Solent skippered Yacht Charter

HURST POINT YACHT CHARTERS LIMITED

Lymington based south coast yacht charter at the spectacular western end of the Solent

Tel 01590 623765 mob 07932 140878
or email info@hurstpointyachts.co.uk

PRICES
These prices are a guide and relate to a high season day charter. The price generally includes VAT at 20%, fuel and gas, berthing home marina, wet weather gear hire, cleaning of the vessel at the end of the charter and free parking. Prices for all other charter types can be found on the detailed Pricelist *The yachts are certified to carry the number of crew in brackets() plus skipper.

Welcome to the Skippered Yacht Charter page of the website. Crewed yacht charter with skipper is available for those who:

• have no previous sailing knowledge
• wish to refresh their skills after a break from sailing
• have Med flotilla experience but no knowledge of Solent tides
• would like some companionship
• stag and hen weekends
• red letter day special birthdays
• corporate days
• office nights out
• and so many other occasions

All equipment required is held on the yacht including wet weather gear, life jackets and harnesses. Unlike bareboat charter, no security deposit is required for Solent skippered charter and the yacht will be provisioned with general items such as complimentary tea, coffee and water. The charter price includes all costs we incur in running the charter such as on-board gas and diesel and mooring fees.

Where overnight stays are involved, the skipper may stay ashore giving you private use of the yacht and rejoin in te morning to continue sailing. This year sees many special events in the Solent such as the planned assembly of several famous cruise liners in the Solent on July 3rd 2012. Please see the Calendar of Events, you may wish to plan your charter to tie in with something you are interested in.

A word about the skipper. Our skippers are commercially endorsed by the MCA. To qualify a skipper must obtain:
a RYA sailing qualification appropriate to the range of voyages planned
a First Aid certificate
a Practical sea survival course certificate
a VHF radio operators licence
a Seafarers Medical Report Certificate (ML5) issued by the MCA

A word about the yachts above. All yachts are marina berthed in Lymington except the Elan 434 and Bavaria 47 which are berthed in a prtigious marina on the Hamble river near Southampton. All are modern, some are new.

We believe we are the best website for Solent yacht hire because our Lymington yacht charter offers the following advantages:

Location We are at the far western end of the Solent. This is where we believe the most spectacular scenery is to be found and several inviting anchorages and rivers. These include Alum, Hurst, Totland and Bouldner bays, and the Lymington, Yar and Beaulieu rivers. A favourite destination is Newtown Creek or continue up the Solent for another hour to Cowes. Here you can overnight in Shepherds Wharf marina with its friendly helpful staff or carry on up the Medina river to the Folly Inn where you will also get a warm welcome. But from our Lymington base, the beautiful beaches of Studland Bay, which is where the Jurassic coast starts and Poole harbour in Dorset are in range for a day return sail. You will pass the spectacular Needles rocks marking the far western end of the Isle of Wight on route.

Value for money We have low overheads and pass these savings on to our customers. Our prices are inclusive so no nasty surprises by identifying later costs which you could have imagined were included in the price. We often have special offers so please Bookmark this page where shown below and keep looking back.

Customer Service We offer personal flexible and friendly service. We go out of our way to make sure your trip is special. As an example We are not constrained by set office hours and will welcome you on board at any time convenient to you if travelling long distance.

Quality of yachts/yacht certification The low prices above do not come to the detriment of quality or safety. All our yachts have up to date certification which can be viewed in the yachts file on board. Maintenance is a top priority.

How to bookThe yachts we have available are shown below together with the price. To reserve one of these yachts please call or email using the contact details above. We look forward to hearing from you.

You are invited to make a no obligation enquiry for our Solent yacht charter services. You may wish to take a few minutes to read what people have said about us recently TESTIMONIALS

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