The Hamble School of Yachting is the leading independent RYA Sea School in the UK. Established 30 years ago and based on the river Hamble, the school is renowned world wide for its excellent reputation for high standards of tuition and personal service.

The School runs the complete range of RYA courses on both sail and power. There is also a wide range of other course which might be suitable for participants in World Cruising Club events. Some examples are;

• RYA / ISAF Offshore Safety Course
• RYA 1 st Aid
• Sea Survival
• MCA/STCW Medical First Aid Aboard Ship and MCA/STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship
• Own Boat Tuition
• Yacht Maintenance

For any information about any courses we offer please contact us in the office.

Hydrovane is pleased to be the World Cruising Corporate Member from the self steering sector – as we believe self steering to be the back-bone of a cruising lifestyle at sea.

The unique HYDROVANE is a 'next generation' self steering system . It matches or betters the features of any other system for: ease of use, performance, versatility and reliability. The bonus is that is both:

• Self Steering System
• Emergency Rudder and Steering 'Ready to Go'.

Dating back to the seventeenth century, Imray are the oldest nautical publishing house in Europe. Their list of charts and books for yachtsmen provide unrivalled coverage of popular cruising areas around the world.

Of particular interest to transatlantic yachtsmen is the Imray range of water-resistant charts for the Caribbean Islands. These full colour charts feature detailed plans of the main harbours and cruising guide information on the reverse. Water resistant charts are also available for Europe and the UK.

Since 2002 MailASail has been operating an accelerated email service offering up to 90% reduction in call costs. It is of particular interest to cruisers using Iridium or mobile phones.

MailASail can also supply Iridium phones, airtime and mobile phone connectivity at competitive prices. A "Blue Water Cruising" bundle is available to World Cruising Club event participants and we also offer a complete installation and training service for customers who prefer to have their communications set up professionally.

MailASail will be in Las Palmas before the start of the ARC to provide on-site communications support prior to the event.

Marlec’s marine Rutland Windchargers have been battery charging on board yachts worldwide since 1979. The Rutland 913 and Rutland 503 models are a popular sight in marinas and are renowned for their quiet operation and unique alternator design which delivers power from low wind speeds. We would be glad to discuss your energy requirements and in particular how a Rutland will deliver more power than similar and even larger wind turbines.

Marlec are the UK representative of SunWare and our own brand of Spectra semi-flexible solar panels as well as BP Solar glass panels. Where possible we recommend combined wind /solar systems to take advantage of the elements day, night and all year round for battery charging.

Ocean going yachts benefit from reduced engine running time and prolonged battery life so call our technical sales team today to discuss your charging requirements.

Founded over 36 years ago, and twice awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade, one of the UK’s highest accolades, Oyster Marine has developed into an international market leader, with a range of modern sailing yachts from the Oyster 46 to their flagship, the new Oyster 125 flybridge. Oyster also produces the luxury OM43 motoryacht, built to the same high standards as their yachts.

Today, Oyster yachts are recognised throughout the sailing world for their modern, deck saloon designs and respected for their build quality, performance and luxurious interiors. Built on a semi-custom basis, owners can choose their preferred joinery timber, furnishings, fixtures and fittings. On the larger yachts and superyachts, the custom possibilities are almost limitless.

Oyster prides itself on providing owners with an outstanding after sales support service, renowned as one of the best in the marine industry. Just one of the reasons that nearly half of Oyster’s new construction is for existing owners. Oyster has been a long-standing supporter of the ARC and their service team is always on hand to assist owners in the build up to the start of every ARC.

Oyster has established itself as the preferred choice for serious blue water cruising yachtsmen, with ever increasing numbers of Oyster owners completing circumnavigations.

Peters & May are world leaders in the safe global shipment of yachts, powerboats, RIBs and yachting equipment. With more than 30 years experience, they take care of every aspect of your yacht’s journey from loading through to discharge. They have their own team of professional Loading Superintendents and their own stock of specialised shipping cradles. Each year they move over 1,000 yachts and also specialise in transporting marine equipment including urgent spares and support equipment for international yacht races and regattas.

They operate regular services to and from the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Europe, USA, Baltic, Middle East and Far East.

Raymarine is one of the world’s largest suppliers of marine electronic products to the leisure boating market. It designs, manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of marine electronic products including autopilots, radar, instruments, fishfinders, chartplotters and communications devices, together with multifunction and integrated products.

Raymarine acquired Raytheon’s Recreational Marine Division in a management buy-out backed by HgCapital in January 2001. The Group invested significantly in the growth and profitability of the business, with particular focus being placed on developing new products and on strengthening the Group’s sales and marketing teams. In December 2004 Raymarine floated on the London Stock Exchange.

With years of research and development resulting in the latest proven technologies, a world-wide network of product-trained distributors and service dealers and Raymarine’s comprehensive warranty you can be confident in your equipment and prepared for the unexpected.

Visit http://www.raymarine.com/ to view our online product database, data sheets, tutorials and latest product news, or www.raymarine.com/support for free access to the online knowledge database, downloadable product handbooks and quick reference cards and e-mail addresses for customer services.

You can also call one of our experienced engineering specialists on +44 (0)23 9271 4713.

Yachtfunk.com are specialists in modern marine radio technology, combining traditional SSB-radio with newest digital data communication technologies offered for HF radio via Pactor equipment.

In addition to SSB-radios, capable of sending and receiving emails - including downloads of weather forecast and GRIB files, Yachtfunk.com provide a worldwide installation and advisory service to make sure your equipment is ready for your voyage and operating at maximum effectiveness.

In order to meet sailors’ high expectations, Yachtfunk.com have carefully chosen quality components including SSB-ground-paint to replace costly sea-ground-plates, standoffs and waterproof backstay-clamps, halyard SSB-antennas, high-power WiFi-adaptors, online-logs and individualized websites. Yachtfunk.com can also provide advice and assistance with registration, set-up and operation of HF radio email via networks such as Sailmail.

The city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria was founded in June 24th, 1478 by the Castilian captain Juan Rejon, who started the conquest of the island from the area placed at the mouth of the "Guiniguada" ravine. This place, at the very beginning known as "El Real", is nowadays in the heart of the historic district of Vegueta. The city became a very important place because of the sugar cane trade, that at the same time brought dangerous enemies to the city, such as pirates, who attacked on an on the city until the XVIII century. The building of the "Puerto de la Luz" in the second half of the XIX century was the first step for the city in the process of achieving its modern appearance.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has become the platform in which three different continents meet. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria together with Santa Cruz de Tenerife are the capitals of the Canarian autonomous community. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria faces the XXI century turned into the most important economic centre of the Canaries, and the city is also the 8th Spanish city at the population ranking. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is an open, cosmopolitan and livel city with a total population of over 365,00 citizens.