General interest

September Thursdays are nearly full for corporate sailing away days, but Team Tuesday and Away Day Wednesday offer the same inspiring team-building experience with greater availability.

With the sunshine finally here, now is the perfect time to take your company summer social outdoors. A day on the water offers the ideal mix of team building, relaxation, and adventure.

Our sister company, Commercial Rib Charter (CRC), part of Solent Rib Charter, has been awarded a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category—one of the UK’s most prestigious business honours.

On a corporate sailing event, teams are placed in a hands-on environment where communication and coordination matter.

Sailing on the Solent in spring feels like getting back to what it’s really about. The water, marinas and restaurants are quieter, and there’s a sense of space you don’t get later in the year.

A very happy and healthy 2025 from our team to yours – may it be filled with joy and laughter – and plenty of time on the water! If you would like to bring the team together or reward outstanding achievements, entertain or simply get out of the office – we can help you getContinue reading "Events on the Solent in 2025"

After Cowes being part of the successful inaugural 2019 season, the Solent is set to host the high-octane action of SailGP once again in 2025 . In July next year this thrilling sailing series, known for its fast-paced races and cutting-edge technology, will once again see elite teams from around the world battle it outContinue reading "SailGP Returns to the Solent"

Here’s a thought – watching the air, from the water!  In just under a week’s time, the Bournemouth Air Festival will be here again, from Thursday 29th until Saturday 31st August. Having entertained nearly 10.5 million people since it’s inception in 2008, this award-winning festival is clearly well worth a visit – and a fantasticContinue reading "Bournemouth Air Festival"

The start of Cowes Week 2024 is less than a month away and we can’t wait! At 198 years young, Cowes Week is the world’s longest running regatta – what started with 7 yachts in 1826, now has evolved into a 500 boat, 7-day racing event. The mixture of ultra-modern designs with classics, one-design andContinue reading "Cowes Week 2024"

With just over 3 weeks to go, the standard entries for the iconic Round the Island Race close on the 1st June, with late entries allowed until the 12th June. One of the largest yacht races in the world, this amazing and unique one-day yacht race, anti-clockwise around the Isle of Wight, regularly attracts overContinue reading "Race for All – Round the Island Race"

The winter months tend to be a little bit quieter for water-based events. Our charters have slowed down, but the ops team certainly hasn’t. We use this time to reflect on the season just gone and prepare for the one ahead. Many of our charter yachts are out of the water, having their hulls cleaned,Continue reading "Winter Maintenance at Solent Events"

We love our Solent and are always very excited to read about the various local conservation and sustainability projects. One such exciting story is the start of a project last month, to re-introduce native oysters to Cowes Harbour waters. Funded by the Cowes Harbour Commission and in partnership with the Blue Marine Foundation, the Cowes-basedContinue reading "The Solent is your Oyster"

Despite some unusually warm October weather, the turning of the leaves and shortening of the days indicate that we are well and truly into autumn.     Driving to the marina through the New Forest, we are treated to a dazzling display of colours – all the trees at different stages of their leaf-dropping journeys.Continue reading "Boats for all Seasons"

A spot of rain gets ignored during this iconic match, as there is already water on the pitch, the “crease” is at best marked through bits of seaweed, and the stumps are a tad wet. Only when the tide comes in and the waves start properly rolling across the playing area, does the annual BrambleContinue reading "When rain doesn’t stop play"

The 50th Rolex Fastnet Race is underway, Cowes Week is only days away, and the season on the Solent is in full swing. With the largest fleet of open Ribs in Europe, we still have availability for Cowes Week – why not charter a Rib with skipper for the day, see the racing up closeContinue reading "Mid-Season on the Solent"

Standard entries for the iconic Round the Island Race on the 1st July 2023, close on the the 17th June. This unique one-day yacht race around the Isle of Wight, regularly attracts over 1,200 boats and around 10,000 sailors, making it one of the largest yacht races in the world and the fourth largest participationContinue reading "Round the Island Race 2023"

Lymington – the Home Berth for our Ribs and popular starting point for many of our events – is a port town on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire. The New Forest is one of the South Coast’s most popular destinations thanks to its outstanding natural beauty. It is well known forContinue reading "Boats & Ponies"

10th September 2023, 15 classic sailing boats, 27,000 miles – no high-tech equipment In September 1973, 17 yachts lefts Portsmouth for the Whitbread Race around the World. On its 50th anniversary, the 10th September 2023, 15 pre-1988, classic yachts will be starting from Southampton, on their version – the Ocean Globe Race. Not returning untilContinue reading "Ocean Globe Race 2023"

Is being out on the water your passion, but prefer not to be the one “in control”? Love the thrill of the start of a sailing race, but preferably from the side-lines? Can’t really own your own amazing yacht, but love admiring them? Why not come out on a skippered charter – yacht, powerboat orContinue reading "Being part of it, without taking part"

“What do I tell people to wear?” The question we get asked the most in the run up to any sailing event – whether it is a luxurious hospitality day or company regatta. Obviously, sailing apparel is totally dependent on the type of sailing you are looking to do – and when and where youContinue reading "Water Wardrobe"

Obviously, we love water – but we do prefer being on it rather than it falling on us. Although Spring is fast approaching, we are not quite there yet, and the weather keeps bringing water of the “wrong” kind! Yes, we have the right gear to go out regardless, but it is no secret thatContinue reading "Water Winter “Ops”"

It’s that time of year where a lot of us look, or at least try to look, long and hard at our lifestyle and any potential excesses that might not be so good for us, and decide that “things need to change”. Never starting on the 1st of January though – that would just beContinue reading "New Year, New You?"

At Solent Events, we’ve been hearing great things about the restoration of seagrass in our local area and felt compelled to highlight this important work. Seagrass plays an important part in the fragile marine ecosystem as it provides breeding grounds for many of our fish stocks as well as rare marine life such as seahorsesContinue reading "Seagrass Restoration in The Solent"

The 2022/23 SailGP season has been announced and it couldn’t be more exciting. Kicking off in Bermuda in May, it will return to Plymouth for the second year running, for the 3rd Sail Grand Prix Event of the series. After an incredibly successful event this year, with an estimated 27,500 spectators enjoying the thrilling raceContinue reading "SailGP Season 3 – Coming back to Plymouth in 2022!"