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Laferla Sette Giugno Marina di Ragusa Cruise 2025 [FULLY BOOKED]

June 5 - June 8

We are hereby announcing the details of this year’s Sette Giugno Marina di Ragusa Cruise.  A full programme with details of the events that will take place before and during our stay in Marina di Ragusa is attached included below.

We are also happy to announce that Laferla Insurance Agency Ltd will be sponsoring this event this year.  Laferla has also extended their support to the Club for all other events that will take place till the end of the year including the AGM in January 2026.  We are very grateful to Laferla for their support.

The Laferla Sette Giugno Marina di Ragusa Cruise 2025 will take place between Thursday 5th June and Sunday 8th June 2025.    

The other co-sponsor to this event is the Porto Turistico Marina di Ragusa who are partly sponsoring our three nights berthing in Marina di Ragusa to all boats taking part in the Laferla Marina di Ragusa Cruise 2025.  We are most grateful for their offer, and we would like to thank the management of the marina on behalf of all members of the Club.  The berthing fees for Marina di Ragusa may be found here.

As title sponsors for this event, Laferla will be providing participating boats with a cruise flag and T-Shirts to all skippers and registered crew members.

Once again, we are forced to limit the number of persons that we can book for this cruise because of transportation issues.  The limit will be the maximum capacity of two buses.  We are therefore limited to a maximum number of 110 persons that we can book for this cruise.  Once we reach that number, we will regrettably be unable to take further bookings.

If you intend to join us, please make sure you book early.

  1. Booking for this event should be made on the attached Booking Form. The form should be filled in, scanned and emailed back to the Club Hon Secretary on bookings@maltacruisingclub.org.
  2. Booking must be accompanied by payment for each crew member (including skipper) on board the boat as indicated below and the amount due should be paid to the treasurer of the Club by Internet Bank Transfer. If you are unable to travel to Sicily on those dates due to unforeseen circumstances or because of the weather, the Club will refund you the money if cancellation is received by the Club 48 hours before departure.
  3. Payment for this Cruise will be as follows:
    • Skipper and Crew: €110 each
    • Children under the age of 12:   €50 each
  4. The payment will cover all the events associated with this cruise, that is:
    • The Reception at the Skipper’s briefing on 3rd June
    • Welcome drink and antipasti on pontoon on 5th June
    • Official Laferla Dinner at Sabor Restaurant on 6th June
    • Tour by coach to Donnafugata Castle + Agriturismo Monsovile on the 7th June
    • One night berthing fees at Marina di Ragusa (the other two nights have to be settled by the Skipper at their offices).
  5. On arrival, boats will be required to call at the Porto Turistico Marina di Ragusa (PTMdR) office and register their boats as usual. Skippers will be also asked to pay for berthing fees of their boat according to the size of their boat.  However, for your three nights stay in Ragusa, you will be asked to pay only for two nights.   Skippers who require the use of the pontoon water and electricity facilities would also need to acquire the appropriate token from the office to access the amenities.  PTMdR will ask for a deposit for the token (which will be reimbursed when you leave the marina) and will charge for usage of water and electricity.
  6. Members who would like to leave Malta for Marina di Ragusa before Thursday 5th June or would like to extend their stay in Marina di Ragusa beyond Sunday 8th June can do so by contacting PTMdR individually and asking them for an extended stay. Boats will be charged separately for berthing fees for their extended stay and have to settle the bill with PTMdR directly.
  7. On Tuesday 3rd June at 19:00 hrs, a briefing for all skippers who have mailed/sent a booking form for this event (as indicated in [1] above) will take place at Haywharf Restaurant and Clubhouse in Floriana. Flags and T-shirts (for all crew) will be distributed at this briefing. The briefing will be followed by a standing reception at the same premises which will include savouries and wine and water.  Skippers may be accompanied by their spouses/partners or one member of their crew.   But please, only one person with the skipper.

We therefore encourage all members who intend to join us this year to Marina di Ragusa to fill in the booking form as soon as possible and send it via email.  Once we receive your form and payment, we will confirm your booking by email.


 

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS

Tuesday 3rd June

19:00 hrs – Skippers Briefing:   Haywharf Restaurant and Clubhouse in Floriana

We invite all the skippers who have mailed/sent a booking form for this event and received a confirmation of their booking at Haywharf Restaurant and Clubhouse in Floriana.  Flags to be flown during the cruise and T-shirts for the skippers and crew will be distributed at this briefing.  The briefing will be followed by a standing reception at the same premises which will include savouries and free wine and water.  Skippers may be accompanied by their spouses/partners or one member of their crew.    But please only one person with the skipper.

Thursday 5th June

06:00 / 07:00 hrs - Boats’ departure from Malta according to the cruising speed of the boat.

14:00 / 15:00 hrs – Estimated Arrival at Marina di Ragusa

19:00 hrs – Welcome Drinks and Sicilian pasta night on the Pontoon

We invite all the skippers of the participating boats and all their crews to a welcome drink and a Sicilian pasta night on the pontoon at the Marina. The service will be provided by a local Sicilian outside caterer.

Friday 6th June

Morning: Free

Skippers & crews are invited to visit the small seaside town of Marina di Ragusa with its many cafés, restaurants, and ice cream bars. One can also go for a swim at one of the lidos near the marina or on the public beach nearby.

19:30 hrs – Dinner at the Ristorante Sabor in Via del Mare, 82, Marina di Ragusa

The official sponsors Laferla, will be hosting a Dinner which will take place at Ristorante Sabor at 19:30 hrs.  The meal will consist of 4 courses based on local fish and also includes wine and water.  The restaurant is about 15-minute walk from the marina office.    For members who do not wish to walk to the restaurant, there will be transport provided by the restaurant at Euro 5 per person per trip.

Saturday 7th June

9:00 hrs – A whole day tour by private coach to Donnafugata and lunch at Agriturismo Monsovile.

Our first stop will be at the Castle of Donnafugata which is approximately 30 minutes by coach from Marina di Ragusa.  A guide will give us a tour of the Castle and the gardens of the castle.

It is not clear from where the name “Donnafugata” came from.  One version is that it refers to an existing Arabic expression meaning “Source of Health” translated afterwards into the Sicilian language as “Ronnafuata“.  Alternatively, “Donnafugata” literally refers to a woman´s escape, thought to specifically be the Queen Blanche of Navarrewidow of the King of Sicily in the 14th century, who was hiding for many years from the Count Bernardo Cabrera, who wanted to marry her in order to take on power of the whole island.

The tour will include also the garden of the castle.   Apparently, the garden was designed to have plenty of tricks and traps to amaze and amuse the castle owner’s guests, especially the ladies.

After the Donnafugata Castle tour we board the bus again and go for lunch at Agriturismo Monsovile which is about another 30 minutes by coach.

After lunch the coach will take us back to Marina di Ragusa

Evening : Free

Free evening for skippers and crew.  There are many restaurants in Marina di Ragusa where you can have a pizza or a plate of pasta in the evening. If you need a recommendation, we suggest:

Miramare Restaurant – 0039 0932615445

Cibarte Restaurant – 0039 3319186063 or 3348164333

Imperial Restaurant  - 0039 333 230 7181

Sunday 8th June

Sunday 8th June

Boats’ departure from Marina di Ragusa back to Malta

Details

Start:
June 5
End:
June 8