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What better way to explore the Solent or the South Coast than on your own Bareboat Charter, with you as skipper. We offer what we believe are very competitive budget boat charter rates onboard our 30′ Westerly ketch Karic. The idea is to give you the confidence to expand your sailing ability and we would love you – yes you, newly certified Day Skipper – to charter Karic with some mates and show them what you’ve learnt. Needless to say you’ll make the odd error, but with such a sea kindly vessel who will know?? We ask that you hold a RYA…

20th June sees the start Brighton & Hove's Take PART Festival of Sport 2016 and to do our bit, we will have our yacht Jalapeno berthed in Brighton Marina for 2 weeks beginner-friendly taster sailing. We are particularly encouraging local businesses and organisations to take part in our Sea Legs Challenge and invite their employees for an afternoon or evening onboard. Sailing is a great way to build teamwork in a fun environment and so is the perfect way to reward as well as train your team or colleagues. Four hour taster sails will be taking place twice daily at 1200 and…

Well done to everyone who completed their First Aid course last night, and in the process contributed to our RNLI Mayday donation of £40. We always give £5 from each First Aid course fee to the RNLI and seen here is Julian, in full kit, from the Brighton inshore RNLI station receiving the cheque from Sail Boat Project director Jacquie Dowding. Thanks also to Mark Durell from First Response Training for providing another thorough training and to our hosts at Brighton Marina Yacht Club.         If you are interested in booking on our next First Aid course please contact…

We have a whole page of useful learning resources for sailing, for all levels. Find them all here:https://sailboatproject.org/resources/As well as our administration forms and downloadable publicity, there are a load of resources to help prepare yourself or your group for a sailing activity. They include:Introduction to Sailing Terms pdf Written for anyone new to the waterRYA course pathways and progression routes Illustrating how our theory and practical courses linkTides worksheet pdf A useful memoery aid of navigational theoryAs well as other useful guides like:June 2015 survey of Chichester barEssential Safety in Chichester HarbourWe are constantly adding to our learning resources for sailing…

£75 First Aid course Brighton 2 sessions Mondays 31st October and 28th November, 1800-2100 £75 per person, with £5 going to the RNLI. [lollum_button text="Book Now" url="https://sailboatproject.org/event/first-aid-course-18th-25th-april-2016/" size="big"] This Emergency First Aid at Work course runs over two evenings at Brighton Marina Yacht Club. You need to be able to attend both sessions to complete the course. The course is a 6 hour award designed to equip you with the skills to manage an emergency situation until further help arrives. The award covers CPR and basic first aid and is the perfect introduction to first aid or for those who have some…

We offer what we believe are very competitive boat charter rates onboard our 30' Westerly ketch Karic from Chichester harbour. What better way to explore the Solent or the South Coast than on your own boat charter, with you as skipper. We ask that you hold a RYA Day Skipper practical qualification, and that at least one other person onboard has sailing experience.From £400 for a weekend or Monday to Friday. See our full rates here.We offer a full briefing at the start of each boat charter to make sure you are comfortable and confident before setting off. We are always a…