LAREDO

Laredo is a very well known summer village located in Cantabria,

North of Spain.

It has a population of 12.000 inhabitants arriving to 150.000

during the summer months of July and August.

Halfway between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, two

international airports have direct connections to Charleroi,

Brussels and Amsterdam within 50 Km. The population into that

area is 1.500.000. Ferry boat links to Plymouth and Portsmouth.

Historical facts:

Laredo belongs to Cantabria (name that in the language of the

old Celtic people means “the Highlands”) a country with Celtic

origins, the last one in Hispania to be conquered by the Romans.

Anyway the Latin culture never shadowed the old traditions and

religion and so, when the Romans left the Península. Cantabria

was independent once again. The German invaders, the

Visigoths, had to fight hardly too and never were in control of

the Country. When the Visigoths were beaten by the Moors in

Andalucía, Cantabria and the neighboring country of Asturias

were the only part of the Península never in their control. It was

from those ancient Celtic countries that the reconquest begun.

With the creation of the Kingdom of Castile, around 1.000 A.C.,

Laredo with the other parts of the Cantabria coast was the port

used for the wool trade with Flanders. And that was the reason

why the Kings of Castile and later the Kings of Castile and Aragon

used the port for their voyages to Northern Europe, England and

Flanders mainly.

It was one of those Kings of Castile and Aragon, Charles I born in

Ghent, Charles V after becoming Holy Roman Emperor, who

made his last voyage from the Flemish lands to his retreat in

Central Spain. He landed in Laredo.

This is what the Charles V Trophy is trying to re-enact. From the

green flats of Flanders to the green hills of Cantabria all along

Europe’s Atlantic coast.

The Trophy:

A Trophy called Charles V could have only one start, the city of

Ghent and it is in his canals that everything will get started,

hosted by the city. The formal departure will take place next day

from Euromarina Nieuwpoort, the biggest marina in Northern

Europe. From that village, similar in size to Laredo, we set sail to

the waters of the English Channel for a first stopover at the Royal

Clarence Marina in Gosport, Hampshire. Leaving England, the

Trophy reaches Britanny with two stops: the first in Saint Quay

Portrieux in the waters of “La Manche” and the second Breton

stop will be Kernèvel already in the Golf of Biscay. From

Kernèvel, the Trophy will set course to its final destination

Laredo.

All the information about the Trophy is within this link:

www.charlesvtrophy.com.

Information about Marina de Laredo:

CHARTS:
AC 1292, 1171: SC 394, 3942; SHOM 3542

DRAFTS – point of reference: 0 OF THE PORT:

The draft of Marina de Laredo depends on the boat length from

2 until 3,50 metres.

In the fishing basin, the draft is 5 metres.

SHELTER:

Access 24 hours, all weather/tides.

The harbour is sheltered by two breakwaters: the North

730 x 17 metres and the South 550 x 10 metres.

TIDES with reference to Santander tides:

Times Height (metres)
High water Low water MHWS MHWN MLWN MLWS
0000 0600 0000 0600
4,6 3,1 1,77 0,27
1200 1800 1200 1800

NAVIGATION:

Red light buoy: 43ᵒ 25’ 11 N / 3ᵒ 25’ 18 W (ETRS 89

DATUM)

Green light buoy: 43ᵒ 25’ 08 N / 3ᵒ 25’ 11 W (ETRS 89

DATUM).
FACILITIES OF MARINA DE LAREDO:

Berths: 857 which cover an area of 85.000 m2.

There are 2 kilometres of pontoons.

Length:

Length (metres) Length (feet) Berths

6 20 155
8 26 202
10 33 246
12 39 152
15 49 62
18 59 30
20 66 10

Dry stack indoor for up to 200 boats of 8 metres

(maximum).

A clean spot for the different waste (300 m2).

Collection waters of bilge.

Collection wastewater

A car parking of 410 places (nine for disables people).

A petrol station.

A travel lift which supports 50 tons. (ditch: 26 x 6,10

metres).

Street lighting in the whole area of Marina de Laredo.


Every berth has: drinking water and electrical energy.

Fire fighting system.

Workshops close to Marina de Laredo.

Telephone: not available right now.

E-mail: info@marinadelaredo.es

Web: www.marinadelaredo.com

LAREDO VILLAGE:

Population: 14.000. In summertime, 200.000.

Population in 50 kilometres radius: 1.500.000.

A beautiful sand beach of 4 km.

Historic old quarter.

Cantabria University summer courses.

A wide variety of sports: windsurf, surf, sailing, horse riding,

paragliding, volleyball…

Laredo was the venue for regattas (regional, national,

European and World championships).

Wonderful sights of Laredo from the top of the mountain

“La Atalaya”.

Restaurants, bars and pubs.


Car hire.

Supermarkets.

Bus station (www.alsa.es) and a taxi stop.

Five minutes walking from Marina de Laredo to the village

centre.

Access by car: A8/E70 motorway (exit 172 from Santander

and Bilbao).

Two international airports: Bilbao, Sondika (30 minutes, 55

kilometres) and Santander, Parayas (20 minutes, 40

kilometres).

Two connections by ferry to United Kingdom: Santander

(25 minutes, 45 kilometres) and Bilbao, Santurtzi (25

minutes, 45 kilometres).

Marina de Laredo is expected to be running in a very short time.