U.D. Lanzarote kicked off their Season with a thrilling away win in the blistering heat of Tenerife finding the winner deep into injury time.

The Tenerife side began the game the better of the two sides. In the 11^thminute claims for a penalty for the home side was waived away from the official as keeper Alejandro seemed to have brought down striker Rayco.

Minutes later and only a fine save from the 21 year old new Lanzarote goalkeeper kept the scores level after a fine shot from midfielder Juan David from the edge of the box.

The Rojillos (reds) then began to get into their stride. In the 31^st minute Lanzarote took the lead. A dangerous free kick swept in by ex Real Madrid player Jotha fell to a host of players but quickest to react was centre back Eliot giving the Rojillos their first goal of the season.

Eliot had played for Lanzarote a couple of years ago but had to take a season out through knee ligament damage and spent last season with fellow local club Marítima.

On the stroke of half time Lanzarote doubled their lead. A free kick a yard outside of the area was fired home by the impressive Ayoze Pérez.

Rojillos new manager Quico De Diego would have been pleased with his team’s first half performance but the beginning of the second half Lanzarote did not commit people forward and were looking to settle with what they had.  read more »

Motor sports enthusiasts beware! The Canary Islands stage of the Rallye de Tierra comes to Lanzarote for an intense two day event on the 18th and 19th September 2010.

There are 7 events in the Rallyes Tierra Campeonato de España 2010 calendar, two of them are in Lanzarote on consecutive days before the final stage in Coruña.

The full details of the course are being kept under wraps, only the total amount of kilometers are known together with the number of timed sections and that the event will be based in the municipality of Teguise. Six of the seven municipalities will be covered during the event, San Bartolomé did not want to participate.  read more »

Laura Dekker is a 14 year old Dutch girl who is sailing solo around the world and she arrived at Marina Rubicon in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote on Thursday.

Laura has had a year long legal battle with the Dutch authorities, they placed a supervision order on her until she could convince them that she was old enough to embark on this two year journey to circumnavigate the world. Laura set sail from Gibraltar to start her solo voyage on the 21st August 2010 , she will be sailing solo but mooring in harbours along the way therefore her trip will be classed as assisted.

During the first leg Laura suffered with some sea sickness whilst she got into a rhythm with her new boat Guppy, she has enjoyed the peace and quiet after all the media attention prior to setting sail. Guppy is a 38ft Jeanneau Ginfizz Ketch which is a bit different from her 28ft Hurley 800 that she’s previously sailed. You can follow Laura’s adventures through her website Laura Dekker the following is an excerpt from the entry dated 25th August 2010:  read more »

The deadline for inscriptions to participate in the Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon is tomorrow, Sunday 22nd August 2010. If you would like to enter as an individual or relay team please contact the organisers now to confirm your place. You can read the latest news about Kenneth Gasque’s new event here Ocean Lava Events.

Do you have some time to spare on Sunday 5th September 2010? Please come and join us as a volunteer, we need people for aid stations to hand out drinks, transition stations to help organise the bags and athletes, registration on the day, marshalling, finish line and so much more.  read more »

The first Lanzarote Wines Golf Tournament takes place at the Lanzarote Golf Course in Costa Teguise from the 20th to 22nd August 2010.

For more information please contact Lanzarote Golf by telephone: 928 590 512 or email: info@lanzarote-golf.es  read more »

Here is the list of football fixtures for the UD Lanzarote games this season. Home games normally kick off at 11:00am but please check as they can vary. Ticket prices are €5 per adult, €3 per pensioner and free for children 15 years old and under. Season tickets are available, please contact Ian 928 843 332 if you’d like one, they are priced at €50 per adult and €30 per pensioner.

29/08/2010  UD Realejos   v   UD Lanzarote

05/09/2010  UD Lanzarote  v  CD Corralejo

12/09/2010  AD Huracán  v  UD Lanzarote

19/09/2010  UD Lanzarote  v  UD Teror Balomplé

26/09/2010  CD Marino  v  UD Lanzarote

03/10/2010  UD Lanzarote  v  CD Laguna

10/10/2010  CD Mensajero  v  UD Lanzarote

12/10/2010  UD Lanzarote  v  UD Las Zocas

17/10/2010  CD Victoria  v  UD Lanzarote

24/10/2010  UD Lanzarote  v  Atlético Granadilla

31/10/2010  CD Orientación Marítima  v  UD Lanzarote  read more »

On my last visit to Corralejo in Fuerteventura these stand up paddle boards (SUP) were very popular on that island. That was almost a year ago and I’ve only seen a couple here in Lanzarote, one was being used by the lifeguard on the town beach in Playa Blanca.

On the 2nd August Stephane Etienne and Nicole Boronat crossed the Bocaina Straits from Pechiguera in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote to the harbour in Correlejo, Fuerteventura. The 14km crossing took the couple 3 hours whilst they battled the waves and strong currents in this channel between the islands.

Watch their adventure on this short video:  read more »

There are three open water swimming competitions in Lanzarote during August and all within a week of each other! The “big one” and most popular in Lanzarote is the annual swim “El Río” from Lanzarote over to the island of La Graciosa where hundreds of people participate this year is the 18th anniversary.

Earlier this year the Cabildo de Lanzarote along with various clubs on the island launched the I Copa de Natación en Aguas Abiertas 2010 for residents in Lanzarote. The cup consists of 10 swimming competitions and have ten different categories ranging from 12 years to over 50 years old. The dates for the remainder of 2010 are:

22nd August – VI Travesía Playa Grande-Playa Chica (1600m) Ayuntamiento de Tías

25th August – XVI Travesía de San Ginés (1200m) Real Casino Club Náutico

28th August – III Travesía de Punta Mujeres (2500m) Raúl Santana

19th September – II Travesía Playa Grande (1500m) Centro Deportivo Fariones

25th September – XVIII Travesía de La Graciosa (2800m) Insular de Deportes

2nd October - Travesía de la Piscina Municipal de Arrecife (1500m) Club Natación Lude Lanzarote

10th October - Travesía de Playa Blanca (1200m) Club Natación H2Olé

16th October – XI Travesía de La Bocaina (15000m) Club de Triatlón Vulcano  read more »