The best seat in the house

The Mona Lisa is available for charter for many of the spectacular annual events held on the Thanet coastline and gives the opportunity to get an unrivalled up close and personal view of the show. For leisure it’s a great way to spend the day with often breathtaking views of the action.

For filming and photography The Mona Lisa’s highly skilled skipper will get you as close as is permissible to ensure that your shoot is a success.

Here are some of the key events in the diary so far – watch this space for updates of new events throughout the sailing season. Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is an event you would like to attend that is not listed here or you have a tailor made cruise in mind.

Please check this page for regular updates.

July 2008

Champions head for major new event at Ramsgate

A major new event, which will see champions heading for Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour, has been launched at the London Boat Show.

The marina will play host to the European Water Ski Racing Championships from Saturday 5 until Saturday 12 July 2008. The opening ceremony will see the competitors and their boats parade through the town, with racing taking place over four separate days during the following week.

Around 70 skiers from Britain, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Germany, France and Austria are expected to take part in the championships in a variety of races. Formula 1, 2 and 3 will be taking to the water, along with races for ladies, seniors, juniors and Eurokids from the age of 12 upwards. Competitors are likely to include former World Champion Kim Lumley, who took the Ladies silver medal at the World Championships in New Zealand in 2007. She has also won the prestigious Catalina Island race five times in the last six years and is the only European woman to ever win this event.

Tony Williams, the British Water Ski Chairman of Racing and GB Team Captain, said: “We’re really looking forward to bringing the 2008 European Water Ski Racing Championships back home to Britain and to Ramsgate Royal Harbour Marina for the first time. We are very lucky to have the Marina helping us and the waters off Ramsgate should prove to be very challenging and enjoyable for the skiers. It’s also an excellent spectator sport, with plenty of thrills and spills to be seen out on the water.”

Another great event with the opportunity to have great close up views from the water whilst enjoying our fine onboard meals