Sailing in Valencia

In Valencia, it's "water, water everywhere" and consequently an array of water sports in Valencia. Sailing in Valencia is one of the more popular forms of sports and adventure in Valencia and attracts both the locals and the tourists by the hordes. Sailing in Valencia is known all over the world for its year-long brilliant and almost perfect conditions, the warm temperate waters and the host of famous competitions that are held here.

About Sailing in Valencia

Sailing in Valencia has drawn the enthusiasts since a long time. Being chosen as the venue for the 32nd version of the America's Cup in 2007 is just another feather in the cap of the Valencia sailing scene. To elaborate, the America's Cup is one of the most illustrious sailing events in the world and Valencia, Spain is to be its very first European venue.

The famed conditions for sailing in Valencia comprise of winds 5 to 15 knots strong and blow throughout the year, almost 320 days of sunshine in the year and an equitable Mediterranean climate. These sailing conditions are actually the fallout of the particular geography of Valencia: the absence of a mountainous zone near the coast guarantees that the southerly winds of Garbi and Xaloc blow right over the coast.

Sailing in Valencia, Spain has a long history. The oldest Valencia sailing club and sailing school was established way back in 1903 and is one of the oldest and the largest of the sailing clubs in the whole of Spain. It organizes a Regatta every weekend and also many national-level sailing competitions.

Sailing is one of the most popular options of sports and adventure in Valencia and the soaring popularity of sailing in Valencia can be gauged from the hordes of people thronging the many yacht clubs and sailing clubs that line the Mediterranean coastline. The sailing enthusiast can also hire a yacht or a sail boat from one of these places and set out for a tryst with the wind and waves.