
Sailing news and holidaysHURST POINT YACHT CHARTERS LIMITEDLymington based UK sailing at the spectacular western end of the Solent |
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NEWS AND INFORMATION Alderney Mile Building 3rd January 2008 The RYA have announced a cross channel regatta week 15th to 22nd June 2008. 25th March 2007 Cross Channel mile building trips now on offer June/July 2007. December 2007 Range of sailing books now available from Hurst Point. Tuition and Bunk Side reading. 24th March 2007 Season now well underway in good winds but still low temperatures due to northerly winds at the moment. Sea temperature 10deg C! 2nd February 2007 Elan 434 (2 off) added to the yachts available for Solent yacht charter |
TESTIMONIALS Below is a very small selection of customers feed back: 30th Birthday Surprise May 2012 'Hi Clive, I just wanted to say thank you very much for Sunday’s yacht trip. Andrew loved it and it was a great way to celebrate his 30th birthday. We will certainly be recommending you to anyone thinking of doing something similar for a special celebration. We were so lucky to have such brilliant weather as well. Thanks again!' Jenna Friends Reunion May 2012 'Clive, Thank you for your email, which I'll forward onto Alex, as you say, there may be a family connection there. We had a most enjoyable day sailing with you. You made us novices feel at home on the yacht, and did a great job to explain some of the mysteries around sailing. We also enjoyed a few beers in Lymington afterwards. I don't know whether or not we'll be in a position to influence any choice relating to a team building event from work, but if the opportunity presents itself, I'll certainly bear you in mind. Thanks again for a thoroughly enjoyable day, and I hope to be able to repeat the experience in future. Regards Graham' Stag weekend 2010 Bavaria 47 Southampton 'Hi Kevin, Thank you for your message. Additionally a big thank you for a great weekend on your yacht and for Andrew's time and help during the weekend, he let us do as much or as little as we wanted which was perfect and gave us a good first insight into sailing. Everyone had a great time and will look forward to having another go one day! Best regards and many thanks, Jimmy.' Summer 2010 Bavaria 47 Southampton 'Thank you had a great time and will be using in the future I have a menu that I did not return will be sent in the post. Best Regards Antony Monaghan.' 28th February 2009 Corporate Entertainment, Light winds and warm sun September 2008 Family weekend sailing Bavaria 36 returning customer. Wind Force 7/8 September 2008 Corporate entertainment for 4 on Bavaria 32 with overnight Cowes. Wind Force 7/8 August 2008 50th Birthday for family of 4. Day sail Lymington to Studland Bay for lunch at anchor.Force 5 wind. July 2008 Corporate Teamwork (racing!) on 2 matched Elan 434 yachts Hamble to Cowes lunch Island Sailing Club Force 6 wind July 2008 Hen party weekend commencing Lymington for 12 Dutch girls on 2 matched Bavaria yachts June 2008 Corporate team building 4 yachts Hamble to Cowes lunch Royal Corinthian sailing club Force 6 wind. |
Hen weekend 2010 Bavaria 47 Southampton 'Hi Kevin, We all had a brilliant weekend, thank you. And thank you to our skipper, Andy. The sailing on the Saturday was great fun and it was amazing to be able to berth at Cowes Yacht Haven in the middle of Cowes Week! Everyone's heads were a little sore on the Sunday though so there wasn't a great deal of sailing on the second day but all in all a weekend to remember! Many thanks for setting it all up for us. Emily' Summer 2010 Bavaria 47 Southampton'Hi Kevin, We had a great time on the yacht. Thanks very much. The skipper Edward was very good. If I have a requirement to go out again, I'll be sure to contact you. Regards, Ed' June 2008 Round the Island Race Individual race berth 3 day champagne race weekend Wind Force 6 June 2008 Hen Party Weekend Wind F7/8 2008 Hen party for 12 August 2007 Stag Party August 2007 60th birthday champagne celebration for 4 June 2007 Hen party for 14 ladies including mums and aunties, all novices, on two yachts July 2006 Hen Weekend for 7 October 2006 Stag Weekend for 12 New Zealanders |
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UK SAILING HOLIDAYS IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND
Sailing holidays in the Solent are extremely good value for money as there are no flights to fund or currency exchange charges. You get an extra two days sailing holiday rather than travel stress. The weather was very warm in 2011 with lovely sunny conditions early in the year and well into October before the drying conditions ended. There was very little rain, a handful of showers, and the hose pipe ban was brought in early as proof. Summer temperatures outside of the heat waves were well up in the 20s in the summer months. Winds in the Solent are ideal for sailing which may be why it is the home of yachting. Speaking of Cowes, the annual regatta suffered from calm conditions early in the event. Generally winds ranged force 3 to 5, rather less than the previous year when force 6 was common, and it was not until early November that we had a serious gale.
The great thing about Solent sailing is the variety which you do not get from an exposed coastline. The presence of the Isle of Wight adds many convenient anchorages, bays, beaches, creeks, harbours and rivers within easy reach of the mainland marinas. For the more adventurous, a sail around the island via the famous Needles rocks provides the reward of breath taking marine scenery and you may see a whale or dolphin. The beautiful blue flag beaches at Studland are 3 hours sailing from fashionable Lymington. Poole harbour, the world's second largest natural harbour with Brownsea Island home of the boy scouts and red squirrels as its center piece is 4 hours away. Weymouth, the venue for the Olympic sailing in 2012 is 8 hours sailing and Cherbourg is 12 hours due south.
In addition to the scenery and the sailing, there can be few places steeped in such naval history as the Solent. Apart from the fleet assembled in Portsmouth harbour (3 hours sailing from Lymington) the Beaulieu river gives access to Bucklers Hard where three of Nelsons warships in action at the battle of Trafalgar were built. The worlds largest cruise liners including the Queen Mary 2 are frequently sighted rounding the sand bank off Calshot Spit as are the super tankers offloading at Fawley and the floating giants heading for Southamptons container port.
On the wining and dining side, apart from the al fresco possibilities using the cockpit table or main saloon dining table, most marinas have their own on site restaurants. A short stroll into the harbour area reveals a wealth of choice of waterside bars and bistros. We will advise you of the ones to head for.So why would anyone want to sail anywhere else?
Prices for holidays follow the pricing given in the Bareboat and Skippered sections.
LATEST SAFETY EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON OUR BAVARIA 38
January 2011 AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver installed on Bavaria 38 'Dotty Dot'. This allows the VHF antenna to pick up continuous transmissions from the VHF sets of other vessels encoded in which is heading and speed information together with the name of the vessel. This is then automatically displayed on our colour chart plotter (or a laptop) via our NMEA interface.
15th March 2005 Yachts are being continuously upgraded. The Bavaria 38 'Dotty Dot'is now equipped with colour Raymarine C Series Chartplotter and Radar. This equipment is simple to operate and will allow greater safety for Channel crossings. The Marpa technology allows the tracking of ships which may be on a reciprocal heading and early action to be taken. Also invaluable in Solent fog which can roll in during many months of the year.
June 2004 Hurst Point Yacht Charters in The Round The Island Race. We were pleased with our result in the Round The Island Race. Look at the pictures below. Although we did not have the best conditions with gusty winds and choppy seas we had an official time of 8 Hours 24 Minutes and a great time was had by all. See photos below.
8th May 2003 Delivery of Hurst Point new Bavaria 38 'Dotty Dot' Please enquire for all your Solent yacht charter requirements
Photographs of Previous Charters / Races.
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