Teambuilding

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"

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"

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"

‘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…"

“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"

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"

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”"

We are just over a month into 2022 and despite a cautious start to the year, it is clear that people are feeling optimistic about the summer to come – enquiries about spending quality time on the water, with colleagues, clients and friends, are coming in thick and fast. Obviously, we couldn’t be happier thanContinue reading "Solent Dates for your Diary 2022"

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?"

Whilst the end of the summer season in the UK sees our Sailing and Powerboat events drawing to a close, we don’t just hibernate for the winter! Our River Thames Clay Shoot is very popular for groups of between 15-40 guests and can run between 4 hours to a full day. With this event, ourContinue reading "Autumn and winter water based fun!"

Well, if you had told us a year ago how this season would have gone, we would have said you were crackers!  With extended lockdowns early in the season, legislation allowed us to continue to run certain events, mainly teambuilding and conferences for small groups. When the restrictions lifted, the flood gates seemed to openContinue reading "WOW….. what a season!"

With Cowes Week just a couple of weeks away, the Solent Events team are gearing up for a busy week! This famous regatta founded in 1826 is held annually on the Solent to fit into the social calendar after Glorious Goodwood and before the Glorious Twelfth (the first day of the grouse shooting season). TheContinue reading "Cowes Week is just around the corner… don’t delay!"

The Little Britain Challenge Cup sailing regatta will follow a different social event schedule this coming year when it runs on 10th & 11th September 2021. The first racing day will take place on Friday 10th but will see a new evening BBQ at the Royal Ocean Racing Club for hungry sailors eager to networkContinue reading "Changes to the Little Britain Challenge Cup for 2021"

With our Marine based events season starting shortly, you might be wondering why we mainly use the Solent for our events. The answer is simple in that the area of water between the Isle of Wight and the South Coast of the UK, known as ‘The Solent’ enjoys sheltered waters for most of the yearContinue reading "Why The Solent?"

Following the government announcements last night there are very encouraging signs that the events industry will be able to start to get back to work soon. At Solent Events, our season is relatively short so with 17th May being sited as a potential date that small groups can again get together, we’ll be ready andContinue reading "Events Update – 23rd Feb 2021"

As we all look back at a challenging year, 2021 stands just a few days away and we at Solent Events are optimistic that some kind of normality will prevail and life will start to get back on track for most in the year to come. We thank our loyal and trusting clients who deferredContinue reading "Looking Forward to 2021"

Here at Solent Events we think that you’ll all agree that 2020 has been a challenging year for most people and a devastating one for others. Whilst marine based events are obviously trivial when compared to the development of vaccines and caring for those in need, we hope to play a very small part inContinue reading "How can we all get ‘back to normal’?"

Here at Solent Events we talk about sailing – a lot. We talk about exciting global race events coming to the Solent, about the fantastic sailing days you can enjoy with your colleagues, your guests, your clients. Sailing is fun, sailing is being at one with the elements, working as team, getting the best outContinue reading "The Power of Sailing"