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Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy

Published on February 14, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

What a venue! The Academy opened in 2000 and aimed to promote sailing to all levels of competence and ability.

With direct access to Weymouth Bay waters and Portland Harbour the venue at Osprey Quay will host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events. The conditions here are considered near to perfect as it is exposed to winds from all directions, but still sheltered by large waves by Chesil Beach.

To accommodate for the Olympics in addition to the world class facilities already at the venue (conference and meeting facilities, sailing school, boat hoist and storage…) The Olympic Delivery Authority a 220m slipway that is available at all tides and winds as well as and extra 70 berths and extended dingy park with an impressive capacity of 600 boats.

Hope to see you down there on charter!

Round The Island Race 2012 update!

Published on January 24, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Entries are now open for the Round the Island Race which takes place on 30th June 2012.

Now the 4th largest annual sporting event in the UK the J.P. Morgan Round the Island Race regularly attracts around 1700 boats and 16000 participants. The course covers 50nm round the Isle of Wight starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron at Cowes heading west.

Solent Events are offering a full race package this year. On arrival on 29th June we will introduce your skipper and crew before some familiarisation sailing over to Cowes. Once moored in Cowes you will have plenty of time to visit the race village with bars and live music. The 30th June will be an early start as weather permitting racing starts at 0600am. Once completing the route you will return to Cowes for a celebratory dinner. A not so early start on the Sunday, we will sail back to the mainland at the groups’ leisure. Take a look at the race overview, and if you would like Solent Events to get you out on the water simply contact us.

To add to the excitement of being part of this event, you should also be aware you would be racing against Olympic Sailor Ben Ainslie! JP Morgan who is a sponsor of Ainslie as well as RTIR will be taking part on the Beneteau First 40 Winston (GBR 2806L); the only time he will be competing outside of the Finn class before the Olympics.

This year on the Solent

Published on January 19, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

There is so much going on this year on the Solent and the South Coast…

RORC Easter Challenge ~ 6^th – 8^th April 2012

The Manches Cup ~ 18^th – 20^th May 2012

Sail for Gold Regatta ~ 4^th June – 9^th June 2012

Coutts Quarter Ton Cup ~ 25^th – 27^th June 2012

Round The Island Race ~ 30^th June 2012

P&O Liner Fleet in Southampton ~ 3^rd July 2012

J Class Regatta ~ 18^th – 21^st July 2012

The Hundred Guinea Cup Race ~ 21^st July 2012

The Super Yacht Cup, Cowes ~ 22^nd – 25^th July 2012

Olympic Games ~11^th – 18^th August 2012

Paralympic Games ~ 29^th August – 9^th September 2012

Little Britain Challenge Cup ~ 6^th – 9^th September 2012

The Silicon Cup ~ 13^th – 14^th September 2012

Southampton Boat Show ~ 14^th – 23^rd September 2012

Definitely try and get out on the water either on a Rib charter, powerboat or yacht to see some of the sailing going on, you would be mad to miss it!

Ben Ainslie…

Published on January 13, 2012 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Hasn’t had much luck lately. The Olympic sailor was disqualified from the World Championship Race in Perth just before Christmas resulting in him dropping from 1st to 11th place ending his hopes of becoming Finn World Champion for the sixth time.

His disqualification has caused a little controversy; Yachting Monthly had an online poll asking should Ainslie have been disqualified, 77% said no, with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston asking ‘What were the organisers doing letting media boats on the course and being able to get in the way of competitors?’

Lets hope the RYA decide not to take any further action… would be a great shame to see the media get in the way of more world class sailing for the sake of few photos!

Want to be an Olympic Sailor?

Published on January 6, 2012 in Competition, Corporate Day, Hospitality, Racing, Regatta, Sailing, Teambuilding and Uncategorized. 0 Comments Tags: corporate, F40's, Hospitality, Olympic, Portland, regatta, Sailing, Teambuilding, Weymouth.

In around 200 days the world’s elite sailors will take to the waters of Weymouth and Portland in the hope of taking home a gold medal.

Now if you fancy becoming an elite sailor it is going to take several years of maximum effort and dedication, and whilst hugely rewarding that may not be the path for you. BUT have no fear!… it is simple with Solent Events to get out on the water just for a day or two where you can experience what it may like to be part of this prestigious sailing event for yourself!

Based from the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy Solent Events have various options are available on a fleet of F40 yachts; an ideal day for networking, incentives, reward, teambuilding or simply hospitality.

We have 2 resident international sailors who will be on hand to offer encouragement and tips on getting the best from your boats performance and to talk about their own past sailing experiences.

After a morning of familiarisation onboard the yachts a series of races will be organised for the afternoon, after a lovely lunch of course!

Cowes week…from the Sky!

Published on December 16, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Elite Helicopters are going to be at Cowes Week 2012 providing pleasure flights for a unique view of the sailing racing.

The Heliport is a mere 8 minutes by road from the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club. There are even plans for a Park and Ride service making it even easier to take advantage of this experience!

You can book online or by contacting them.

2012…Exciting year ahead!

Published on December 6, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Sailing has an exciting year to come in 2012 with Weymouth and Portland hosting the Olympic Sailing events.

Being right on top of their game, the Olympic venue (Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy) was the first to be finished a mere three years ahead of the games, allowing the local community and athletes to make use of some of the best natural sailing waters in the UK and world-class facilities.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed the ashore areas for spectators are opened and are welcoming, it would be such a shame to miss it!

Garmin Hamble Winter Series

Published on November 28, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

What beautiful weather on the Solent yesterday for the Garmin Hamble Winter Series! With light breeze of around 10 knots and winter sunshine all classes enjoyed some racing action.

There are 2 more days of racing to go which are on 4th December and 10th December 2011. We will be heading out on the Ribs to see some of the action; come join us!

Sailing Event Coverage

Published on November 10, 2011 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments

All you sailing fans out there… Channel 4 have had some awesome coverage this year on various worldwide sailing events including The Audi MedCup, Extreme Sailing Series and the America’s Cup. You can catch up on 4OD, just search ‘sailing’.

Winter Solent Sailing

Published on November 4, 2011 in Corporate Day, Hospitality, Sailing and Teambuilding. 0 Comments Tags: corporate, Sailing, Solent, Solent Events, Teambuilding, yachts.

The days may be getting slightly shorter but you can still get out for some sailing action on the Solent! The luxury yachts we charter have ample indoor seating and the wet weather gear we provide will keep you warm and dry should it rain.

Here are a few photos from a group we took out just last week…. this could be you!

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