UK ‘Skippered Charter’ Sailing Family Holiday Our UK based family yacht sailing holiday with skipper for the family from Hamble, UK beautiful South Coast are now available. This makes for a fantastic opportunity to have a holiday afloat and explore a variety of destinations on your own exclusive yacht for the family / household with … Continue reading UK Yacht Charter Sailing Holiday with Skipper →

Yacht Sailing Wet Weather Gear You need it whether you like it or not –  to keep the rain off, spray out, windchill off transfer from yacht to dinghy to shore. Good hoods and combined with a baseball cap or beanie make for a good wet weather or winter combo. We have Yachtforce baseball caps … Continue reading Gill Yachting Wet Weather Gear For Hire →

Lanzarote Yacht Sailing Holidays & Charter During Covid What can be more idyllic than the thought of your own large Lanzarote charter yacht, with your own private Skipper to keep you safe, your own family group or ‘bubble’, in the sun with warm winds, staying safe and self socialising, eating outdoors at restaurants and getting … Continue reading Lanzarote Yacht Sailing Holidays During Covid →

Easy Travel Options from UK Airports to Mercury Yacht Harbour, Satchel Lane, Hamble, SO31 4HQ: For travel to Yachtforce yachts at Mercury Yacht Harbour use the airports below listed in ease of journey time / least changes with the train providers. Failing that grab a taxi. There is plenty of free on site parking if … Continue reading Travel To Mercury Yacht Harbour From UK Airports →

RYA Day Skipper Theory in Reading The RYA Day Skipper Theory course aims to teach the basics of navigation and pilotage to those who are wanting to navigate familiar waters during the day. Course dates are: Dates: Monday – Thursday, 18:00-21:00,  24th – 27th February Monday – Thursday, 18:00-21:00, 2nd – 5th March Saturday & … Continue reading RYA Day Skipper Theory in Reading – Starts Feb 24th →

The truth about winter sailing in UK waters Distance cruises and mile -builders in the winter… It takes a special type of person to want to go sailing in December in UK / Northern France waters but there are loads of positives to winter sailing and to be truthful in some ways for the Skippers, … Continue reading Winter Yacht Sailing – The Benefits →

If you are one of the few that have never felt sea sick when afloat – you are blessed. Figures suggest that just 1 in 10 people are not susceptible… the rest of us can get ill and do so from time to time. However, all is not lost – it can be controlled. Don’t … Continue reading Sea Sickness Prevention →