Price
£990
Nights
Nine
Age range
18-65
Start port
Plymouth
End port
La Coruna
Passport
Yes
DofE
Yes
RYA
Competent Crew
Voyage code
EV066
Bursary
Available
Voyage highlights
Join an intensive sailing experience across the Bay of Biscay, focusing on more advanced navigation, seamanship, and handling challenging offshore conditions whilst covering more than 500nm.
This voyage from Plymouth to La Coruna is aimed at resilient adventure sailors who enjoy a physical challenge.
Crossing the Bay of Biscay can be a challenge at this time of year, but rest assured you’ll be in safe hands onboard our Challenger, being guided by our experienced and highly qualified crew.
Our crews come from a wide range of backgrounds and have amazing and diverse experience to bring to the voyage. Our dedicated crew will support you every step of the way as you push your own boundaries, challenging you onboard our iconic yacht.
Our Challengers are 72ft ocean-going steel yachts, constructed to withstand the Southern Ocean. Launched in 2000, they raced round the world in two editions of the BT Global Challenge, the route taking them against prevailing winds and currents, through some of the most challenging sailing conditions on the planet.
This, combined with the fact that our Challengers are equipped with the navigation technology to sail anywhere in the world, means that our Challengers are the perfect vessel for this type of voyage and will make it an exhilarating and memorable experience!
Since 2008 our four Challenger yachts have provided TSYT with a unique and positively challenging platform for our Youth Development and Outdoor Learning programme, which is supported by our adventure voyages for adults.
Due to the particularly challenging nature of this voyage, please do not hesitate to call us on 02392 832055 if you would like to discuss whether this is the right voyage for you.
The itinerary for this voyage will be determined by the Skipper based on weather conditions but may include Brest or Lorient before sailing south across the Bay of Biscay to Spain.
Advanced navigation. Offshore handling skills. A sense of achievement. Lifelong memories.
Our adventure sailing voyages are fully participative. Over the course of the trip, you’ll experience steering the yacht, sail handling and ropework, as well as learning how to keep safe onboard.
Our crews get involved in every aspect of running the vessel, so expect to be working in a watch system for much of the voyage, and taking your turn at helming, sail handling, cooking and cleaning.
There will be plenty of photograph opportunities to ensure your memories and achievement are recorded and lifelong.
Early bird payment: You have the option to pay a 30% deposit when you book on early and the balance 8 weeks before the voyage starts. For details, please contact our Reservations Team.
Bursary available for ages 18 – 25!
You’ll hopefully get the chance to complete the RYA Competent Crew course while you’re on board.
The RYA Competent Crew syllabus includes:
- Sea terms and parts of a boat, rigging and sails
- Sail handling
- Ropework
- Fire safety and precautions
- Personal safety equipment
- Man overboard
- Emergency equipment
- Manners and customs
- Rules of the ‘road’ (at sea)
- Dinghies
The cost of your RYA Competent Crew certificate is included in the price.
RYA logbooks are available for purchase on board at a cost of £6 (Skippers are only able to take cash for this).
All our voyages of four nights or more qualify for residential section of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award. Please let our Reservations Team know before sailing if you’d like to use the voyage for this.
You’ll be asked to enter your passport details as part of the booking process. If you don’t have these to hand, please contact us as soon as possible after submitting your booking form to let us know your details, as we cannot accept your booking without this information.
You will also need to present your valid passport to the Skipper at the start of the voyage.
Once we receive your booking, we’ll need to review all of the information you’ve provided including your medical history and sailing experience, and so your voyage will not be confirmed until you’ve received an email accepting your booking. Please do not book any travel for the trip prior to receiving this email.
If you share our values and are keen to do more, you may be able to support our mission further by joining the TSYT Volunteer Crew.
Your Skipper can recommend you for our Watch Leader training programme, if they feel you have the skills and attributes that we’re looking for.
All meals on board are included.
