Around Britain Adventure

Around Britain Adventure

A once in a lifetime opportunity to leisurely cruise around the British Isles on a 50ft Yacht this will allow you to explore many parts of the UK that you might otherwise never see. Did you know Scotland is surrounded by more than 600 islands and the best way to discover them is on the water? Britain’s is blessed with historic castles, cities both old and modern, rolling countryside making it a great land to explore on your free time ashore. We will be spending the night in some of the UKs coastal ports ports giving you time to explore the many hidden treasures of the British Isles.

We will start and finish in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, there’s nowhere better than Cowes for sailing. This is the home of Cowes Week, the oldest and biggest sailing regatta in the world. Cowes is a vibrant, exciting place at any time, with sporting and cultural events throughout the year. It’s a sophisticated resort you won’t want to miss. The town stretches across the mouth of the River Medina estuary.

Highlights

Sail around Britain
Cross the Irish Sea
Explore the Isles of Scotland
Meet new people
Sail a 50ft Yacht
All Yachts MCA Coded For Your Safety
All Mooring Fees Included
All Food Eaten Onboard

Sample Itinerary

Leg 1 Cowes to Edinburgh

• Day 1 – Arrive on board. Welcome aboard and get settled in,

• Day 2 – We will be spending today learning about the yacht as we sail towards Eastbourne

• Day 3 – A Free day to exlore eastbourne

• Day 4 – Eastbourne to Ramsgate with some time ashore

• Day 5 – Breakfast followed by a Free day to explore ramsgate

• Day 6 – We will be crossing the Thames Estuary and going offshore along the North Sea towards Lowestoft

• Day 7 – A Free Day In lowerstoft

• Day 8 – Depart Lowestoft on the tide making our way towards Scarborough

• Day 9 – Arrive in Scarborough, before working the tides and weather we depart Scarborough on the tide and sail towards Amble on the Northumberland coast

• Day 10 – A Free Day in scarbrough

• Day 11– Continue our offshore sail up the North Sea coast. This will give crew and watch leaders the chance to put the first part of training into practice, as we plan our overnight watches…

• Day 12 A Free Day In Amble

• Day 13 – We will be arriving in Edinburgh

• Day 14 – After a hearty breakfast you will be departing with a head full of memories and a bunch of new friends

Leg 2 Edinburgh to Belfast

• Day 1 – Arrive on board 18:00, and get settled in

• Day 2 – Departing Edinburgh, we set sail past Aberdeen looking at the chart for a an overnight stop at Arbroath.

• Day 3 – A free day in Arbroath to explore

• Day 4 – Departing Arbroath we work the tides and set sail. We will be spending the night in Mc Duff

• Day 5 – Departing Mc Duff sailing towards Wick

• Day 6 – Departing Wick sailing towards Stromness on the Orkneys

• Day 7 – A free day to explore the Orkneys

• Day 8 – Depart Stromness and set sail towards Stornaway passing the infamous Cape Wrath

• Day 9 – A Free Day in Stornaway

• Day 10 – Depart Stornaway as we sail towards Mallaig to spend the night

• Day 11 – Exploring some of the Western Isles, some of the prettiest places you can imagine aiming to be tied up in Oban

• Day 12 – We will have a free day to explore Oban

• Day 13 – Departing Oban towards port Ellen, Islay

• Day 14 – A free day to explore Islay and her 8 distiliries

• Today we will depart for Belfast

• Day 15 – Departing Port Ellen and sailing towards Belfast

• Day 16 – After a hearty breakfast you will be departing with a head full of memories and a bunch of new friends

Leg 3 Belfast to Cowes

• Day 1 – Arrive on board 18:00. and get settled in.

• Day 2 – After our safety briefing we will set sail for Carlingford

• Day 3 – Depart and set sail towards Dublin

• Day 4 – A day to explore Dublin

• Day 5 – We will continue our sail down the Irish spending the night in Arklow

• Day 6 – Depart Arklow and set sail towards Kilmore Quay

• Day 7 – 8 Today we will be setting off across the Irish Sea, continuing our watch system at sea as we head towards Falmouth

• Day 9 – A free Day in Falmouth

• Day 10 – Leaving Falmouth we sail to Torbay spending the night in Brixham

• Day 11 – A free day in Brixham with time to expplre Dartmoth

• Day 12 – After breakfast we will set sail for Portland

• Day 13 – Sailing along the south coast to Cowes

• Day 14 – After a hearty breakfast you will be departing with a head full of memories and a bunch of new friends

Prerequisites

There are no experience needed to join our sailing adventures as full training is given.

Joining Instructions

Unless otherwise agreed we will meet the the at 1900 on the evening before at

East Cowes marina
Britannia Way
East Cowes
Isle of Wight
PO32 6UB
United Kingdom

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