Beyond the Solent - Portsmouth to Weymouth

Please note the trip is being advertised via Meetup but booking must be made through the London Sailing Club website - click here for the booking page

The Plan: Are you finding the Solent a little familiar, fancy exploring a little further afield along the south coast of England?

We are planning a trip to Weymouth and back over the August bank holiday weekend. The first yacht will be skippered by Mike Johns, and we have plans to add more yachts if there is sufficient interest.

It should be a fun and social weekend with lots of chance to get involved in the sailing and enjoy a longer passage. We will aim to leave Haslar on Friday evening for a short sail to Cowes where we will stay for the night before departing first thing on Saturday morning for the long passage (50nm) to Weymouth with favourable tides. The return will be more leisurely with a stop in either Studland Bay, Poole Harbour or Lymington on the Sunday before returning to Haslar on Monday. The plan will be to have an evening at anchor on Sunday with either a meal aboard or a BBQ ashore depending on where we end up.

The trip is open to all, no experience is necessary however this may particularly appeal to those wishing to gain seas miles towards a qualification. There will be experienced skippers onboard all yachts.
Any questions please feel free to message me I will get back to you as soon as I can. Mike Johns will be running this trip on a commercial basis operated through Sailscape exclusively for LSC members.

Organiser: Mike Johns (Sailscape Ltd)

Where: We will meet at the Creek restaurant at Haslar Marina (by the entrance at the office end) around 6pm on the Friday evening before we go together to the boat.

Breakfasts and lunches on-board will be provided, any evening meals will be additional whether eaten ashore or on board/BBQ.

We'll be sleeping on the yacht in shared cabins. Full details of what to bring and travel plans to and from the marina will be sent out nearer the time.

The Yacht: We have chartered an Elan 42. We will be sailing with 8-9 on the boat but there will be lots of chance for everyone to get involved in all aspect of the sailing. All necessary safety equipment including life jackets will be supplied by the charter company and the yacht is fully coded for charter and comes complete with central heating!

Cost: The cost is £350 per person, which covers yacht charter, fuel, marina fees, breakfasts, lunches, snacks and hot/soft drinks. It doesn’t cover evening meals, drinks ashore or getting yourself to/from the boat. Any questions, let me know. To secure your place I’ll need to take payment of the full amount when you sign up for the trip.

Terms & Conditions
Note that, because this trip is being advertised via the London Sailing Club’s platforms, any participant who is not already a full member of the Club (which costs £24 per year) will need to join prior to the start of the trip.

By joining this trip: you accept that the Skipper has the final decision on activities and on the itinerary; you confirm that you are in good health and a competent swimmer; you recognise that sailing can potentially be a dangerous activity with both minor and substantial risks including but not limited to serious injury, drowning and death, and you engage in it at your own risk. By voluntarily participating in this trip, you agree to take part at your own risk and absolve the Skipper and crew from all liability arising out of any action or inaction, with the exception of intentional harm. Please note that the nature of this trip and its itinerary may need to change in the event of bad weather impacting the planned sailing. If the Skipper and/or the Event Host needs to cancel the trip for any reason you will be refunded in full. The Skipper and/or the Event Host reserves the right to cancel any participant. By responding to this trip organised by Sailscape, and advertised through the London Sailing Club (‘LSC’), you acknowledge and agree that the principal purpose of the LSC is to provide a forum for members of the LSC to engage in social activities.

Sailscape T&C's also apply, a copy of which can be obtained from Mike Johns.