Bank Holiday Sailing Trip (Fri 1st - Mon 4th May 2009)
01 May 09 - Ocean Village Marina, Southampton
Make the most of your Bank Holiday weekend and come and develop/hone your sailing skills with a group of like-minded muddy people.
General information
You will meet Stuart, our professional skipper, at the Ocean Village marina in Southampton on Friday evening before heading off for three days' sailing in the Solent. Depending on the weather and what the group wishes to do, you may also do a Channel crossing.
The yacht will be sailed by Stu and ‘mate’ Jen, but you will be encouraged to take part in all aspects of sailing including helming, winching and tacking. Or, if preferred, you can just sit back and enjoy the ride.
All your food and some alcoholic drinks will be provided on board but there will be a number of opportunities to go ashore for a few drinks after a good day's sailing.
Who can come?
Anyone. You do not need any sailing experience to come along as you will be given the necessary training over the weekend and Stu our qualified skipper and his ‘mate’ Jen will be on hand to make sure that everyone sails safely and has fun.
The yacht
‘Aurora of London’ is a 67 ft Global Challenge Racing Yacht that took part in the British Steel Challenge 1992-1993 and the BT Global Challenge 1996-1997 (billed as 'the world's toughest yacht race'). The design of this yacht has proved to be capable of withstanding the worst sea conditions the planet can manifest.
She is in superb condition and, for an ocean racing yacht, is very comfortable. She also has a full complement of safety equipment as you would expect from an ocean going vessel and complies with the MCA code for charter use.
The skipper
Scottish skipper Stuart Jackson won 2nd place on the Barclays Adventurer in the Global Challenge 2004/5. Following Stuart’s success in the Global challenge he went on to become Regional International Trade Director for Barclays and now returns to the marine world owning and running his yacht Aurora of London.
In 2000 he entered the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), the largest transoceanic crossing in the world, sailing aboard his father’s yacht. After arriving in the Caribbean with the ARC fleet Stuart sailed back to his homeland of Scotland single-handed, via Bermuda and the Azores. In his time with the company Stuart has had a wide and varied sailing career; training Crew Volunteers, a sailing expedition to Spitzbergen and also skippered one of the support vessels in the Woodvale Atlantic Rowing Race.
Itinerary
Friday
18.00 Arrive at yacht, Ocean Village, Southampton, followed by safety briefings & discussion of plans for weekend
20.00 Dinner onboard
Sleep overnight on yacht
Saturday and Sunday
Lots of sailing, all food on board and drinks ashore for those who are keen.
Monday
16.00 Return to Ocean Village, clean yacht and depart
Location and Directions
Location: Aurora of London is based in Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, on L1 pontoon.
Driving from the North: Take the M3 to junction 14 and join the A33 to Southampton. Look out for the brown tourist signs marked 'Waterfront' and follow these signs into Canute Road where Ocean Village will be signposted. Turn right at the traffic lights into Ocean Village Marina and, just past the Red Calshott Spit lighthouse, turn left into the pay and display car park.
Driving from the West: Take the M27 to junction 3 and join the M271 towards Southampton. Look out for the brown tourist signs to 'Waterfront'. Follow the signs to Ocean Village passing via Orchard Place and Queens Terrace. Once in Canute Road Turn right at the traffic lights into Ocean Village Marina. Just past the red Calshott Spit lighthouse turn left into the pay and display car park.
From the East: Take the M27 to junction 7 and join the A334 towards Southampton. Look out for the brown tourist signs marked 'Waterfront' and follow these signs into Canute road where Ocean Village will be signposted. Turn right at the traffic lights into Ocean Village Marina and just past the Red Calshott Spit lighthouse turn left into the pay and display car park.
Parking: Park at the far end near the Harbour Lights Cinema. The cost for the day is £9.00: please ensure that you have change as the machines do not accept Credit Cards or notes. Alternatively parking is available in the Western car park on Neptune way behind the UCG cinema.
People arriving by train: There is a fast rail link from London Waterloo to Southampton Central with a journey time of one hour and twenty minutes. From the station, Ocean village is a short taxi ride of less than 10 minutes. Taxi numbers are:
Radio Taxis 02380 666666
National Taxi Hotline 0800 888888
Tickets
The cost of the whole weekend is £395, which includes:
- All accommodation on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night (shared cabin)
- All food on board, plus soft drinks and a limited amount of alcohol*
- Professional skipper
- Sail training
- Lifejackets, oil skins and all safety equipment
*All drinks ashore will be at your own expense.
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