A Solent boat charter provides you with a memorable sailing experience because the Solent is such an outstanding playground for sailing. Nestling between Hampshire, UK, and the Isle of Wight, the Solent is about thirty miles long by three to five miles wide. A rich diversity of coastal landscapes and sailing conditions can be found here. Solent yacht charter is the best way to see and see and experience all of them.

There are a huge variety of marinas and harbours for you to choose from. For example, you can select a quiet natural harbour such as Newtown Creek, which is a nature reserve, a very busy one such as Southampton, or an historic one, Portsmouth, with its Royal Navy dockyard. The Solent is protected to a large extent from the worst of the weather by the island, and a large number of other places are nearby, even the World Heritage Site of the Jurassic Coast, the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, or France.

You will find many features (such as the Spinnaker Tower), attractions (such as Henry VIII’s ship, the Mary Rose), and obstacles await you in the Solent.

For example, you will discover: an historic ship wreck, tides exceeding four knots, dangerous rocks, a curved ledge with a trap in its hook, high speed catamarans and ribs, oil tankers, container ships and cruise ships, an offshore sandbank that is good enough to play cricket matches on, the largest yacht race in the world, radar speed traps, pile moorings, over thirty marinas, a National Trust nature reserve, cross-channel ferries, cats and hovercraft, submerged submarine barriers, and 3 mid-channel forts from the Napoleonic era.

Examples of other obstacles include warships, a naval dockyard, ocean liners, cruise ships, a small boat channel, fishing vessels, active minesweepers, tugs, floating railway sleepers, lighthouses, lateral buoys, cardinal buoys, safe water and remote hazard marks, locks, sand bars, chain ferry and underwater pipelines that are marked by a fresnal lens.

Due to this rich variety, the Solent is considered to be a sailing heaven and is often called the home of yachting and sailing. The Cowes Week event held annually has the Solent packed with many different types of boats, yachts and ships, which participate in simultaneous races throughout the week, that at times, it is almost impossible to steer in a straight line. It is this fantasticly rich diversity that allows for so many sailing schools, clubs and boat charter companies to thrive here. While it might not be as magnificent as the West Coast of Scotland is, or as warm as the Pacific is, there is nowhere else to learn how to sail or teach others, and enjoy the unparalled variety of history, nature and sailing conditions.

When chartering a Solent yacht, motor yacht or powerboat, you can choose between bareboat charter (where you skipper the boat yourself if you have sufficient experience) or a skippered charter, where a skipper (and crew possibly) takes charge of this for you and your fellow passengers.

A Solent yacht charter is ideal for sharing quality time with the quality people in your life like partners, family, friends, colleagues (as team building exercises etc) and potential clients (Corporate Marine Events etc). It is also possible to hire a yacht for a single day or weekend, so they are also brilliant for Stag & Hen parties.

There are a tremendous variety of yachts available for hire or charter, and packages can be tailor made to suit any requirements, aspirations and budget.

A fantasic sailing adventure in the Solent awaits you, so start making enquiries now about your Solent charter. Bon Voyage !

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