☑️ Yacht berth (accommodation in shared cabin)

☑️ Food and meals at sea

☑️ Professional and experienced skipper (who doesn’t shout)

☑️ Yacht’s overheads (fuel, water & electricity)

☑️ Mooring Fees

☑️ Your own Life Jacket

☑️ Training

⛔ Travel to/from the event

⛔ Transfers to/ from the marina

⛔ Wet weather kit

⛔ Meals off the boat

⛔ Alcohol

⛔ Shorebased Accommodation

⛔ Personal Insurance (We recommend Topsail)

You can pay LSS in three ways: 1. through the website by adding the product to the basket, 2. by BACS transfer or 3. by personal payment link we can send to you.

If you want to pay through personal payment link or if you want to discuss scheduling your payments please contact us at info@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk to discuss options.

Yes, if you wish to amend your booking, please email us at bookings@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk and we will try to accommodate your request. Please note that any changes may be subject to a sum of £25 per change to cover our administrative costs.

If you need to cancel your booking, please let us know on bookings@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk and the cancellation will be effective on the day a message is received.

In case of a cancellation for a major event (e.g. Transatlantic crossings, Offshore mile-builders, The Fastnet Campaign, Dartmouth Regatta, any cruises abroad), the following charges apply:

• 100 days or more before departure or event start: deposit only;

• 71-99 days before departure or event start: 50% of the total event price;

• 43-70 days before departure or event start: 70% of the total event price;

• 42 days or less before departure or event start: 100% of the total event price;

  In case of a cancellation for a minor event (e.g. RYA training, Round the Island Race, Taittinger Regatta), the following charges apply:

• 56 days or more before departure or event start: deposit only;

• 29-56 days before departure or event start: 50% of the total event price;

• 22-28 days before departure or event start: 70% of the total event price;

• 21 days or less before departure or event start: 100% of the total event price;

If the reasons for your cancellation are covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. It is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that you are covered. A cancellation invoice will be issued on request.

Please see our Booking Terms and Conditions for details about changing your course once booked

✅ Safety First

We maintain a high safety record and ultimately the skippers have the ultimate authority to take decisions with the crews safety as their number one priority.

🐬 No Fun No Point

We are a big fan of a stress free and happy learning environment onboard. We always encourage a relaxed and chilled approach to all the crews learning and sailing.

✅ Team Effort

Although we welcome all levels of sailing experience on most of our sailing events, we encourage joining with the view of being part of a team and everyone taking part and pulling their weight.

Having prior experience is great (especially racing with spinnakers) and if you’ve not sailed before we don’t recommend this being your first time.

However, our whole idea is to take amateur crews and have a jolly old time while improving our skills!

The event starts in Hamble on a Saturday morning until Sunday late afternoon. Contact us if you’d like to come down on the Friday evening.

You will be racing on one of LSS’s regular boats, most likely Kindred Spirit, a race-prepped Sigma 38, but others are possible too.

The boats are:

Kindred Spirit - Sigma 38

Kotari - Jeanneau 49

Playing Around - First 40.7

Red Hawk - First 36.7

The boats are based on the River Hamble.

Kindred Spirit is at Deacons Boatyard, in Bursledon.

If you are sailing on a different boat from another marina we will let you know in advance.

The Solent, which the River Hamble is on the Northern edge of, is the perfect training area between Southampton Water and the Isle of Wight.

Notorious for consistent winds, wicked tides, and a gorgeous variety of harbours, rivers and anchorages to visit.

An average week will see you visit any of the below:

• Cowes

• Yarmouth

• Beaulieu river

• Lymington

• The Needles & Alum Bay

• Newtown Creek

• Portsmouth

• Wooton Creek

• Osbourn Bay

• Langstone Harbour

• Chichester Harbour

  and many other little anchorages.

During the event, accommodation on the boat is provided. However, if you’d like to book accommodation please ask us before doing so.

If you’ve enjoyed it and want to continue to build your racing skills, we’d recommend joining us for a race or regatta such as the Round the Island Race, Taittinger or Dartmouth Regattas. Maybe you’d like to try something more offshore like a cross-channel race weekend?

We will be in marinas and harbours every day most likely so you won’t need to shower on the boat. The boats are fitted with a functional toilet, sink, showers and kitchen (galley) for cooking.

Please take a look at our kit list here.