Sixteen yachts have now signed up for the Yachting Monthly Rally Portugal which leaves Plymouth on 4 June. The smallest boat is a Vancouver 32.

The yachts will cruise in company to the Algarve following a route of short legs down the Protuguese coast.

It costs £450 per boat (up to 43ft) and £550 per boat after that. Each member of the crew including the skipper, pay an additional £225 per person. Tel: 01983 296060 or visit www.worldcruising.com