Friday March 14, 2008
Windsurfing, Bahia Feliz, Gran
Canaria
Number one in the Canaries for reliable winter winds, this period sees probably the busiest
part of the year for Claus and his
Club Mistral team in Bahia Feliz. Please note that
the Hotel Orquidea will be closed from 21st of April until 1st of July 2008 for
renovations of the pool area and reception together with the construction of a
new wellness/spa area. Therefore the Hotel Orquidea will be closed during this
period as well as reception and the main restaurant.
Apartments Las Pitas and Tres Vidas will still be available during this and
there should not be too much disruption with noise and dust. A temporary
reception will be available between the Las Pitas and Tres Vidas apartments and
the low season rates will be extended during this time.
The summer 2008 programme of high wind excursions to Arinaga,
Ketchup and Vargas will continue. The excursions are lead by a highly
experienced sailor and high level of safety and service is practised at all
times in order that clients can concentrate on learning and perfecting new
skills.
Also Club Mistral have now introduced a more
flexible pricing system:
- From the fourth rental day onwards, each
rental day costs £15
- Every 7th day is free.
- Price reductions of 20% for youngsters aged 13
through 18
- Price reductions of 30% for children aged up
to 12.
- Select a dedicated board that will be reserved
for exclusive use for the duration
- Inclusive variable foot straps and freely
selectable fins.
- Rig changes permissible whenever required
Standard Rates: 1 week £129, 2 weeks £215, 3
weeks £300
These prices or a board-availability guarantee is
not available by booking in resort.
Claus and his Club Mistral team look forward to welcoming our clients to another
successful programme this summer and next winter in Bahia Feliz, Gran Canaria. Call or
email for a price from you nearest airport.
Windsurfing
Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
Costa Teguise now has an excellent selection of kit
available to hire from the various centres in the resort, AHD, JP, F2,
Fanatic and Bic Sport. We have one beach house
available just 100 metres from Las Cucharas Beach together with a wide selection of
villas and quality apartments all within ten minutes walk from the beach. It is
advisable to book very early for July/August dates particularly for the
beachfront accommodation or villas with private pools.
Windsurfing Fuerteventura
Ben & his team continue at the ever popular Flag Beach Windsurf
Centre and will again be offering windsurfing kit from
Fanatic/North and kite surfing kit from Fanatic/North
together will a full range of courses including kite, windsurfing, surf and a
new multi sports week/s
aimed at two main groups of
people, surfers
and windsurfers.
Its a VIP watersports tour as the staff running these packages will be multi
sport instructors who can kite, windsurf and surf. The multi sport groups will
be 5 persons per instructor.
Multi
Sport week/s consist of:
- Return airport transfer
- Daily luxury lunch pack (6
days)
-
All equipment
-
Daily beach
transfers/hotel pick up (6 days)
then
the choice of either 5 days of windsurfing or 5 days or surfing. Also the option
on no wind/wave days;
-
Wake boarding on no wave
days
-
Snorkelling trips to Lobos
-
Surf adventure day to
south of island
-
Lanzarote island tour/
surf trip
Price: £360 for 1 week and £460 for 2 weeks.
MORE FOR LESS OFFERS AT FLAG BEACH FOR 2008
1. Windsurf rental
Dates offered: 01/05/08 31/05/08 incl. & 20/09/08 15/11/08
Included: 4 days windsurfing within a 7 day period
Restrictions; None
Price: £108 per person.
2. Kitesurf course
Dates offered: 15/05/08 15/06/08 incl. & 15/10/08 15/11/08
Included: 3 day kite course, 10 hours, all material, rescue cover
Restrictions: Beginner ONLY
Price: £180 per person
For
clients who prefer windsurfing in a little more shelter, Ventura Surf, located on
the town beach in Corralejo, will be providing a mixture of kit from
Tabou/AHD/Gaastra. We have a wide range of
apartments and villas in and around Corralejo,
including some superb beach front properties. Again
it is advisable to book very early for high season dates.
In the south of the island (Sotavento / Costa Calma, Playa de Jandia) we are also offering packages to
the Sol Gorriones Hotel, home of the famous Rene Egli Windsurf Centre who have a
huge selection of kit from F2, JP and Neil Pryde. Call or email today for a
quotation from your nearest airport.
Back on
sale are two wonderful beachfront properties
Casa Miranda and
Casa Hedley. Both
are front line and probably the closest villas with pools in Corralajo to Flag Beach
windsurf centre.
Windsurfing El Medano, Tenerife
Bjorn, Harald and
Christophe will
continue to run the "Fun Factory" located in the basement of the
Atlantic Playa Hotel overlooking
Cabezo Bay
in El Medano with excellent kit from Fanatic/North.
Please note that there is a complete renovation of the Hotel Atlantic Playa, therefore Fun
Factory Windsurf Centre, situated in the basement, will be unable to operate
from their current site during the works. Further Note 29/11/06 The re-opening
of the hotel has been delayed and is not expected to open until the end of 2007 in which case
Fun Factory have decided to cease all windsurfing operations for the time being.
There are of course
possibilities for road bike or mountain bike hire from their new shop in town
"Bike Point" with a range of hard tail and full suspension bikes from Cannodale,
Marin and Scott together with guided tours and repair service. Contact us for
more details.
Klaus & Marion at Surf Centre Playa Sur, situated on the western side of the Hotel Playa Sur will continue
to offer their excellent service in the South Bay with equipment from Naish. They will also be offering Kite surfing tuition. Also
now in the south bay is the new OTC Test Centre offering
four diverse sailing areas, catering for flat-water
to waves, boards from F2, Fanatic, Goya, Hifly, JP Australia, Mistral, RRD,
Starboard, Tabou and Sails from Ezzy, Gaastra, Maui Sails, Neil Pryde, North
Sails, Severne, Simmer, Tushingham.
The
kite surf school in the South Bay which opened four years ago continues with excellent
tuition and kit from Naish, RRD, F-One and Wipika. Our accommodation in El Medano includes three 3 bedroom
villas with private heated pool all within walking
distance of Fun Factory Windsurf Centre, a 2 bedroom Magallanes apartment with
great views the South Bay and some brand new very conveniently situated 2 bedroom beach front apartments with board storage and
washing facilities just 150 metres from Surf Centre Playa Sur.
Windsurfing Essaouira, Morocco
May 2006 saw the opening of the new Club Mistral
Windsurf and Kitesurf in Essaouira. Offering 30 boards and around
50 rigs together with an excellent beach front bar and restaurant, this
destination will certainly prove popular destination again for 2008.
They have now introduced a more flexible pricing system:
- From the fourth rental day onwards, each
rental day costs £15
- Every 7th day is free.
- Price reductions of 20% for youngsters aged 13
through 18
- Price reductions of 30% for children aged up
to 12.
- Select a dedicated board that will be reserved
for exclusive use for the duration
- Inclusive variable foot straps and freely
selectable fins.
- Rig changes permissible whenever required
A new hotel has recently opened -
Hotel Ocean Vagabond
Guesthouse in Essaouira. The Hotel opened officially on the 1st
July 2006 and is owned by Sebastian Deflandre who also runs the Club Mistral
Centre in Essaouira.
It is located 100 metres
from the beach and 200 meters from the medina of Essaouira. The rooms open onto
private terraces with views of the ocean. The fourteen rooms are laid out on two
floors. On the first floor a curved corridor serves three rooms with a view of
the medina and three rooms and a suite with a view of the ocean. The second
floor corridor curves around five rooms, a small suite and a grand suite that
dominates the breathtaking view of the port and beach of Essaouira. The rooms
are individually decorated in a pluri-ethnic original style. All rooms have
private bathrooms of natural marble with bath and toilet. They are all equipped
with twenty inch LCD screen international satellite channels, telephone, safe,
mini bar and room service. Warm and romantic, each element was thought
out carefully to create an atmosphere of relaxation and peace. Prices on
request.
Windsurfing Menorca
For sailors who are looking for something gentler
in the summer months we also offer the resort of Fornells in
Menorca, a beautiful and protected natural inlet with a harbour and lovely
waterside restaurants. Great for families - Windsurf Fornells offer lessons in
windsurfing, dingy sailing, waterskiing and wakeboarding.
For full details call 01823 330217 or email windsurf@greenslades.co.uk