Sailing

With no sailing in the Gotland 2017 NatWest International Island Games, the sailing community in Gibraltar would like to take this opportunity to invite all the competing islands to come and participate here and also to offer some information on Gibraltar and a little detail on the Sailing event itself.

Sailing was first introduced by Gibraltar as one of the sports in the Island Games in 1995 when the Games were last hosted here. There is great enthusiasm in seeing it return and a strong desire to see full participation from all the competing islands.

Weather Conditions
Gibraltar has a Mediterranean climate and makes a very pleasant venue for dinghy sailing. Below are some weather averages for late June to early July.

Average Wind Speed (7am to 7pm): 11 Knots
Average Sea Temperature: 21°C
Average Max Air Temperature: 26°C
Average Min Air Temperature: 19°C

For more detail on average weather conditions CLICK HERE

For detail on average winds CLICK HERE

Tides
Gibraltar has a Maximum Tidal Range of approximately 1 Metre. The Sailing event will not be restricted in any way by tidal factors

For detail on tides CLICK HERE

Download the Sailing Instructions (as of 02/07/19) CLICK HERE

Download the Notice of Race (as of 17/03/19) CLICK HERE