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Boysterous Programme
Boysterous, new in December 2005, spent the first half of 2006 shaking down in the Solent. This included the Round the Island Race and a win in Class 1 of Montpelier Oyster Week at the Royal Yacht Squadron. In July
2006 she headed south across Biscay to the Spanish Rias, Algarve, Costa del Sol, Ibiza and Majorca to take part in Montpelier Oyster Week in October at the Real Club Nautico de Palma where she finished third.
She then headed for Gran Canaria via Gibraltar and Lanzarote, and then took part in the ARC 2006. The 2,770 mile crossing took 15 days, 15 hours in good trade winds. She was placed fourth in Class and 28th overall.
Caribbean, 2007
From St Lucia, Boysterous moved on to Antigua. Apart from bays and islands, Boysterous was a good base for several matches in the Cricket World Cup. She then was placed second in Oyster Antigua Week and sixth in Class in Antigua Sailing Week. In May, she left Antigua for the 2,200 mile passage to Horta in the Azores which she completed in thirteen days.
Canaries 2007 - Mediterranean 2008
In October 2007, Boysterous headed from Horta via Madeira for Marina Rubicon in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. There are several beaches and bays nearby, and the island of Fuerteventura is just an hour away. The marina itself has lots of bars and restaurants and the famous ‘Fire Mountains’ are not far away. Two of the charters included a circumnavigation of Lanzarote including stops in the islands of Graciosa and Isla de Lobos.
In April 2008, Boysterous left Lanzarote, and with stops in Madeira, Gibraltar and Cartagena, is now in Ibiza. This is a delightful cruising ground with ‘calas’ all round the coast and a mini-archipelago between Ibiza and Formentera.
From July to September, Boysterous will be based on the Spanish mainland at Denia, offering beaches, bays and the option of sailing to Ibiza, just 60 miles away.
We will be back in Palma for Oyster Week at the end of September 2008. We may then spend another winter in Lanzarote or Tenerife.
Availability
Ibiza: May/June Denia July/August Majorca: September/October Canaries: from October
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