Powerboats

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"

Colleague get-togethers, client conferences, board meetings – all serious business. Our years of corporate eventing and team building experience have taught us that serious business is most effective with having fun together mixed in. We specialise in delivering the complete package; a venue that takes care of your meeting arrangements, seamlessly bolted on to water-basedContinue reading "Meetings and Yachts, Conferences and Ribs"

A New Year, a New Record  It’s a special year – the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet – and the new race entry system for the “world’s largest offshore yacht race” coped admirably.  In the first hour alone, 433 entries signed up – a promising sign that a record size fleet might be atContinue reading "50th Rolex Fastnet Race"

‘Tis the Season to be Jolly     We might not be decking our halls with boughs of holly, but we are certainly scrubbing the decks and cleaning the bow! Our winter maintenance season is now in full swing, and looking back at a successful, packed season on the water, we do feel rather jolly. FromContinue reading "‘Tis the Season to be Jolly"

With the days getting shorter and the air getting that bit colder, our corporate sailing season is drawing to a close for 2022 – and what a season it has been! It was clear from the start that people were travelling again – UK colleagues finally got to spend time together with their international counterparts,Continue reading "When one season finishes…"

Now we might be a little biased, but we do think that we offer just about the perfect location for a trip out on the water. First of all, there is the water – The Solent.  Offering The Needles and Hurst Castle on one end, four Napoleonic era Forts on the other, and in betweenContinue reading "Location, location, location"

We love sailing – and we admit that we stress this quite a bit. However, what we love the most about our sailing, is being out on our beautiful Solent. What we love even more, is sharing that amazing Solent with you. If sailing is not your thing, more drawn to the roar of anContinue reading "Engine Power"