Sailing Days

A day’s sailing on an impressive yacht in the Solent is the ideal way to entertain corporate guests, provide the ultimate staff reward day, or give someone a lifetime of memories.

The Solent is world-famous as a yachting area. Its waters are ideal for many different sailing activities, and among them is corporate charter. The Solent itself is sheltered from the ocean swell that can affect the Channel; the mainland ports of the Solent are easily reached from anywhere in southern and central England; and the Isle of Wight has that special appeal that islands always have.

On a sailing day out you have a number of choices:

Sail all day, with sandwiches, fruit and other finger food served when the opportunity arises; this arrangement generally suits only keen and experienced sailors who want to do something special, such as sail around the Isle of Wight.

Have lunch at anchor in a sheltered bay or creek, probably on the island shore, where we can serve a more elaborate meal on-board; this suits pretty keen groups who want to strike a balance between maximum sailing time and food that’s a bit special.

Go into Cowes. Here, you have a choice between lunch on-board or in one of a dozen restaurants and pubs dotted along the narrow streets of this famous yachting town.

Yarmouth is directly across the Solent from Lymington (and served by frequent car ferry). This is very useful for organising a mini-regatta, typically using three matched yachts; we eat on-board to keep the sailing time to the max, but Yarmouth does have some excellent restaurants, including one which is acknowledged to be the best in any of the Solent ports, so the place also has attractions for those who put lunch at the top of the agenda!