{"id":3932,"date":"2021-07-30T14:32:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/2015\/07\/30\/boats-catamarans-windsurf-would-you-like-to-start-sailing\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T13:15:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T11:15:19","slug":"boats-catamarans-windsurf-would-you-like-to-start-sailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarragonaexperience.com\/en\/2021\/07\/30\/boats-catamarans-windsurf-would-you-like-to-start-sailing\/","title":{"rendered":"Boats, catamarans, windsurf\u2026 Would you like to start sailing?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Living in a city nearby the sea makes you feel really proud, even more if you like sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you consider such sea is the Mediterranean<\/strong> \u2013Mare Nostrum<\/strong>, as Romans used to call it\u2013, then one feels really lucky indeed.

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\"Sailing


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The Mediterranean<\/strong> Sea, impossibly quiet and courteous, looks as if it was specifically designed with calm sailing in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the word slow was also used to award certain seas and oceans, the Mediterranean<\/strong> Sea would get, undoubtedly, the first prize.


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Get started in sailing with the Platja Llarga Sailing Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks ago, we went on our particular kayak baptism, with the people of TGNauticaKayak<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, on the other hand, we\u2019ve gone one step further and we\u2019ve dared sailing on a Catalan boat and catamaran<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve done it following \u00c0lex Villacorta<\/strong> and Albert Sellar\u00e8s<\/strong> instructions, two young and yet experienced coaches from the \u2018Platja Llarga\u2019 Sailing Club<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their offer is wide and varied: boats, windsurf, catamarans, kayaks, among other kind of watercrafts of different styles and sizes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prices? Well, these go from 25<\/strong> to 55\u20ac<\/strong> per hour, depending upon the chosen modality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several group passes and prices are also available<\/strong> and, besides baptisms, there are courses and outings to choose from as well, at just 17\u20ac<\/strong> per person.

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The day chosen is not exactly brilliant \u2018but we\u2019ll manage<\/em>\u2019, says \u00c0lex Villacorta<\/strong>, one of the club\u2019s managers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We woke up with a little bit of wind quite unlike to cease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though siling does always depend on weather conditions<\/strong>, the combination of summer and sea nearby Tarragona<\/strong> rarely lets you down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the process of getting the boats ready, and once we are given the first tips on how one should behave on board, we realise about two things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first one is how easily our vocabulary gets flooded<\/strong> with new and really necessary words we\u2019ll be using very soon; and the second one, the fact that the above-mentioned wind is, at last, starting to disappear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s set sailing, then!

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What happens once at sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first boat I try is the \u2018Pat\u00ed catal\u00e0\u2019, a sort of catamaran, and the priest in charge of my baptism will be Albert Sellar\u00e8s<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the little breeze still remaining, we get a clear start, and we quickly sail by the Torredembarra<\/strong> lighthouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Departure


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Albert moves skilfully on the \u2018pat\u00ed\u2019, and plays with the wind in order to direct the boat wherever he fancies<\/strong>, speeding up, going about\u2026 The sensations are really pleasant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once in line with the shore, we sail along, absorbing concepts, learning to tack the boat, to luff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time flies as quickly as the boat, and in less that one hour, we go back the shore to get on the catamaran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, not only do we feel way more comfortable than this morning \u2013sitting on a piece of tarpaulin, rather than on a piece of wood\u2013, but we also get led by the tiller<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little waves around us swing the boat, while this jolts forwards and we get soaked, making the whole experience much more entertaining.

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\"Sailing\"

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Unlike the kayak, where everything is much easier, actual sailing does need more time to become familiar with the watercraft and comprehend the way to safely steer it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the \u2018Platja Llarga\u2019 Sailing Club<\/strong> is full of kids going on little boats, which comes to prove their bravery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s nothing like learning at early stages\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Text: Ivan Rodon<\/a><\/strong> (@irodon<\/a><\/strong>)
Translate: Artur Santos<\/a> (@artur_1983<\/a><\/strong>)
Photo: Club de Vela Platja Llarga<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service information<\/em>
Website: www.cvplatjallarga.org<\/a><\/strong>
Telephone number: 977 207 789<\/strong>
Mail: oficina@cvplatjallarga.org<\/strong>
Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CVPLL<\/a><\/strong>
Twitter: @navegAvela<\/a><\/strong>
Youtube: LaPlatjaLlargaNavega<\/a><\/strong>

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