Going Sailing

I am SO excited! As I was looking into outdoor things to do in Portugal, I came across some websites about sailing. When I traveled to Spain in 2008, my dad and I tried to find a place to rent a sailboat, but the only places that rented boats required a captain and crew. Hiring a crew is incredibly expensive and not really what I want. Sailing has been my passion for years and I have just wanted to rent a boat that I can sail. Then I found 3 places in southern Portugal that rented sailboats. The best place seems to be Beach Hut Watersports in Praia da Luz, near Lagos. I was already planning on a day trip to Lagos from Faro, so taking a bus a bit further would be perfect.

The website to Beach Hut,
http://beachhutwatersports.com/en/sailing-windsurf/
states that a Hobie Cat rental is only 30 Euros an hour (~$40). That is a great price and comparable to US sailboat rentals. I contacted the company for details and they said that they provide everything I will need: helmet, wetsuit, and lifejacket. For reservations, I will just need to contact them a couple days before and reserve a boat.

I thought there was no way I could get even more excited about Portugal than I already was. Then I found out I could go sailing. At this point, I want to run down the street screaming, "I'm going sailing in Portugal!! Eeeeeeeeeee!!!". Of course, I will contain myself and not do that...but it will be very hard.