Vela Clásica Costa Brava
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XVII COPA DEL REY VELA CLÁSICA MENORCA
The Club Marítimo de Mahón has confirmed that the XVII La Copa del Rey Repsol Barcos de Epoca Regatta will be held between 25 and 29 August 2021, provided the health situation at the time is favourable. This year, for the first time the Menorcan event is included as a stage of the superb Spanish …
First Celestial Navigation Course for Beginners
The first Celestial Navigation Course for Beginners, held aboard the Giraldilla in Puerto Sherry, starts on 1 May. The course will be given by Victor Páez, from 9.30am to 5.30pm. What will you learn? How people used to navigate before they had electronic systems, basic concepts of coastal navigation. Introduction to the sextant, its parts …
Liga Barcelona Clàssics
Dear friends The Real Club Náutico de Barcelona has announced an interesting series of regattas for classic boats, a new race for vintage and classic boats. La Liga Barcelona Clàssics. The idea behind this league is to enable the fleet of vintage and classic vessels to meet up from May to September. For the first …
Regulations on Historic Boats and Vessels
The Fundación Vela Clásica de España would like to remind you of the new regulations, in which the Asociación Española de Barcos de Época y Clásicos has actively participated to benefit the classic boats that this foundation loves so much. The regulations are waiting to be approved by the government, from June 2021 onwards. Below …
‘Gipsy’, the return of Elcano’s sister to the Bay of Cádiz
When the training ship ‘Juan Sebastián Elcano’ was built in 1927 in Cádiz shipyard, owned at that time by Horacio Echevarrieta, some of the material used to build one of today’s symbols of the Spanish Navy was left over. When the Basque businessman saw that there was hardly any activity going on in the factory, …
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First workshop organised by the Fundación Vela Clásica de España
Celestial Navigation Course in Puerto Sherry aboard the Giraldilla On 1 May, the first workshop organised by the Fundación Vela Clásica de España took place in Puerto Sherry. It was a celestial navigation course for beginners, aboard the historic Giraldilla, a classic vessel launched in 1963. Victor Paez, a Maritime Transport student in Cádiz, taught …
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Classic sailing boat maintenance. How is it done?
In the Foundation’s Maintenance Division, the work performed on classic vessels is taken very seriously. It is a slow process that requires a lot of patience from the professionals who are in charge of restoration work. To return long-lasting splendour to a classic boat, there are four essential steps. Below is a step-by-step description of …
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MARQUEES | Caring for classic boats in the Foundation’s Maintenance Division
According to Master Carlos Sindín, as regards boat maintenance, ‘The best way to work with the products and obtain the maximum performance from the materials is to do it in a marquee. This way, you don’t depend on the weather, the materials reach the stable temperature they need, which means that the work is more …
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Elcano returns to Cádiz
After a separation of nearly a century, on Sunday ‘Elcano’ and ‘Gipsy’ met up in the waters of Cádiz. After successfully finishing her 93rd voyage around the world, Elcano returned to her port of birth, in Cádiz. This year, the return of the training ship was special for us. At last Elcano was going to …
