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SwimTrek unveils swimming and sailing trips aboard the Lady of Avenel in 2020
30Sep By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Holidays & Trips

SwimTrek unveils swimming and sailing trips aboard the Lady of Avenel in 2020

SwimTrek’s collaboration with the Lady of Avenel ship will continue into a fourth year with three swimming and sailing trips on offer for guests in 2020.   The swimming holiday operator’s week-long trips combine wild swimming around Scotland and Ireland and walks on the islands. Guests will also have the opportunity to try their hand at crewing on a traditional tall ship.  SwimTrek is offering three trips aboard the Lady of Avenel in 2020: the Outer Hebrides (Scotland); Isle of Skye and the Small Isles (Scotland); and the Donegal Atlantic Way (Ireland).  About the Lady of Avenel The Lady of Avenel is a 102ft Brigantine square rigged ship with 12 guest berths and staff quarters. Originally built in Poland in 1969 as a tug vessel, she was refitted in 1992. She is a majestic ship and travel...
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Spain and Italy the top summer sailing destinations for UK tourists
25Aug By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Holidays & Trips

Spain and Italy the top summer sailing destinations for UK tourists

Spain and Italy are the most popular destinations for British travellers looking to take a sailing holiday this summer, according to boat hire website Click&Boat. Looking at the bookings of 3,300 UK boating enthusiasts, 25% plan to travel to Italy and 25% plan to travel to Spain for a boating trip, with the picturesque island of Ibiza claiming the top spot as the most popular destination overall.  Other Spanish sailing hot spots making waves this summer include Barcelona, Mallorca, Marbella, Menorca and Lanzarote, while across the Mediterranean Sea, Sorrento, Sicily, Sardinia and the Amalfi Coast top the list for sailing spots in Italy.  Most popular sailing destinations for UK holidaymakers, according to Click&Boat:  25% Spain (including Ibiza, Barcelona, Mallorca, Marbella,...
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Event focus: Charlestown Harbour Classic Sail Festival
16Jul By Sports Tourism NewsNo Comments
Events

Event focus: Charlestown Harbour Classic Sail Festival

Charlestown Harbour in Cornwall will host its first ever Classic Sail Festival in 2019.  The festival, from 30 August to 1 September, will see a fleet of classic ships sail into the harbour and also feature food and drink stalls and live music with Mad Dog Mcrea the headline act.  Visitors to the Sail Festival at the UNESCO World Heritage Site will be able to purchase a gangway pass that allows them access to the inner harbour and a tour of the ships in the grade II listed port.  Rolf Munding, owner of Charlestown Harbour, said: “The Classic Sail Festival is gearing up to be a spectacular event. A lot of planning has gone into it and we hope the people of Charlestown and beyond in Cornwall can join us. “The festival is a real opportunity for us to celebrate traditional vessels ...
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