Solent Sailing & Yacht Charter

The Solent is a magnificent sailing playground on the Hovercraft
South coast of England between the mainland and Underwater submarine barriers
the Isle of Wight. Approximately 30 miles long and 3 Mid channel defensive forts
to 5 miles wide, it encompasses an amazing variety Cross Channel ferries
of geography and sailing conditions. You could choose Ocean going liners
a quiet natural harbour like Newtown Creek nature Warships & a naval dockyard
reserve or a busy cosmopolitan city like A small boat channel
Southampton. Nowhere is more than a few sailing Fishing vessels
hours apart and it is all protected from the worst of Active minesweepers
any weather by the Island itself. That's not to say Floating dead whales
there are no challenges for the yacht sailor and for Railway sleepers adrift
sailing instruction courses there is no better spot to Lighthouses, lateral buoys, cardinal buoys,
learn due to the wide variety of navigationalsafe water and isolated danger marks
obstacles some natural and some man made. To give Locks
you an idea, here are some of the obstacles that Firing range danger area
you may find. Sand bar
 An historic ship wreck Chain ferry
 Tides in excess of 4 knots Submerged pipelines marked by a fresnal
 Dangerous rockslens
 FerriesAs a result of this variety, the Solent is a paradise
 A curved ledge with a trap in its hookfor sailors and Cowes at its centre can rightly
 High speed catamaransdescribe itself as the home of yachting. The annual
 Oil tanker and container ships with movingCowes week regatta sees the Solent filled with so
prohibited zonesmany yachts, taking part in so many simultaneous
 An offshore sandbank suitable for hostingyacht races, that its virtually impossible to navigate a
a cricket matchstraight course. But it is also this huge variety that
 The biggest yacht race in the worldenables so many sea schools and yacht charter
 Radar speed trapscompanies to flourish in the area. It may not be as
 Pile mooringsbeautiful as the West Coast of Scotland, but I know
 In excess of 30 marinaswhere I would rather learn or instruct.
 A National Trust nature reserve