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Solent Calendar of Events
Each year the Solent is home to many yacht racing events, and this year is no different, with a jam-packed and exhilarating 2024 lineup! The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race will return to our shores in 2025!
Whether you want to take part in a racing event itself, or just take in all the action from the water as a spectator, you'll find the event for you below.
Bareboat and Skippered charters available.
Round the Island Race - 15th July
Round the Island Race is a fantastic event that sees world-renowned sailors competing against families, Sailing schools,[...]
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Spring Tides
As the seasons roll on and we are soon to embrace Spring, we thought we’d look at Spring Tides and their impact on yacht chartering and sailing.
The first thing to know about spring tides, is they have absolutely nothing to do with Spring!
What Are Spring Tides?
A spring tide or ‘springs’ is a higher-than-average tide, whilst ‘neaps’ refers to a lower-than-average tide. A spring tide occurs roughly every fortnight.
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(image source oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/springtide.html).
What Causes Spring Tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull generated by the Sun and Moon.
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read moreAdventure to the factory of Italia Yachts!
Recently Lee our Fleet Engineer and Sales Representive for Italia Yachts had the pleasure of joining Dirk and Luka of Yacht Match, with whom we are now working, to visit the factory of Italia Yachts and to experience firsthand the beauty and power of the Italia Yachts range.
''I enjoy sailing the most in something that is comfortable, stylish, elegant, and quick.''
Lee Gallagher, Sales Representative for Italia Yachts
Before departing for Italy Lee researched the Italia Yacht brand and stumbled across Matt Sheehan’s article. Matt is a tough man to please when it comes to the racer-cruiser corner of the market and his article was[...]
read moreBlue Otter Crowned Royal Winner!
Congratulations Matt and Gela Owners of Blue Otter who were crowned winners of the 'Best Dressed Boat' Competition over the Coronation Weekend run by Ocean Village Marina. Run in honour of King Charle's Coronation Ceremony boats were able to decorate their vessels in celebration!
Blue Otter was creatively adorned with flags and other royal memorabilia to secure the win.
If you're interested in chartering the royal winner 'Blue Otter' our JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 37 view her full spec here.
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read moreOffshore Sailing Season starts off with podium finish for Boracic Sailing
Recently two of our team members joined the Boracic Sailing Team to take part in an epic offshore sail. Competing in The Exposure OLAS Cowes to Cherbourg race the team finished in a respectable 3rd in class in the Junior Offshore Group and were up against some really strong competition.
Alex. our Office and Reservations Manager joined Steph our Admin Assistant in the first JOG offshore race of the 2023 season in this short sprint across the English Channel. The race proved to be slow and challenging with light winds throughout the channel offering a cold and frustrating start, but with some sail changes, perseverance, and teamwork[...]
read moreWHAT 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.