I chose to make my Gap Year only holiday destination in Thailand . My Gap Year visit will focus on sports. It is the Adventure 9 .
The activites:
The Ocean. The last frontier of adventuring on the planet. Unhindered by health and safety. Limitless opportunity for getting overwhelmingly lost, or drowned.
The Race: The race takes place in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, amongst the islands of the Zanzibar archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania. This is a 500 km staged race; driven by the Kusi and Kaskazi trade winds. On each stage of the race you'll be navigating your own way through a string of tiny islands and a few checkpoints, staying each night on which ever island you reach, trying to find your way to the finish line and perhaps a victory.
The Boats: The ideal vessel for racing the Indian Ocean is the local Ngalawa fishing boat. They also take on water like a camel at an oasis.
Training: Even if you've been sailing for years you've probably not experienced anything like this so we give two days of training before the race. At the end of training there is a test to make sure you've got the sailing and navigation skills needed to compete. Anyone who doesn;t pass the test will take a local skipper during the race.
Saving the World: We quite like this green and blue rock they call Earth and we want to look after it. We ask all teams on the Rally to raise £1000 for charity. The first half goes to our official charity Cool Earth, the rest can go to any registered charity of your choosing.
PRICE £3,000.
Includes
Getting to tell your grandchildren you sailed the greatest ocean adventure on the seas.
Use of the mighty Ngalawa for the duration of the race & training.
2 days of pre-race training.
One day test sail with your own skipper.
Support vessel in case of emergencies.
Use of GPS & Tracker.
Local charts for navigation.
Launch and finish parties.