3 days Hot Sailing and Fun in Sunny Alicante-Spain

Are you feeling cold? I am! Lets go sailing in the sun again! Alicante is hot! Price £195, Arriving Thursday 16th night, returning Sunday 19th evening. (also possible to arrive Friday 17th early flight morning) Return flights are around £135(skyscanner.net) and are not included.

I'm organizing a 3 day and 3 nights on board trip on a 4 double cabin yacht, 44 foot, fully coded and insured charter boat. As skipper a commercially endorsed Yachmaster. As usual, serious fun with security and safety in mind. This trip is also perfect for novices as you will be in professional hands and will have the chance to securely learn about this fantastic sport.

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Alicante is the Little Barcelona of the south East Spain, cosmopolitan and with an enviable weather. Daytime temperature in February is 20 C, sunny and lovely!. So plenty of time to sail, sunbathe and relax. Maybe the water will be a bit too cold for swimming. There is good wind and seas are usually flat, no tide to worry about, so sailing is an absolutely pleasure and fun.

Take the late Thursday evening flight after work, or the first in the morning on Friday (only hand luggage needed) and return on Sunday night, jolly, happy, invigorated, well sailed and tan!

The Alicante marina-harbour is a short cab ride from the Alicante airport, about 20 minutes and max 15 euros per cab. There is also a bus service every 20 minutes for ~2.5 euro.

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Alicante harbour/marina has fantastic facilities and restaurants, bars etc. all around....and the beach! so if we have to wait for the Friday morning people we just hang around and go to Playa del Postiguet (Postiguet beach) which is just 5 minutes walk from the boat.....or just visit the town or do some shopping!

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Itinerary (subject to improvement, suggestions and wind direction):

We will arrive around midnight on Thursday 1rst, so the idea is going straight to the boat and sleep, or go out for a drink and something to eat at the near by pubs in la Rambla.

We will set off on Friday after breakfast (so we can wait for morning arrivals) for a day sailing around Alicante bay and make a stop over for lunch at the island of Tabarca. We will come back to Alicante harbour on Friday night and go out to enjoy the lively night time atmosphere and some nice Spanish food.

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Tabarca island

On Saturday Lunch time, we sail off towards the picturesque La Vila Joiosa which literally translates like The Jolly Village. The journey is around 3-4 hours depending on how much tacking we have to do...is up to us mock around and spend more time at sea...or at the beach..(democratic vote) we can also go to Altea which is 6hours away depending on wind direction.

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We will have time to visit the town and relax, we will spend the night here at the marina, so we can go out to the promenade and enjoy some local food.....Paella and local fish ;-) overlooking the Mare Nostrum (Roman name for the Med)

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Next, on Sunday morning we sail off towards Alicante aiming to arrive by 4pm so everyone can get the plane back to UK.

We will have a kitty for food, drinks, fuel and 1 night of marina fees, This kitty will be around £25 each, and includes all breakfast, lunch and snacks, and loads of wine and beer. We will eat out 2 nights and normally works out €17-€20 each including drinks.

Bedding is included but you can bring your own sleeping bag. Also a towel and hand luggage. I have toothpaste, shower gel and sunscreen from previous trips so we don't have to bring hold luggage just for the liquids.

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Im happy to answer any questions please email me at margalega@gmail.com

The payment of the £195 secures your place.

Lets go sailing in the sun! check out who is coming at www.welovesailing.com

if you are interested just rsvp yes, and I will contact you.

masi