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Focus on Theory!
Don't put your sailing aspirations on hold any longer, we can't be out on the water just yet but we can prepare for a return to the open seas! We have a variety of theory courses available. Aid your learning and enhance your navigation skills before you step back on board.
No previous knowledge required. Teaches you the essential navigation and seamanship skills to take a vessel out to sea.
• Essential Navigation • Pilotage Techniques
• Weather Forecasts and their sources • Basic Passage planning • Basic rules of the road
No previous course requirements, some sailing knowledge is helpful.
• Seamanship • Introduction to chart work
• Tidal heights and streams •[...]
Friendly Faces Join the Team!
In recent months we've seen some new friendly faces join our team. Let us introduce you!
We welcomed Emma and Steve to our incredible fleet team! Emma is a professionally qualified skipper and avid sailor. Steve is a local man, residing in Hamble itself, both have years of experience in the marine industry and their skills and widespread knowledge of our local waters make them much valued members of the team.
We also welcomed Sam, to the valeting team over the summer, Sam works closely with Iesha our head valeter they work meticulously to ensure our high standards of cleaning and presentation are maintained.
Our Fleet is Expanding!
We've seen our fleet of privately owned yachts continue to expand despite the challenges this year has thrown at us!
New to the fleet is:
Blue Otter, a well-equipped Sun Odyssey 37 with a spacious, roomy interior and plenty of space for your sailing gear. With a safe cockpit featuring a central wheel, all key instruments situated on the binnacle and a bow thruster for stress free berthing she is ideal for young families. Featuring new sails in 2018, asymmetric kite and symmetric spi with snuffers she is perfect for keen sailors.
Waterproof is a high-performance Axopar 28 cabin, a fantastic hardtop 9 metre vessel equipped with the latest Mercury 300hp V8 outboard giving a thrilling 40[...]
read moreChristmas Bubble Charter!
From 23-27th December you can charter any of our sub 39' yachts for an incredible £599 or £699 for any of our larger yachts.* for either sailing or accommodation.*
We've even put together a handy guide to cooking Christmas lunch aboard and handpicked some festive sailing locations to share with you!
Festive Sailing Inspiration!
The Solent area is steeped in history and natural beauty, with picturesque ports, beautiful sailing areas and a wealth of activities in it's many harbours and estuaries. Shelter from the Isle of Wight results in calm waters and a perfect sailing breeze on all but the most extreme weather days. We've handpicked some locations only a few hours sail to help inspire you over the festive season!
LYMINGTON AND KEYHAVEN
Lymington is a quaint market town located on the edge of the New Forest, with a large yachting and boating community. Take in the sights of Hurst Castle and Hurst Point Lighthouse located on the end of a unique coastal spit. The[...]
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
This is truly a 5 * service. The team really looked after us both ashore on arrival and also while at sea. We were a relatively inexperienced crew but always felt the team ashore had our backs. Thoroughly recommended.
I just wanted to say Thank-you very much for the weekend charter. It was exactly what we were after (albeit cold!) plus Andy was an awesome teacher and great company. We’ll definitely be keen to book again soon!
We had a fabulous four days. Marina is ideally placed for the Solent, boat was in great condition, well equipped and a joy to sail. We were well briefed and the shore side team including the dog very friendly.
We charted one of the sailing yachts for a fantastic weekend cruise in the Solent. The boat was in superb condition and well equipped, the staff was very helpful explaining how things work on the yacht and there was also a video available with all the important information. 10/10 would recommend!
Had a fantastic week chartering Blue Otter, Alex was incredibly helpful and sent loads of information and date checking prior to booking. There was a handover video and both the handover and return were really smooth. The boat was lovely and well maintained and Lee was really helpful in recommending places to visit (and helping identify the steering issue as an autopilot takeover - doh!). Definitely will be back and would fully recommend!
Just back from a lovely week in the Solent. Great service from HPYC from first inquiry through to return handover. Very straightforward to deal with, and the yacht was in excellent condition. We've chartered from many companies in the UK and abroad and the attention to detail (and flawless inventory!) was second to none. Everything about the yacht and equipment had clearly been well looked after and was in immaculate condition. Great service, will use again.
Always very friendly service, and well-maintained yachts. Easy check-in and checkout. Will be back...
We had a great time and were very happy with everything. Your team were genuinely friendly and were very helpful when we needed it. Is a big contrast to many charter companies I have dealt with in the past.
Watching the sun go down with a glass of bubbly on the deck of a sparkling yacht was unbelievable. What a treat, and a much needed change of scenery in these troubled times. We will be back for sure
Fab service, nothing too much trouble, including my daft questions. I'll be a repeat customer for sure!
We had a great time sailing with Lee for a few days at the beginning of September. Hamble Point Yacht Charters supplied us an impeccable 45 ft Hanse yacht, which was handled with complete mastery by Captain Lee. It was a privilege to sail with Lee, who is clearly a highly skilled professional taking great pride in his work ... but who is also a fantastic character with a great sense of humour and plenty of fun stories to keep the whole family entertained. He balances the serious side of safety and learning about sailing with a whopping dose of amusement and good cheer. We sailed the Solent in some decent seas, visited Bucklers Hard on the banks of the Beaulieu River and learned lots about British nautical history. Our boys started somewhat of a fishing trend catching bass off the back of the boat in Portsmouth and we would love to sail with Lee again in the future. The man truly knows his stuff, maintained the boat impeccably and went to every effort to ensure that we had a great time. Many thanks to “Shippers” and Hamble Point Charters. We’ll be back.
Chartered bareboats with HPYC on numerous occasions most recently in Sept 2020. Always helpful and accommodating. Highly recommend.
We had a fantastic weekend sailing on Loxley B. Boat in super condition and spotlessly clean, Alex. and the team very thorough and always on hand to answer any questions. A great experience. We will be back. Thank you!
Lots of information from office with a friendly service. We selected a one of the cheaper yachts and was please with find everything work and was cleaned and tidy. We will definitely be back
This was the first time we had tried chartering and as experienced racing sailors we didn't know what to expect. Covid has closed down all our events this year so this was a chance to get afloat at least once in 2020. What a great experience and Alex and all the Hamble staff could not have been more friendly or helpful. We had a great three days and we will be back !! We would have no hesitation is recommending Hamble Point Yacht Charters.