Ben Ainslie secured his place in Olympic yachting history at London 2012 and budding stars of the future have the chance to follow in his footsteps by learning the ropes at an exciting new junior sailing camp at Spain's La Manga Club at the end of this month.

Ainslie claimed his fourth successive gold medal last summer to become the most successful Olympic sailor ever and children can launch their new interest in yachting with the resort's new all-inclusive break from April 27 to May 1.

Available to boys and girls aged ten to 15 and costing €750 (£680 approx), the five-day programme will take place on the famous Mar Menor on the Costa Calida coast and features tuition, training and advice on all aspects of sailing from La Manga Club's experienced team of experts. 

In addition, the package also includes full board accommodation - based on two children sharing a room - in the award-winning venue's fully-serviced four-star Las Lomas Village apartments, with a ten per cent discount available for parents staying in the apartments or the resort's five-star hotel.

Located just five minutes from La Manga Club, the Mar Menor is the largest salt lake in Europe, measuring 22 miles long and 180 square kilometres in total, and is the ideal place to enjoy a wide range of watersports.

Top Spanish Volvo Ocean Race sailor Diego Fructuoso recently became an ambassador for La Manga Club and sailing is just one of the sports on offer to children over the coming months at the resort, which continues to set the benchmark for sports and leisure destinations across Europe. Youngsters can enhance their skills at a number of other first-class academies run by the award-winning resort including tennis, cricket, rugby and football, as well as the fun-packed range of activities in the junior club.

In addition, the world-famous Real Madrid Junior Football Academy will be staged for the second year running in July and, after a successful debut in 2012, the Michael Owen Rugby Academy will return for a four-week spell during July and August.

Daley Thompson's Adventure Fitness company will also be back to hold its popular athletics courses - designed by the double Olympic gold medallist and overseen by world-class athletes - during the summer holidays which cover a range of track and field disciplines.

La Manga Club boasts unrivalled facilities as a sports and leisure destination including three 18-hole championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and a 2,000m² spa and fitness centre. As well as offering the choice of a five-star hotel, four-star serviced apartments and townhouses and more than 20 bars and restaurants, it is great fun for adults and children alike.

For more information or to book call 00 34 968 17 5577, email reserve@lamangaclub.com or visit www.lamangaclub.com.

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La Manga Club - www.lamangaclub.com - is an unrivalled sports and leisure paradise which sits between the low hills that separate the Mediterranean from the Mar Menor Sea, just 20 minutes from Murcia airport and an hour from Alicante.  

Set out over an area of some 560 hectares (approx. 1,400 acres), it enjoys a mild year-round Mediterranean climate and offers visitors a prestigious five-star hotel, luxury vacation apartments and extensive sports facilities, including three championship golf courses, a 28-court tennis centre and eight grass sports pitches. The resort is also home to innumerable leisure facilities, such as the 2,000m2 Spa La Manga Club with its 13 luxurious treatment rooms, comprehensive fitness centre and 25m indoor swimming pool; meeting, banqueting and incentive facilities, and more than 20 restaurants and bars. 

As well as hosting both Davis and Fed Cup tennis matches, La Manga Club has signed a long-term deal to be the overseas training resort of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) until 2016. It has also staged the Spanish Open golf championship and regularly attracts professional and international football teams to the first-class year-round training facilities which are also used by rugby and cricket sides.

As a result of almost 40 years of continued investment, innovation and commitment to excellence, La Manga Club is widely recognised as Spain's flagship resort and as one of the finest sports and lifestyle destinations in the world. Evidence of this is provided by its numerous awards and accolades.

La Manga Club was the region of Murcia's candidate to bring the 2015 Solheim Cup to Spain. The resort has long been a staunch supporter of women's golf, being the official overseas resort partner of the English Women's Golf Association for three years as well as hosting the Ladies European Tour (LET) Qualifying School from 2009-12. La Manga Club is also the venue for the Ladies Murcia Open, an LET Access Series event, and regularly hosts top women's amateur events and teams.