so if you fancy a few hours afloat, are looking for an interesting day out or are simply curious about sailing, give us a call and book a trip for only 35 Euros per head.
Half and Full day charters are also available, please call Debbie 00 34 695 326 184 for more information.

Coastal Skipper training goes well

This week has been rather hectic for the students at Mar Menor Sea School, reasonable winds have led to challenging yet exhilarating sailing conditions. Coastal Skipper training has been in full swing and the guys have had to cope with numerous imaginary engine failures around the harbour and are now well practiced at sailing onto harbours walls and around anchorages. The man overboard buoy has also been extremely active and thankfully was succesfully recovered to live another day. The week has been intense but rewarding, the spinakker even made a guest appearance on the evening of the night sail.
Well one guys, you have been a pleasure to sail with.