Sailing Articles

Whether you’re already a keen sailor or totally new to the sport, a summer sailing holiday is an amazing experience. Island-hop through turquoise seas, meander along sun-drenched coastlines and moor up to spend warm evenings on deck, enjoying a beer or two under the stars. Every day brings a new destination and a new adventure.

Even if you’re a complete novice, you can still set sail this summer. Our stay and sail holidays are perfect for anyone who’s always wanted to learn to sail. You’ll spend your first week being shown the ropes by our expert sailing instructors, then join one of our flotillas for your second week. You’ll return home with incredible new skills and so many stories to tell.

It’s easier than you might think to learn to sail and Europe is full of beautiful sailing holiday destinations. It’d be almost rude not to explore a few…

Walk before you can run: that’s the established way to tackle any challenge. If you can picture yourself mooring your yacht in the crystal clear bay of a Greek island, then we've has drawn up the perfect chart to guide you from dinghy beginner to independent sailor and master of your own vessel.The journey is a delight at every step, but it can also impart some serious knowledge and leave you a qualified sailor, allowed to skipper your own boat around the Med.

You might catch the sailing bug at one of our Beach Clubs, dipping your toes into warm Mediterranean waters indinghy sailing sessions. Then, you can step into deeper water and book a stay and sail holiday that gives you a four-day introduction to the art of sailing before letting you loose for a week of sailing, enjoying planned port-to-port routes on your own yacht. Finally, you can dive into a flotilla holiday and chart more of your own course through one of our seven or fourteen-day trips.

Whether you’re a bunch of novice dinghy or yacht sailors or you already know your way around a yacht and the finer points of dinghy sailing,a family sailing holiday is an experience you'll never forget. And there are loads of great ways to enjoy sailing together on holiday.

Fancy taking a few dinghy sailing lessons at one of our Beach Clubs? Or how about staying aboard your own yacht as you join one of our flotillas to explore the beautiful Greek islands? 

We round up the destinations that make it to the top of our list for family sailing holidays.

Dinghy sailing with a spinnaker is so much fun, especially for the crew, who don’t have much to do on downwind legs in boats without spinnakers. Never sailed with one before? It can seem a little daunting but give it a go and you’ll be flying along reaches in no time. Here, we go back to basics with a quick guide to asymmetric spinnaker flying.