Spain Sailing

Home
United Kingdom
Sleaford
Spain Sailing

Spain Sailing We provide sailing tours of Galicia's Rias baixas in our 42ft yacht.

16/02/2025

Our article about Galicia's Celtic origins has just been published in the latest edition of Geographical Magazine. The three articles that we've had published so far are available on our website here: https://spain-sailing.com/articles.html
We still have places to fill on our summer 2025 tours so please let us know if you're interested and we'll be able to offer some good discounts. We would like to get everything booked up for our first full season of tours of this wonderful bit of the world.

12/02/2025

Who knew that Galicia in northwest Spain is one of the Celtic nations? Skipper Tom visited O Facho De Donon last week. This is one of many Celtic-built hillforts that are dotted all around Galicia. This particular one is a short walk from one of our favourite anchorages at Barra Beach (it's just the other side of the wooded hill on the left). A fascinating glimpse into the Celtic history of Galicia.
On Friday Geographical Magazine will be publishing our article about the Celtic origins of Galicia, then it will appear in the articles section of our website.

01/02/2025

We have just added a new 'Articles' page to our website. So far we have written two articles, both of which were published in Geographical Magazine in 2024. One is about the geography of the area, and the other deals with the food of the region. In mid-February we will be having a third article published which discusses the Celtic origins of Galicia.
Don't forget that until the end of February we're offering a 20% discount on the remaining tours (discount code FEB20).

30/01/2025

And while we were there last week Skipper Tom checked over the anchor mechanism. We anchored just off the beautiful wooded island of Tambo. You can see our home town of Combarro in the distance.

25/01/2025

We're here in Combarro, Galicia doing some work on Marta. Skipper Tom is on the pontoon and that's a bit of Ed's foot you can see close up. We've replaced the VHF antenna on top of the mast and now the radio is much better!

23/01/2025

We took our yacht Marta out this afternoon just to check everything over. She's absolutely fine and so was the weather!

09/01/2025

This is the 12th century monastery at A Lanzada just along the coast from our home at Combarro Marina. We took this photo in October.
Don't forget that we're offering a 15% discount this month (code JAN15) for our summer sailing tours of the fantastic Rias Baixas area of North-West Spain's Galicia!
Our lovely yacht Marta is currently moored in the marina at Combarro and we hope to be lifting her out of the water later this month to clean her bottom. Photos will follow!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year from Spain Sailing! Here's a picture of Rodas Beach on the Cies Islands taken in Summer 2024. We're looking forward to a fantastic set of summer 2025 tours which will include a visit to this amazing place in our beautiful yacht. We're offering a 15% discount throughout January so please let anyone know who might like to visit this wonderful part of northwest Spain! Just use the discount code JAN15.

17/12/2024

The Camino de Santiago has been a major pilgrimage since the discovery, in the 9th century, of relics of James the Greater. There are several different routes, some even beginning in Portugal and France. The origin of the Camino is the 'spiritual variant' which runs directly through our home 'town', the beautiful village of Combarro. When we go walking in the hills behind Combarro very often we are wished a 'buen Camino' or 'happy Camino' by Spanish tourists who have come to see the historic granite houses on the seafront. The picture shows a decorated wall just above the village. There are many such features and the route is very clearly marked and well known locally.

06/12/2024

This beautiful vista is looking over our marina (at Combarro in Galicia, NW Spain) at the unmistakable outline of Tambo Island. Francis Drake visited it in 1589. He wasn't very popular in Spain at the time as it was the year following the destruction of the Spanish Armada!

27/11/2024

Just taking a break from some odd jobs on our yacht Marta. It seems that there's always something that needs looking at! We plan to lift her out of the water for painting after Christmas. I'll post a photograph when that happens.

19/11/2024

This is Tambo, a small island in the Ria de Pontevedra near our home marina of Combarro. It's nice to see some November sun!

In 2025 we're doing a series of 12 summer tours. We start and finish in Combarro and take in Baiona and the Cies Islands among other brilliant places.

25/10/2024

That's not something you see every day! Taken yesterday morning from our home marina in Combarro, Galicia. The dolphins are a regular feature at the moment.

19/10/2024

This is the O Burato do Inferno cave on the island of Ons. You can hear the Atlantic pounding at the other end of the cave more than 130ft below!
Ons is a favourite place to anchor on our Rias Baixas summer sailing tours.

09/10/2024

We've just completed our final Rias Baixas tour of 2024. Skipper Tom and our Costa Rican guests visited the Cies Islands, Baiona, Cangas, Vigo, Portonovo and of course Combarro. The photo shows Nacho looking pretty relaxed having just sailed under the massive Puente de Rande suspension bridge.
Sailing under the bridge you feel like the mast is bound to hit it! However, at 48m above sea level it's actually (and unbelievably) nearly 3 times higher than the mast.
They also really enjoyed visiting Vigo, which is a vibrant coastal city with the marina very close to the centre.

08/10/2024

This is the Cafe Bar O parque restaurant near Baiona, Galicia. It serves only octopus (pulpo) on Sundays! It is very tasty and very popular, as you can see. Skipper Tom is hiding in there somewhere.

Octopus has been consumed in Galicia since ancient times. They grow rapidly and have a relatively short life span, and in recent times populations have increased. They are still caught using traditional small-scale traps and are a regular feature on the menus in Galicia.

01/10/2024

We are delighted to say that we have confirmed our home-mooring place in Combarro's marina. That's 'Marta' on the outside pontoon (with the giant red arrow above us!). Combarro is a historic fishing village featuring classic Galician architecture. It's grown into a small town around the original village so there's lots to see and do. The wooded hills around the town are full of interesting paths and, most important of all, it's a great place from which to explore the Rias Baixas coast by sail!

24/09/2024

Welcome to the new Spain Sailing page! This is a continuation of KMT Sailing but with a different name and a new yacht. This photograph shows Tom, Ed and Lydia having arrived in Galicia, Spain last week after 8 days and over a 1000 miles of sailing from the Azores. Our new yacht is 'Marta' and skipper Tom will be taking tours of Rias Baixas in Galicia throught the summer of 2025. So watch this space for news!

Address

Kirkby La Thorpe
Sleaford
NG349NU

Telephone

+447962896978

Website

http://www.spain-sailing.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Spain Sailing posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Spain Sailing: