Explore Catamaran Sailing
Make the most of our coast
Holidays
The beautiful South Coast of England is definitely the place to be in the summer and if you have ever thought of spending a weekend or a week on a luxury catamaran with your family or friends, we can make it happen in style.
On a private charter, you get the boat to yourself with the skipper there to look after you, to advise on where to go, to show you the ropes and how a catamaran works – ideal as a familiarisation course for charter abroad.
The price includes the yacht, the skipper, berthing at Gosport and free parking for a car.
Sailing trips
We pioneered the idea of charter-a-berth, with organised weekend trips to exciting destinations at minimal cost to each guest. This year we have an exciting range of destinations.
Book-a-berth sailing weekends are a fantastic way to get out on the water at a great price. Trips are suitable for novice and experienced sailors, each being led by a professional instructor. Sailing, sight-seeing, learning or just socialising – the choice is yours, but you are definitely part of the crew.
This year, in addition to the weekend trips, there’ll also be long weekends and longer trips to more distant destinations.
Sea school
Solent Sail is an RYA approved sea school and can therefore run courses at all levels – Competent Crew, Day Skipper, Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore.
Training on a catamaran is a always a little different to a mono-hull, but your qualification is not restricted and our instructors will explain where the differences are important.
Ultimately a catamaran provides more space and comfort for the trainees and we make sure that the equipment on board is of the highest standard. A training course with us is also great primer for chartering overseas.
We can show you how to manoeuvre under engine, trim the sails, anchor with a bridle, pick up buoys and all the other skills that are key to safe and enjoyable sailing.
Corporate
A yacht makes a great venue for some corporate team building, client entertainment or just a treat for a job well done. A catamaran enhances the experience for the guests and puts everyone together on one level, half inside and half outside.
The itinerary is up to you, but as an example a day might comprise:
9:00 – join the boat in Gosport with a glass of champagne or juice and croissants or bacon rolls served by our stewardess.
9:30 – the skipper will provide a safety brief and a tour of the boat
10:00 – depart the dock, raise the sails and head out of the harbour
12:00 – stop on the Isle of Wight for lunch overlooking the sea
14:00 – return to the yacht for a virtual yacht race or treasure hunt
17:00 – arrive back at Gosport. Prizes for the winning teams
17:30 – depart the yacht.
This month’s nautical quiz was – a yachtsman turns up at the fuel pontoon with a 5-litre container and asks the attendant to put 4 litres of diesel in it. Unfortunately he only has a 3-litre jug. How can the men measure exactly 4 litres of diesel using just the two containers?
And the answer – First fill up the 3-litre jug. Pour this in to the 5-litre container. Refill the jug and again poor it into the 5-litre container until it is full. This leaves 1 litre in the jug. Empty the 5-litre container back in to the storage tank and pour the 1 litre in the 3-litre jug in to the 5-litre container. Fill the 3-litre jug again and pour it in to the 5-litre container. The container will now have 4 litres in it.