racing yacht charter solent

We are working to provide unique opportunities for individuals or small groups aboard a luxury skippered 25m yacht for holidays, mile building and experience cruising for 2019

Watch this space!

Ambition Sailing have significant yacht charter experience in the UK, Mediterranean and Caribbean and have sourced yachts for many clients for major yaces races and regattas. We have close contact with many private owners that do not openly advertise their yachts for race charter and so can provide you with a wide choice of performance cruiser or race yacht for your chosen yacht race or regatta.

• Destinations

Find a Boat

Why book with us.

Competitive prices, Exceptional Service

ONLY Professional Charter Fleets

Rated 4.9/5 on Feefo

Super-low 25% deposit

Yacht & Catamaran Charter in the Solent, UK

We can help you find the perfect yacht or catamaran to sail in the Solent!

Sailing from the Solent

The Solent is the home of sailing, and an epic and historic place to sail - the boats built and sailed from here through the years have had a profound impact on the world – from Sir Francis Drake embarking on conquests, Lord Nelson’s war galleons, to the Titanic (which began her maiden voyage here) and the D-day landings (and much more). Now it is home to the world’s most important Sailing Regatta (Cowes), and the world’s most famous sailing race (Round the Island).

The Solent offers a range of in-land and coastal sailing, with plenty of interesting and historic places to sail to and explore – like Cowes, Beaulieu, Chichester and Yarmouth – and you’ll often be surrounded by magnificent cliffs, amazing beaches and lush rolling green hills. Coupled with reliable winds, predominant sunshine, and pleasant temperatures during the sailing season, the Solent is a fantastic place to charter a yacht! We can help you find and book your ideal yacht or catamaran, with one of our trusted Charter Partners - just get in touch or search in the pink box with live prices and availability !  

 SAILING RATING:  Intermediate / Advanced - England offers excellent wind conditions, but you will also need to have a good understanding of tides and how they can affect your speed and course over the ground to get anywhere (sometimes literally). The season runs from March to November, with the peak season being in July and August (UK summer holiday season).

 MUST-SEE:  Our full suggested itinerary is further down the page, but we'd highly recommend taking in the famous Needles off the Isle of Wight, the nautical village of Cowes, and the splendid Roman village of Chichester, with it’s fantastic cathedral. There’s also the Mary Rose ship at Gosport, or the picturesque Beaulieu, amongst many others!

 WHAT WE CAN OFFER:  We have a great range of yachts and catamarans available for charter from our trusted Charter Partners, all available bareboat or Skippered. We can also arrange a Hostess, Personal Chef and other crew.

 GETTING THERE:  We operate from three marinas in the Solent area, which are within a 40 minutes drive of the local Southampton airport, or within a 2 hours’ drive from London airports. We can organise transfers for you if required – just ask.

 WHY BOOK WITH US?  We only work with the very best professional charter operators , who we have met, know, and trust to give you the same outstanding customer service as you'll get from PlainSailing.com.  

 WHAT NEXT?  Use the pink box to search for yachts or catamarans in England. Sadly we don't currently have live availability and pricing for English yachts, but we'll do our best to get you the yacht you want - if you have any other questions or requests, get in touch via Live Chat, the Contact Form , or by phone.  

The Solent is the home of sailing, and an epic and historic place to sail - the boats built and sailed from here through the years have had a profound impact on the world – from Sir Francis Drake embarking on conquests, Lord Nelson’s war galleons, to the Titanic (which began her maiden voyage here) and the D-day landings (and much more). Now it is home to the world’s most important Sailing Regatta (Cowes), and the world’s most famous sailing race (Round the Island).

The Solent offers a range of in-land and coastal sailing, with plenty of interesting and historic places to sail to and explore – like Cowes, Beaulieu, Chichester and Yarmouth – and you’ll often be surrounded by magnificent cliffs, amazing beaches and lush rolling green hills. Coupled with reliable winds, predominant sunshine, and pleasant temperatures during the sailing season, the Solent is a fantastic place to charter a yacht! We can help you find and book your ideal yacht or catamaran, with one of our trusted Charter Partners - just get in touch or search in the pink box with live prices and availability !  

 SAILING RATING:  Intermediate / Advanced - England offers excellent wind conditions, but you will also need to have a good understanding of tides and how they can affect your speed and course over the ground to get anywhere (sometimes literally). The season runs from March to November, with the peak season being in July and August (UK summer holiday season).

 MUST-SEE:  Our full suggested itinerary is further down the page, but we'd highly recommend taking in the famous Needles off the Isle of Wight, the nautical village of Cowes, and the splendid Roman village of Chichester, with it’s fantastic cathedral. There’s also the Mary Rose ship at Gosport, or the picturesque Beaulieu, amongst many others!

 WHAT WE CAN OFFER:  We have a great range of yachts and catamarans available for charter from our trusted Charter Partners, all available bareboat or Skippered. We can also arrange a Hostess, Personal Chef and other crew.

 GETTING THERE:  We operate from three marinas in the Solent area, which are within a 40 minutes drive of the local Southampton airport, or within a 2 hours’ drive from London airports. We can organise transfers for you if required – just ask.

 WHY BOOK WITH US?  We only work with the very best professional charter operators , who we have met, know, and trust to give you the same outstanding customer service as you'll get from PlainSailing.com.  

 WHAT NEXT?  Use the pink box to search for yachts or catamarans in England. Sadly we don't currently have live availability and pricing for English yachts, but we'll do our best to get you the yacht you want - if you have any other questions or requests, get in touch via Live Chat, the Contact Form , or by phone.  

Why book with PlainSailing.com?

Suggested sailing itinerary, wind & weather conditions, marina details, sample prices   -   solent sailing itinerary  -   wind & weather  -   marina details, 6-day sailing itinerary in the solent.

The Solent is an intriguing place to sail, with dramatic cliffs, fantastic beaches and idyllic towns and villages, all steeped in centuries of nautical history. Throw in brilliant sailing conditions, lots of yachts in the giant marinas in the area, and you can see why they call this the home of sailing - plus practically everyone knows about sailing.

It’s only a six-day itinerary because the odds are that you’ll be busy getting provisions and getting familiar with the boat on the Friday you arrive, and you have to return to the home marina on the Thursday - but you can stay on board for a final night, before disembarking on Friday morning. This itinerary starts in our main marina base of Lymington, but you can obviously also start or end in Hamble (or substitute Hamble for Gosport) and sail the same circular route.  

Today we’re just making a short hop to Hamble-le-rice, or Hamble as it’s better known, which is a short run with the prevailing west-south-westerly summer wind away. Being a short leg means you can get familiar with the boat and give everyone a chance to take the helm - with an optional man overboard drill to act as a useful refresher.

Hamble is actually technically inland, and you sail up the river Hamble to take your pick from one of a number of well-protected marinas. The whole area will be bustling with sailors, and Hamble is a picturesque village with olde style English houses with thatched rooves and cobbled streets. There’s plenty of great places to eat and drink here (many with beautiful settings by the waterside). Sailors have been stopping here for literally hundreds of years, so I am sure the buildings could share a tale or two.  

From Hamble, we’re heading back out to the English Channel (incidentally, the French just call it La Manche or ‘the Channel’) before tacking to port and following the prevailing wind east and along the south coast. Chichester is back inland, so you’ll need to sail north past West Wittering village, and up the Ichenor reach to get to Chichester marina – a natural marina which, with space for over 1,000 berths, is also the biggest in England. Chichester is about a 5km walk away, or a ten-minute taxi ride, but there are beaches nearby if you prefer to relax.

If you have time, and you’re interested, then you can take lunch in Gosport (Portsmouth) on the way where there’s multiple maritime museums. At the very least, it’s worth sailing into the area to have a close look at HMS Discovery (which was the famous English Naval General Lord Horatio Nelson’s very own boat in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 – which he won) or the Mary Rose (Henry VIII’s boat), which was sunk by the French in the Solent in 1545 (and retrieved in 1982).  

To get to Cowes, we need to sail south and out of the Chichester harbour area (an ‘Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’ and home to many seals) before tacking into the prevailing summer winds. The land on your nose is the Isle of Wight, and Cowes is on the northern tip of this diamond-shaped rock.

To get to a mooring in Cowes you’ll need to get past the Cowes ‘floating bridge’ – a ferry service across the River Medina which has been in operation since 1720, and links the two sides of the village without the need for a 10 mile round-trip. It started as rowing boats, but is now a chain ferry which can also accommodate 20 or so cars. Cowes is a place any sailor will find interesting, and it has some of the finest seafood you’ll ever find.  

From Cowes, we’re crossing the Solent (which is actually the name for the bit of water between England and the Isle of Wight) and sailing inland to visit Beaulieu. Beau Lieu is French for ‘Beautiful place’ and the Abbey and estate here certainly are! You’ll need to moor at Bucklers Hard (an idyllic Georgian village which was also a place where they built ships – including three war galleons which were involved in the Battle of Trafalgar) and then stroll to the village and its wonderful Palace house from there.

Then we’re back down the river and over the Solent again to Yarmouth, another pretty and nautical-obsessed town on the Isle of Wight.  

It’s made more complicated still by the wreck of the SS Varvassi (which ran aground here in 1947 when it was carrying a load of tangerines from Algiers to Southampton) – all 1,800 boats are aiming to squeeze through the 60m gap between the lighthouse and the wreck, but a fair number each year end the race here.

To get there for a closer look, we need to sail into the Solent then head west, tacking up the prevailing wind as we follow the magnificent coastline. Make the turn if you have the time, before setting a course pretty much due west for Poole, back on the UK mainland. Poole is a natural harbour area, and there is a vast amount of water ‘inland’ behind the gap in the coastline. The largest island in here is Brownsea Island, which is where the first ever Scout camp took place in 1907 – Scouting began as a small camp here for young teenage boys and the organisation now spans 216 countries and has over 50 million members!  

It will be hard not to spot Bournemouth beach on your port side, which is the UK’s longest beach, and one of the best – there’s over seven miles of delightful sandy beach, and over five million people visit it each year. They say the water is warmer here, so it might be worth throwing down the anchor for a quick dip if you haven’t yet done so this week.

You’ll sail past Hurst castle as you re-enter the Solent (built by Henry VIII to protect the Solent) which, for a number of years, housed the most powerful guns or weapons in the world! And then it’s back to the marina. Don’t forget to refill the fuel tanks before mooring her up one last time. You’ll be able to stay on-board tonight, so there is still time to check out Lymington and have one last night with the crew before you head back to the real world.

Hopefully the weather has been kind to you, you’ve enjoyed exploring the beautiful Solent, and you’re leaving with better friends than you arrived with. You might already have decided as a crew to come again next year, or maybe you fancy sailing somewhere new? In either case, head to PlainSailing.com to get some inspiration about places to sail from and to read the destination guides. Have a safe journey home, and we look forward to seeing you soon.  

Sailing Conditions

In the Solent the wind is at a steady Force 4 throughout the year, and it arrives almost always from a South-westerly direction, having raced right across the Atlantic before arriving on your sails. Whilst there are occasions where other weather systems will affect the wind conditions (notably when high or low pressures are above the Solent), these usually pass within a couple of days.

The added challenge of sailing out here is that you have to factor in the effect that tides will have on your course and speed over ground, and, in some cases whether you can enter or leave a harbour – so be sure to consider tides as well as checking the wind forecast.

We operate from a number of marinas in the Solent area - Hamble, Gosport and Lymington are all within 20 to 40 minutes drive of the local Southampton airport, or within a 2 hour drive from London airports, and are all fantastic jumping off points for exploring the area.

Charters typically start on a Friday, so if your flights don't quite match, you might need somewhere to stay on-land for a night or two - we recommend Landfall B&B or Royal Southern Yacht Club in Hamble, Spring Garden Guest House in Gosport, or The Bosun's Chair in Lymington.

Hamble Point Marina

Port Hamble

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Haslar Marina

Lymington Yacht Haven

Blogs about Sailing in Solent

 WHAT NEXT?  Use the pink box to search for yachts or catamarans in England. Sadly we don't currently have live availability and pricing for English yachts, but we'll do our best to get you the yacht you want - if you have any other questions or requests, get in touch via Live Chat, the Contact Form , or by phone.

Back to Destinations

Important Notice

You are using an out of date version of Internet Explorer!

This browser may prevent this website from displaying and functioning as intended.

Please click here to upgrade.

Late notice spaces available for selected courses - click here for details

Enquire about a Charter

Get in touch with us and we can recommend the best yacht to suit your needs.

We will beat any quotation for bareboat yacht charter on a like-for-like basis – Please contact us for details.

Yacht Charter

We are now able to offer finance on all yacht charters (subject to acceptance).

Commodore Yachting are proud to offer yacht charter to suitably qualified/experienced sailors** who want to do their own thing in the great location that is the Solent. You can charter our yachts for any length of time, with weekend and week-long charters being very popular, enabling you to get out into the Solent or further afield and really maximise your sailing experience.

On our charters you’ll get a superbly maintained Bavaria yacht from our wide-ranging fleet, with sizes ranging from 36-44’ (10.9m to 13.4m), all of which have multiple cabins and bunks on board so you won’t be short of space for crew. With very competitive charter rates, you can tailor a charter to suit your requirements without it costing the earth.

You’ll get a fully maintained, insured, fuelled and watered yacht, all ready and waiting to go when you arrive. After we’ve welcomed you to Commodore Yachting and helped you on board with your bags, we will give you a comprehensive handover orientation to ensure you are fully-versed and familiarised in how the yacht operates. We will give you a guide to safely exiting and entering Premier Gosport Marina, how and where to stow fenders, where the mooring lines are kept and any other information which you will need to fully enjoy your chartering experience! We will also spend as much time as you need to answer any questions you may have, before you depart on your adventure.

As you’d expect with Commodore Yachting, not only do we offer you quality first class yachts, but also the backup and support to compliment them. As standard we give comprehensive backup and support with our 24/7 support phone line, ensuring that should the worst happen we are always here to respond to your call immediately.

All our Yachts are covered by Seastart marine breakdown assistance, giving you peace of mind that should the worst happen, we’ve got you covered.

So what are you waiting for? Book-up a yacht and get out there! The adventure starts here!

Sorry, but due to previous issues we are unable to allow customers to bring pets aboard our charter fleet.

Yachtsman Insurance

We would advise ALL our charter customers to ensure they have suitable holiday insurance in-place to cover their yacht charter holiday. Yachtsman’s insurance is available from a variety of souces like Topsail Insurance and can cover things like damage waiver, cancellations and personal effects cover.

Yacht Charter – Collection Times, Hours of Use, Return Times

We offer our yachts for charters, either skippered or bareboat on the following time basis:

• Day Charter – Collect 8am – Return 4pm
• Weekend 2-Day Charter – Collect 5pm Friday* – Return 4pm Sunday
• Mid-Week 5 Day Charter – 10am First day to 12pm  (Mid-Day) last day (Monday-Friday)
• Full Week 7 Day Charter – 10am First day to 12pm (Mid-Day) last day (Monday-Sunday or Saturday to Friday)

* Friday evening collection is between the hours of 5.00-7.00pm only. If you are going to arrive later, we will switch on the interior lights in the boat and the handover will be done from 8am the following day. You will not be permitted to leave the marina until handover is complete. We can sometimes do handovers earlier, but this is subject to the boat being made ready in time – Please contact us on the day of charter for updates and please do not arrive early without checking with us first, as we may have to turn you away.

The boats must be returned and handed over to us by the stipulated time on the last day of charter, fuelled, cleaned (we do offer a cleaning service at extra cost – £125/boat) and all your kit off the boat ready for us to carry-out maintenance and sanitising cleaning (for Covid-purposes) ready for the next customer.

We can sometimes tailor specific handover times to suit customers, but this is strictly subject to arrangement with us and availability of boats which may be on courses/charters with other customers.

Terms and Conditions can be found here Terms & Conditions Of Charter – Commodore Yachting (commodore-yachting.com)

Our fleet yachts

Melbourne Star

The smallest yacht in our fleet at 36′ (10.97m), Melbourne Star is very user-friendly and easy to sail, yet she packs all the big features that her larger sisters have along with three double cabins. New sprayhood and stack-pack fitted in 2023.

Mayan Star is our 2015 model Bavaria 37′ (11.27m) cruiser. With her fresh modern looks, twin wheeled helm and contemporary interior she’s always popular and in demand. New stack-pack fitted in 2023.

Elizabeth Star

Elizabeth Star is one of our matched-pair Bavaria 38′ cruisers. With great sea handling manners she’s a joy to sail when hopping around the Solent or going further afield. New sails, sprayhood & stack-pack fitted July 2023.

Victoria Star

The sister ship to Elizabeth Star, our Victoria Star (38′) is a joy to sail and still has all the big facilities, features and comfort you’d expect from a modern yacht. With impeccable sea-handling, she’s the perfect Solent or cross-channel cruising yacht. New sails, sprayhood & stack-pack fitted July 2023.

Adelaide Star

One of our matched pair 44′ (13.42m) Bavaria cruising yachts, Adelaide Star has ample room on board for that channel crossing, or for undertaking longer passages when exploring the south coast of the UK and further afield. With new 75hp Volvo Penta engine, sprayhood and stack-pack fitted in 2023.

Emerald Star

Sister ship to Adelaide Star, our Emerald Star is the perfect yacht to spend a long holiday charter on, exploring all the sights that the Solent has to offer, along with being more than capable on longer passages. With new 75hp Volvo Penta engine fitted in 2023. New sails & sprayhood fitted July 2023.

We need your charter yacht!

We are looking to increase our charter fleet with new yachts for our customers. Do you have a coded charter yacht thats being managed by another charter company, but not quite giving you the returns you were promised? You need to talk to us!

* Please contact us for details of what qualifications you’ll need. As a minimum we require RYA Day Skipper Practical (Gained in UK waters) although we appreciate not everyone has paper qualifications, so if you can safely demonstrate your sailing abilities under our watchful eye, then we are happy for you to charter our vessels subject to a satisfactory deposit being paid.

** Our yacht charters are solely for the use of private recreational sailors/families and for private tuition courses/experiences run by ourselves. We unfortunately cannot allow 3rd party commercial entities to run training courses on our vessels. Failure to disclose this at the time of booking will mean the forfeit of any deposit paid.

By submitting this form, you consent to us contacting you by both email or phone with regards to your enquiry.

Customer reviews

A fantastic weekend of sailing, almost 130 NM in all, with a relaxed, but fully engaging skipper. Great set up and brilliant on the admin. Thanks Stef, Tom et al!

I did a weeks coastal skipper course getting ready for my yacht master and I have to say it was one of the best training weeks I’ve had - our training instructor was superb, exactly the sort of person that you want. He could inspire, provide discipline and impart knowledge as well as let you learn through your own mistakes. Tom and Steph run an excellent operation there and I highly recommend it. They’re flexible and very helpful when it comes to your journey into being a qualified sailor.

Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news & offers

[email protected]

Our luxury sail boat charter yacht’s are a great way to experience the Solent’s perfect sailing conditions. Our experienced RYA Captain’s will take care of the skippering so you can sit back and relax. Enjoy the fresh air and freedom provided by our Solent Yacht Charters today.

• Corporate Days
• Stag & Hens
• Family Days
• Celebrations
• Anniversaries
• Round Island Race

Our yacht charters can be tailored around your requirements. Embarkation points are from Hayling Island and Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth (both 1.5 hours from London). Experience sail boat charter from White Storm.

Day, evening and weekend yacht charters

Mca licensed for 10 guests, bespoke dining tailored to your requirements, cowes week and racing events, stand up paddle boards included.

Sailing Yacht For Sale Bavaria 38 2003 8 berth £49,950 ono

Team building.

• Race Participation

Mile Building

Cross channel, berthing practice.

• Flotilla Experience
• View full page with photos

Why Solent Yacht Charter with Hurst Point Yachts?

• Best prices due to low overheads
• Operate from 5 star marinas
• Great customer service
• Most experienced and entertaining skippers
• First Class reviews
• 100% safety record
• Exciting itineraries
• Yachts maintained to highest standards

Hiring from Lymington and Hamble gives you access to a great many renowned south coast yachting destinations. Spectacular scenery can be found at Alum Bay and the Needles lighthouse at the far western end of the Isle of Wight. The Lymington and Beaulieu rivers are navigable up to the quays and marinas. Creeks such as Newtown and Wootten provide idyllic locations where you can drop anchor for drinks. Cowes has the Medina River and the Folly Inn. Osborne Bay is another great anchorage giving views of Osborne House. A trip to the west allows the magnificent Jurassic coastline of Dorset and the beautiful beach at Studland to be in reach of a day return sail. Whilst there pop into Poole Harbour, the worlds second largest. Pick up a mooring buoy and row over in the inflatable to Brownsea Island, home to red squirrels.

Solent yacht charter from the Lymington marina base

This is an award winning 5 star marina with brand new top of the range showers both in the main building and close to the yachts. Celebrity bar with outdoor sun terrace over looking the marina basin provides a great venue to start and end your charter. Located right on the Edge of the New Forest National Park which you will pass through on your way to us. A 20 minute trip down river sees you out into the Solent with the Isle of Wight a short sail away.

Hamble marina base

Walk into the the famous old yachting village of Hamble where you will find atmospheric pubs and great food. The marina has all the facilities you will need. Very short trip to the mouth of the river finds you in Southampton Water with the Solent only a short distance further. Ideally located for a day sail to Portsmouth to the east or Yarmouth to the west with Cowes a short sail cross tide to the south.

Bareboat Solent Yacht Charter

Yachts with up to 12 berths. Only Day Skipper certificate required for Solent charter (*conditions apply) Here are the bareboat charter yachts with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

Stag and Hen Sailing Weekends

A stag or hen weekend provides two days on a sailing yacht visiting various bars, bays and restaurants in the Solent with two nights on board. Full details can be found on the stag party sailing website with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

Corporate Yacht Charter

Corporate hospitality and entertainment, branding and team building are ideally achieved on sailing yachts and we have many past customers who have added to our reviews page. Further details are on the Corporate Events website with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

Big Birthday Celebrations

Sailing is a great way to celebrate a milestone birthday, usually 40th, 50th, 60th or 70th. We can take up to 13 people on the sailing yachts or 10 on the motor yachts. A sample of what is on offer can be found on the 50th birthday charter website with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

Skippered Yacht Charter

Skippers are selected based on their ability to entertain and educate and ensure you have a fun time on the water. They all know the waters extremely well and will choose an itinerary with you to get the best out of the day. Skippered yacht charter details here with a link to the desktop site with prices.

Berthing is one of the things that worries new potential skippers and indeed there is plenty of scope for damage especially when the wind is up. But there are techniques to minimise the risk and give you confidence. We will show you how to handle berthing both on the leeward and windward side of pontoons, rafting up against other yachts, and how to berth in a gap just slightly longer than your yacht with the tide running strongly.

Sailing works wonderfully with team building objectives especially when in race mode. Winning depends on each team member fullfilling his or her task correctly each time. Further Team Building details here with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

Race participation

The Round the Island Race with approximately 1800 yachts takes place in late June. Cowes Week occurs first week in August. Rub shoulders with olympic sailors and celebrities at these world class events. Accommodation is onboard the yachts in the marinas close to the music venues. Race participation website with a link to the more detailed desktop site with prices.

You need 800 logged sea miles for the Coastal Skipper Certificate of Competence or 2500 for Yachtmaster Offshore. We can generally maintain 6 or 7 knots under sail so provided we travel with the tide and take the distance from the GPS (distance travelled over the sea bed) rather than the log (distance travelled through the water), we can achieve up to 100 nautical miles in a day.

You may have your own yacht and have a longing to cross the Channel for the first time but want to experience the crossing on a skippered boat first. The crossing from the Needles to Alderney is 60 nautical miles and we usually do this in around 9 hours, arriving in time for an evening ashore before returning the following day. But we can also carry on down to Guernsey, a further 4 to 5 hours. Sark and Herm are close by, enchanting islands. Jersey is a few more hours further south and we have visited all of these island in a five day charter.

Flotilla Training

Holidays such as Briish Virgin Islands flotillas often require some pre joining experience as a condition of booking. We can provide the one or two days required and provide you with a RYA training logbook certifying the hours and sea miles gained.

Copyright 2003-2024 Hurst Point Yacht Charters Limited Yacht Charter Solent All rights Reserved

Bookings available for 2024.

Come and try sailing with us.

Throughout the year we offer day sails from marinas based around the solent. these are highly popular and will provide you with an excellent opportunity to learn the ropes., a day out with uk yacht charters are all about getting hands on with the yacht but reassuring you with one of our professional skippers..

Join the Ranks of Happy Sailors: Discover Why Our Guests Choose Us for Their Yachting Escapades

Great customer service is the heart of our business. Hear from our happy clients who kindly shared their opinion.

“Michael was a pleasure to sail with. We had our two families on board and Michael was great with the kids. He got them involved in all aspects of sailing which is exactly what we requested. Grand Cru was in excellent condition- very clean and well kept. We found Michael to be competent , friendly, and knowledgeable and we all had a great day on the water. Thank you!!”

“We had a fantastic weekend sailing with Michael! A great host and wonderful skipper, who had plenty of local knowledge and took us to some beautiful spots. The boat has (more than) everything you need, and was very clean and well kept. Highly recommended.”

August 2023

Upcoming events south coast.

Round the Island Race

Sat 15 June

Sat 27 July – Tue, 02 Aug

Bournemouth Airshow 2024

Thu 29 Aug – Sat, 31 Aug

Southampton Boat Show 2024

Fri, 13 Sep – Sun, 22 Sep

02394 350505

• Prometheus /
• Corporate Charter /

YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series - Round 1

16 March 2024

Sign up your team for the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series in the quest to become the overall Series Champions. Enjoy the best one design yacht racing the Solent has to offer on board our identical fleet of Prometheus 41s.

Prometheus Sailing offer five competitive weekends of thrilling round the cans yacht racing, taking place from March to November. Each event in the series will test you and your crews’ skills on the racecourse. 

Join this highly competitive fleet for one or more weekends of exciting yacht racing. It’s an excellent way to get your team working together as a crew, and to get some race practice in for our other industry regattas or Cowes Week too.

16-17th March is Round One of the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series , giving an opportunity for some early season racing and a chance to secure your place in the final at the earliest opportunity. 

YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series - Overall Champions

The top two teams from each weekend racing will automatically qualify for the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series Final * taking place in November 2024.

YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series’ - Race Packages 

Price from £1,425 per yacht (inc. VAT)

Packages for the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series includes:

• Charter of one of our Prometheus 41yachts • Race entry • Berthing at Port Solent • Entry into the YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series Final for all qualifiers

* Finals qualification - Charter fee payable for entry into the Racing Series Final. 

Race weekend itinerary

Friday evening:                   19:00 Arrive at Port Solent to collect your yacht Saturday & Sunday:            First start, not before 10.30am, courses set depending upon conditions Sunday evening:                 16:30 Return to Port Solent

Dates - YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series’

YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series 1:        16-17 March 2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series 2:        13-14 April 2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series 3:        4-5 May 2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series 4:        13-14 July 2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series 5:        12-13 October 2024 YachtsandYachting.com Racing Series Finals:  TBC

What is a Prometheus 41 racing yacht?

In 2020 Prometheus Sailing welcomed 12 new Jeanneau racing yachts to its UK fleet. The brand new Prometheus 41 is a cutting edge performance cruiser/racing yacht. It combines incredible sailing performance with a revolutionary deck and interior design that is unparalleled in the sailing market.

The yacht is already a winner of multiple awards and positive test sail reviews. These specially modified yachts are available on a first come, first serve basis for the racing series.

• Matched fleet with nine berths, spacious interior and twin helm

• Unrivalled racing experience


• Cutting edge design


• Twin wheel steering for easy handling

• Competitively priced.

DATA PROTECTION

• All details provided by you will be held by us and used in accordance with our Privacy Policy .
• Where you opt-in for Mariner International Travel (UK) Limited trading as ‘Sunsail’ marketing then your data will also be handled by Mariner International Travel (UK) Limited and used in accordance with their Privacy Policy .
• Sunsail UK and Prometheus Sailing may from time to time contact you by post, email, telephone and/or SMS with further information on our latest travel trends and news that interest you.
• At any time you can request not to receive information about our products and services and we will stop sending you information in this way.
• By clicking Submit you confirm that you have read and understood our Privacy Policy and consent to our use of your information.

New paragraph

SOLENT SAILING

Skippered yacht charters and mile building mentoring from solent sailing call 07768 360420   for our latest prices and mile building dates.

C ONFIDENCE BUILDING MILE BUILDER WEEKEND IN THE SOLENT - THREE PLACES AVAILABLE - 6th to 8th SEPTEMBER - SOLD OUT

DATE: 6th, 7th and 8th September

EVENT: Confidence Building Mile Builder Weekend in the Solent

PRICE: £300 per person , which includes: RYA Qualified Skipper, Safety Equipment, Fuel, and Snacks Onboard

Are you a newly qualified Day Skipper or Competent Crew and want to progress? This weekend is great to brush up on old skills and build miles, confidence and experience.

For more information or to make a booking, please call 07768 360420

WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER WEEKEND AVAILABLE:

MILE BUILDER WEEKEND IN THE SOLENT

TWO PLACES AVAILABLE - 20th to 22nd SEPTEMBER

Click Here To Book Your Place >

TESTIMONIALS

“A wonderful week sailing in the Solent and around the Isle of White on Galaxy with Hugh and Pete… As a novice yachts man, I was given every opportunity to act as helmsman and was fully immersed in all sailing. Without doubt when time allows I will be booking further sailing trips on Galaxy, with Hugh and Pete!”

Jamie P Flanagan

“Great sailing weekend from Lymington. Thanks for sorting everything Hugh.”

“ahh missing the ocean thanks for a great time xx”, admin office.

All Rights Reserved | Solent Sailing | Site: CWGD

S/Y WIND OF CHANGE yacht charter

Overall information

PDF brochure

Yachts by Brook Marine

Yachts charter Brook Marine

€24,000 per week

S/Y Wind of Change  is a beautiful classic  sailing yacht 29m  sloop built by  Brooke Marine  in 1988,  refitted  in 2018.  Her sophisticated  exterior design  and  sailing supremacy  are the work of  Ron Holland Design . She provides stability and seaworthiness while  sailing  offering to all  guests onboard  a supreme  sailing experience . She accommodates up to  6 guests  in 3 elegant  cabins , including one  master , one  VIP  and one  twin cabin , all with  ensuite facilities .   Wind of Change ’s well-equipped  deck  offers ample space for  relaxation ,  sunbathing  and  al fresco dinning  which is ideal for gatherings of family and friends.   During her latest  refit  in 2018 the carpets were removed and the  wooden floors  were restored in all interior areas. All  fabrics  in the saloon and dining area as well as in al fresco dining area are replaced with  RALPH LAUREN . She has new cutlery and  linen, and  brand new water toys are dedicated to guests' fun. Her professional crew consisting of 4 members, a fantastic  sailing team  who ensures an enjoyable and unique sailing experience.  

• Monaco Historic Grand Prix
• Inspiration

Monaco Historic Grand Prix has 18 Photos

Related Locations

• Luxury Yacht Events

Featured Yachts

REMEMBER WHEN | From US$ 195,000/wk Special

Charterworld news.

Inaugural CROYA Charter Show announced ...

• Yacht Charter Locations >
• Luxury Yacht Events >

Monaco Historic Grand Prix 2020

Monte Carlo, Monaco, May 8th-10th 2020

First held on the amazing streets of Monaco in 1929 almost all of the turns, corners and straight lines of the Monaco Historic Grand Prix are exactly the same today. This is a fantastic celebration of historic and vintage motor racing which is organised every two years. The Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM) gathers together some of the most wonderful vintage sports cars that race around the same circuit as the Monaco Grand Prix itself. This historic race takes place usually two weeks before the main F1 event starts.

CharterWorld provides the direct opportunity to rent a Monaco Historic Grand Prix yacht charter boat to accommodate you and/or your family, friends and associates at this important event. Please contact us here at your earliest to ensure you have access to the best luxury yacht charters available.

In May 2020, pre-war Grand Prix motors are competing in a class of their own along with seven other series. These include vehicles from different eras from the second half of the 20th century. Reserve the best seats from a superyacht which can be anchored near the track. With many luxurious yachts to choose from while the Grand Prix is taking place, you can have a taste of glamour, glitter and feel like a star for a few days.

During the three days, competitors will take to the roads of Monaco giving enthusiastic spectators some thrilling moments. From the luxury and comfort of your superyacht, feel part of the event from start to finish.

• Asia Superyacht Rendezvous
• MIPIM Yacht Charter
• China International Boat Show (Shanghai)
• Singapore Yacht Show
• The London Yacht, Jet & Prestige Car Show
• Antibes Celebrates Yachting
• Malaysia Yacht Show
• Indonesia Yacht Show
• CNR Eurasia Boat Show

• Fort Lauderdale Boat Show (FLIBS)
• BVI Charter Yacht Show
• Miami Yacht Rendezvous
• VICL Fall Yacht Show
• VIPCA Charter Yacht Show
• Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
• New Zealand Millennium Cup
• Superyacht Challenge Antigua
• Thanksgiving
• St Barts Music Festival
• Loro Piana Regatta
• RORC Caribbean 600 Antigua
• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• The Australian Open
• Chinese New Year
• Commonwealth Games
• Cannes Lions
• Ocean Reef Vintage Weekend
• Tax Free World Exhibition
• Art Basel Miami
• Asia-Pacific Superyacht Association (APSA)
• The East Mediterranean Yacht Show (EMYS)
• Club Vivanova Luxury Lifestyle Gala Dinner
• Thailand Yacht Show
• Croatia Boat Show
• Monaco Yacht Show
• Palm Beach International Boat Show
• Hong Kong Yacht Show
• Monaco Grand Prix
• Americas Cup
• Cannes Film Festival
• The Palma Superyacht Cup
• St Barts Bucket Race
• Antigua Superyacht Cup
• Les Voiles St. Tropez
• Moscow Boat Show
• Dubai International Boat Show
• Christmas New Years
• Louis Vuitton
• The London Boat Show
• China Rendez-Vous
• Cannes Yachting Festival

Quick Enquiry

Monaco news.

Be at the heart of the action by ...

90m NERO: The time-travelling superyacht

34m luxury yacht ALMOST THERE has ...

Superb 59m superyacht TREEHOUSE ...

Whisper | from eur€ 1,200,000/wk.

SUNRAYS | From EUR€ 1,150,000/wk

QUEEN MIRI | From EUR€ 1,125,000/wk

O'PARI | From EUR€ 1,000,000/wk

GOLDEN HORIZON | From EUR€ 910,000/wk

74m CRN 131 | From EUR€ 870,000/wk

KENSHO | From EUR€ 850,000/wk

HBC | From EUR€ 850,000/wk

ALFA NERO | From EUR€ 812,000/wk

AALTO | From EUR€ 775,000/wk

TATIANA | From EUR€ 775,000/wk

HUNTRESS | From US$ 725,000/wk

EMIR | From EUR€ 700,000/wk

Christina O | From EUR€ 700,000/wk

LADY VERA | From EUR€ 700,000/wk

LAUREN L | From EUR€ 695,000/wk

The Mediterranean

French Riviera

Iles D'hyeres

Charter Yacht Disclaimer

This document is not contractual. The yacht charters and their particulars displayed in the results above are displayed in good faith and whilst believed to be correct are not guaranteed. CharterWorld Limited does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information and/or images displayed. All information is subject to change without notice and is without warrantee. A professional CharterWorld yacht charter consultant will discuss each charter during your charter selection process. Starting prices are shown in a range of currencies for a one-week charter, unless otherwise marked. Exact pricing and other details will be confirmed on the particular charter contract. Just follow the "reserve this yacht charter" link for your chosen yacht charter or contact us and someone from the CharterWorld team will be in touch shortly.