Yachts & Yachting – August 2019

FEATURE UK SAILING HOLIDAYS

is event runs from 5-7 July at the

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing

Academy and could be the ideal thing

to combine with a holiday in the area.

For rst-timers there’s a chance to

Try Sailing and, for those unable to

sail a conventional boat because of the

physical demands, there is a chance

to have a go at sip and pu sailing.

One of the most active Sailability

centres on the east coast is e

Woolverstone Project, which oers

sailing at Alton Water Sailing Centre

and Royal Harwich YC – both great

areas for a summer holiday.

Adventurous types keen to experience

life on the ocean waves should consider

signing up for a place aboard one of

the Jubilee Sailing Trust’s two square-

rigged three-masted barques on a Sail

Training Tall Ships Races or regatta.

STS Lord Nelson and Tenacious have

been specically designed and adapted

for a mixed ability crew, including

those with a wide variety of physical

impairments and health conditions.

EXPERIENCE DAYS

Newcomers to sailing or those who

want to take their sailing expertise

to a new level may enjoy one of the

many sailing experience days on oer.

Combining a summer UK holiday with

some fun days out can be relaxing,

rewarding and extremely inspirational.

While there are many Experience Day

companies oering sailing as an option,

it is important to do a bit of research to

choose the most convenient location

and type of sailing experience required.

Into the Blue has a special-price

Sailing Day in Dorset, dinghy sailing

in Poole Harbour plus sailing Taster

Days, while Escape Yachting has all

sorts of exciting sailing experiences

on oer including evening Wine and

Spirit Tasting Sails on e Solent,

or a day cruise from Lymington.

For a real taste of adventure opt

for Escape Yachting’s two-day cruise

and visit some of the Solent’s pretty

harbours such as Hamble, Beaulieu,

Lymington, or Cowes on the Isle of

Wight. Universal Yachting also runs a

selection of sailing experiences including

a four-day Channel Island trip.

If you are planning a holiday in

Scotland then Experience Days oers

a whole range of days out including

options for sailing experience days

in the Edinburgh area. e Half Day

Edinburgh Sailing Experience taking in

the Forth Bridge and other highlights of

the Firth of Forth is particularly popular.

Red Letter days is worth checking

out for another selection of interesting

sailing experiences including a day

Above

Get up in the

rigging with

the Jubilee

Sailing Trust

of racing in Brighton, a relaxing

Sailing Aernoon with Cream Tea

for Two on the River Orwell or, for

something completely dierent, a

Land Yachting Experience in Kent.

e place to consider if you are

looking for serious race action

such as the Rolex Fastnet Race, or

an opportunity to race across e

Channel in a RORC race aboard a

Class40 is Dream or Two Sailing.

For a chance to race at Lendy

Cowes Week, check out Virgin

Experience Days’ Champagne Sailing

Day at Lendy Cowes Week 2019.

SAILING REGATTA WEEKS

Why not consider combining your

summer holiday with a regatta week?

ere are a huge number of regatta/

family weeks taking place throughout

the summer season all around the UK.

Lendy Cowes Week, Dartmouth Royal

Regatta and Salcombe Week are some

of the most popular regatta weeks and

therefore attract a huge entry but there

are plenty of others to choose from.

Most regatta weeks are located in

desirable coastal family holiday locations

so nding local accommodation for the

week is not usually a problem, although

it is a good idea to book early. Burnham

Week, Ramsgate Week and Pyeeet

Week on the east coast are just a few that

oer good racing. You will also nd that

at some clubs, particularly the smaller

ones, race teams are calling out for

extra crew so it is worth contacting the

organising club to register your interest.

To guarantee your place on the

startline, however, nd a regatta that

oers yacht charter, such as Freewind.

Choose from two of the most popular

West Country events – Fowey Royal

Regatta or Falmouth Sailing Regatta

Week – and enjoy a friendly yacht

regatta in a historic harbour.

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