One 40ft yacht, one skipper, up to twelve friends, out of the Hamble River and into the Solent. Slide your group size below: the price for the boat and your share each change, with every compulsory fee already inside.
Minimum booking: one half day (4 hours). One guest or twelve, you get the whole boat. Sample prices for a 2027 season concept.
Check dates for 6guests at most, the MCA-coded limit (sample)
average from 186 reviews (sample)
skippering on the Solent since (sample)
extras added at the pontoon. The price is the price.
Every trip is private: your group, our skipper, no strangers. Your skipper helps you helm, trim and tack, or does it all while you sit back.
Down the river past the boatyards, out into Southampton Water and across to the Isle of Wight shore if the wind allows. A good first sail.
A proper day out: sail to a quiet anchorage, swim if you're brave, eat on deck, then a longer beat home. Bring your own picnic or ask us to arrange one.
Leave as the day boats come in, sail into the evening light and return under navigation lights. Birthdays and proposals welcome; we keep a secret.
Any boat taking paying guests to sea needs coding from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and a qualified skipper. Most charter sites never say. Here is ours, every number marked as a sample in this concept.
Our coding certificate sets where we may go and how many we may carry.
Category 2, up to 60 miles from a safe haven · 12 passengers + 2 crew SampleEvery trip is run by a skipper with a commercially endorsed ticket.
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore, commercial endorsement · first aid · sea survival SamplePassenger liability cover for every guest aboard, named on the policy schedule.
£5m passenger liability with a marine insurer SampleA UK limited company, so you know exactly who holds your deposit.
Hamble Day Sailing Ltd · Company no. 08496214 · VAT GB 249 6214 07 SampleWe look at the forecast with you the evening before, and make the call by 6pm (sample). If it's too windy, too foggy or the forecast is unsafe, you choose: a new date or every penny back. You never lose money to the weather.
Full refund or a free move to any date this season. Your choice, no forms.
A 25% deposit holds the date. The balance is due 14 days before you sail.
More than 28 days out: full refund. 28 to 14 days: we keep the deposit unless we re-let the boat.
The whole-boat price stays the same. Your share changes, never our total.
Both are invented people for this concept. On a real site, these cards carry the owners' own photos and the tickets they hold.
Grew up racing dinghies on the river and has skippered Solent day sails for over a decade. Brilliant with first-timers and nervous sailors.
Ex-delivery skipper who has crossed the Channel more times than he can count. Joins as second crew on bookings of nine or more.
Sample reviews written for this concept. A real site would pull these from a review platform, with the count shown.
"We split it ten ways and it came to less than a meal out. The price on the website was exactly what we paid."
"Called off for wind the night before, moved to the next Saturday, no fuss."
"Tamsin let our team helm the whole way home. Best away day we've had."
The things people ask on the phone, answered once.
None. Your skipper runs the boat. If you'd like to helm or handle ropes, they'll show you how; if not, sit back.
Yes, from age 5 with a parent or guardian aboard. We carry child lifejackets; tell us ages when you book. Children count towards the 12.
Calm dogs are welcome on half-day sails at no charge. Bring a dog lifejacket or borrow one of ours.
Soft-soled shoes, a warm layer, sun cream and your own food and drink. We supply lifejackets and waterproofs.
Yes, in moderation. The skipper may stop drinking aboard if anyone is unsafe; nobody who has been drinking helms the boat.
Our coding allows 12 passengers and we can't go over it. For bigger groups we book a second coded boat from a partner, sailing alongside us.
No payment to ask. We reply within one working day with the forecast outlook and a booking link.