This is reinforced by the fact that Valencia was chosen to hold 32nd America’s Cup, the most prestigious sailing competition in the world.

Below is a list of our recommendations regarding water sports companies, yacht clubs and sports harbours, where you will be able to enjoy regattas, sailing, windsurfing in modern installations characterized by their quality and diversity.

Underwater activities, sailing and charter services

Centro de Buceo Bentos (Padi)

The centre offers the prestigious PADI training programme with courses at all levels including that of instructor, from April to November. On summer weekends, bank holidays and public holidays diving trips are organised to some of the most interesting depths in the Mediterranean, from the Islas Columbretes to Benidorm.The centre sells and rents scuba-diving material and offers equipment maintenance and cylinder refill services.

• Pavía, 31 / Phone: (+34) 963 564 505
• Website: www.infonegocio.com/bentos
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Mare Nostrum (Ssi)

The centre is open all year round, offering first dives and courses at all levels from beginners to advanced divers specialising in orientation and night dives. Intensive courses are also available. Although its headquarters are located in the city of Valencia, immersions are conducted on the coast of Xàbia, where they have their own boat moored on the La Fontana channel. From there they set sail to the Cabo de San Antonio marine reserve, Termas and the island of Portixol, where they have a total of over fifteen diving spots.

• Jose Benlliure, 60 / Phone: (+34) 670 560 088
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Charter Náutica, S.L

Charter Náutica S.L is a Valencian company specialising in the rent, selling and management of catamarans and yachts as well as in company incentives (Team Building). It has 50 vessels in Spain with a capacity from 8 to 150 passengers. It organises all kinds of nautical events with a comprehensive service in which companies, partners and clients can enjoy an unforgettable experience in a unique setting: dinners and lunches on board luxury boats, boat excursions so as to enjoy the Regattas and the Training Sessions of the America’s Cup, weekly charters in the Balearic Islands and on the Levante coast. If you’d like to enjoy the Formula Uno, they offer various options, from terraces where you can follow the races with a panoramic view of the circuit of Valencia and the spectacular port America’s Cup, up to the renting of luxury yacht moored in the same port including top quality services such as catering, open bar, hostess,  audiovisual pursuit of the race, entertainment, gifts and much more. It is one of the most thorough nautical service companies on the market and it works professionally in order to place the sea within reach of everyone.

• Real Club Náutico de Valencia
• Camino Canal 91, locales 8 y 9 / Phone: (+34) 963 447 681 / 629 068 697
• Website: www.catamaranes.com
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Cruceros Valencia

CrucerosValencia is a company specializing in boat charters, sponsorship and corporate events, which also offers sailing boats renting for private individuals. Those who work in this company demonstrate their experience and passion for all nautical things. They will take you to watch the best regatta boat races from close up; business sponsorship, corporate team building and regattas, and “sea baptism” boat rides.

• Guillem de Castro, 1-4º-7ª / Phone: (+34) 902 303 026
• Website: www.crucerosvalencia.com
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Yacht Club and Sport harbours

Ports America’s Cup Marina

Travel as far as the North or South seacoast, moor your yacht next to the canal that sees the passing of the 12 teams of the 32nd America’s Cup every day. Enjoy being next to the America’s Cup Park, a new complex open 24 hours a day with restaurants, cafés, entertainment… Being moored so near the action you will experience the most important nautical event in the world up close.

• Coordinates: GPS: 39° 28.0′ N – 0° 18.5′ W – VHF 67
• Harbour Office Port – America’s Cup / Phone: (+34) 963 542 160
• Website: www.portamericascup.com
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Real Club Náutico de Valencia

With a hundred years of history, this club has some of the most modern and complete nautical installations of the Region of Valencia and a large cruiser fleet is moored at its pontoons. The quality and wide range of services on offer and the deep love of sailing found here make it host to important competitions and have enabled it to be considered in the choice of Valencia as host to the 32nd America’s Cup, in 2007. The club has a large social club, children’s park, sports centre, Olympic swimming pool, tennis and squash courts and practice walls. What is more, there is also a full range of port services on offer, such as sales and rental of craft, chandler’s, etc. The Club Sailing School offers courses in the different sailing categories, as much light sailing as cruise sailing.

• Number of Moorings: 1397
• Operator: Real Club Náutico de Valencia / Coordinates: 39º 25′ 07” N – 0º 19′ 04” W
• Camino del Canal, 91, Valencia / Phone: (+34) 963 679 011
• Website: www.rcnauticovalencia.com
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Club Náutico Port Saplaya

The residential estate that gives the port its name shelters its installations to the point that the moorings are practically at the door of the houses, which give it an individual character. The dockyard is full of activity all year round, with a large fleet of catamarans and laser craft. There is a light sailing school next to the installations, called Velactiva, which offers courses from July to September.

• Number of Moorings: 323 / Category: Marina / Operator: As. Mixta Compen. Playa Alboraya
• Coordinates: 39º 30′ 05” N – 0º 1
• Autopista AP-7, km 4,5 / Ronda del Puerto, s/n, Alboraya / Phone: (+34) 963 550 033
• Website: www.cnportsaplaya.com
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