West Coast - Lisbon Sailing Centre

Perfect week to be out sailing with consistent winds and flat seas. Amazing progress both for our competent crew and day skippers💪 Now time to clean and rest 😎 keep on sailing guys !

Extra long day for our students today with wet and windy a passage from Cascais to Seixal (20M) and still some night sailing tonight. Tough sailors in the making 💪💪

Our most recent training boat is now undergoing some upgrades, inspection and registration in preparation for the summer ahead. Our training fleet is now fully renovated and ready to carry on after 20 years of operation !

Heading South ! Our new boat is already entering Portuguese waters and making good way down the coast. All under sharp watch of Joao Barradas with a ETA in Oeiras for early Monday.

SY Patagonia is getting more and more active sailing around Lisbon before the summer trips to Madeira and the Balearic Islands this year. And we still have a few places for the upcoming coastal trips !

Aula prática de Patrão de Alto Mar a bordo do PATAGONIA com passagem nocturna e condições perfeitas para o treino de navegação astronómica.

Our Dufour 360 is already safely moored in A Coruna after a 3,5 day passage from Jersey. Now it’s time to wait for the next weather window. But all is perfect with crew and boat. Kudos to the crew 😎💪

Our new training boat, a Dufour 360, is soon starting its journey down to Lisbon from Jersey Island. The crew had been getting the boat ready and waiting for the right weather window. Godspeed 💪🫶🏼

Testing our new tackle for MOB recovery today. And they work really well. One more addition to our safety gear and training resources for our students ✅

The RYA Diesel Engine course is a great specialist course providing insight into marine diesel engines and how to identify and solve problems at sea. Contact us for more dates !

No smooth sailing this week for our Yachtmaster candidates. But what an amazing journey !

The 4 in their hands stands for the 4m waves today. Definitely a Powerboat level 2 course the crew will not forget. Well done instructor and crew 💪💪💪

We are sailing to Ibiza ! Are you ready to set sail on an unforgettable adventure? We are taking our blue water cruiser (a fantastic RM 1350) to the Balearic Islands and you can be part of it! Dates: 29th July to 2nd August: Vilamoura-Gibraltar-Ibiza (600M over 5 days). Get in touch for more details .

As we enter our 20th year of operation it's time for an image refresh inline with the new RYA branding.

What do you think of our new logos and branding ?

Great to meet the crew of the fantastic from our colleagues Go West Sailing from Largs Scotland. An amazing expedition vessel to get to know if your are looking for some serious adventure sailing. Fair winds for your passage to Bayona-Brest-Dublin-Largs 💪😎

One more week, one more major Atlantic storm in the bag. And this time with a coastal passage to Sesimbra for a RYA Coastal Skipper. Got to be proud of our students and instructors🔝

Carta de Marinheiro | 10 Março

Curso de Marinheiro já a arrancar neste próximo Domingo (10 Março).

3 dias completos de formação teórica (20 horas) com 2 aulas práticas (10 horas), uma no nosso barco a motor (Ribcraft 6.4 175hp) e outra num dos nossos 4 veleiros (Dufour 382 GL).

Prepare-se já para o Verão!

Some days are made to be out sailing: 35 to 40kts, flat seas and sunshine: what else do you need?

Our new wet weather gear for students and instructors arrived just on time for another heavy weather weekend. Facing 40kts and heavy raind requires some proper clothing 😎💪

Last day and early start for our Competent crew students as it’s time to have a look at dinghy usage safety and practise rowing. Instructor first 😎

Lets go ! Starting the week with full sails 😎💪

Sailors life ⚓️ — Our Dufour 382 is already back this morning after another stormy week for our team. And with a few more certified Yachmasters 😎💪

What do our instructors do in their free time? They go dinghy sailing😜First sail for our new Laser Vago today and what a perfect morning 😎Spinacker up, lots of learning and definitely lots of memories from our dinghy sailing times

Winter is also time for our team to do some training and upgrade our skills. .p.barradas is in Plymouth upgrading his motorcruising and enjoying a day skipper course himself !