ISAF offer guide-
Save £90,000 on a Lagoon
lines on Piracy Catamaran – fantastic
Factory Stock Offers
Ancasta is able to offer some
great promotions on select
catamarans across the popular
Lagoon range…
In view of the recent escalation in piracy in the Gulf
of Aden, Yemen and Somalia, ISAF has advised
yachts not to enter this area. However if they do
Lagoon 380 – Save £18,000
they urge yacht owners to contact the relevant
Two Lagoon 380’s are available,
naval authorities to make them aware of the
with savings to be had of over
yachts presence and have issued a document that
£18,000. Both models come with a four cabin layout with Trajan Sand
offers advice and means of contacting the naval
upholstery and cockpit biminis.
authorities. ISAF have produced a document with
Lagoon 420 – Save £90,000
the Maritime Security Centre, Horn of Africa which
Four popular versions of the Lagoon 420 model are available, three
ISAF urges every cruising yacht in the area to carry
diesel models and a Hybrid model, with discounts of up to £90,000 on
and use.
selected models.
The Maritime Security Centre,
Lagoon 440 – Save £40,000
Horn of Africa, has been
Two versions of this model are available in this fantastic offer with
established by the international
savings of over £40,000 - a four cabin option comes with a charter
security community in response
layout and Astra Beige upholstery and the three cabin option comes
to the increasing incidents
complete with Trajan Grey upholstery.
of piracy in the area. The
deployment of international naval
Lagoon 500 – Save £55,000
forces drawn from nine nations
Three spacious models are available, with a four and five cabin options.
aims to ensure safe passage
Perfect for charters and longer term cruising. This larger catamaran
for all vessels through this area. However the high
model is stunning with immense visibility offered by the large panoramic
profile seizures of large merchant vessels and yachts
windows.
that are released once a ransom has been paid
has attracted international publicity to the issue of
For more information on these factory stock promotions please contact
piracy and the impotence of ships and international
Ancasta’s Lagoon Brand Manager. Graham Laver: Tel: + 44 (0) 23 80 45000.
authorities in the face of it. There is also no clear
Email: lagoon@ancasta.com
international legal system for those accused of piracy
in international waters, prompting the call for an
international court to deal with priates. Despite the Broadblue Charters are also offering some fantastic
presence in the area of a naval task force the area to
deals for Mediterranean charters this summer
be covered is so large that they are trying to find a
‘needle in a haystack’. Pirates often operate in small
Malcolm Taylor of Broadblue Charters sent us a note:
open vessels or from fishing boats, many hundreds The weather has been so glorious that our charter guests have all but
of miles from their home ports. They are well forgotten about the chilly economic climate back home. However as the clichés
equipped with rocket launchers and machine guns
go "we are not out of the woods yet" and "we all need to band together and
and motivated by the high financial reward of any
help each other through these difficult times".

successful seizure make determined and tenacious
So how can we help each other? Well here's an idea for you!
attempts to capture vessels. In a country which is

so poor the reward of piracy makes the risks worth
Go sailing, escape and forget it - plus save a fortune!

taking so being a pirate is attractive
OK so there is no point in hiding it. While reservations have been far
better than expected thanks to our loyal returning charter guests, we
Once seized boats and crews have generally been
still have some cold spots in the booking chart. These gaps make me
well looked after provided they co-operate with the
shiver. So I want to warm things up for us all and offer some scorching
pirates. However some vessels have sat in Somalia
hot deals to fill them.

for many months waiting for negotiations over the
June for 25% off?
release fee to be agreed. The document from ISAF is

downloadable from this link:
Or grabbing one of the few remaining high season slots for 15% off?

So if you fancy getting away from it all to a part of the world where it
http://www.sailing.org/28144.php is cheap to eat, drink and be merry, where life is for living, where the
seas are turquoise, where the sun shines & the wind blows balmy
• More than 100 attacks in 2008
everyday, to sail and live-aboard a fantastic Broadblue catamaran and
generally be treated like royalty, call us.
• 40 successful hijackings
• 14 ships currently held We are ready to talk Turkey, Greece your palm and do a deal that will
• About 200 crew held hostage warm the cockles of your heart and your pocket.
Source International Maritime Bureau
More details from: www.broadbluecharters.com
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