Blue Box Sailing
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Blue Box Sailing offer you the chance to crew an Ocean Race Yacht, on a unique and exciting day out from Ocean Village in Southampton. With a real hands-on focus you will have the opportunity to try all aspects of sailing one of our famous 60ft around the World Ocean Race Yachts.
Suitable for newcomers to the sport and more experienced sailors you can experience the thrill of sailing, in a safe, relaxed environment, whilst really getting involved in the crewing of the yacht. You will have the opportunity to take the wheel of the 60ft yacht as she powers through the Solent and feel the buzz of working on the front of the boat whilst she crashes through the waves.
After meeting our crew in the morning you will be shown to your yacht where you will receive a short safety brief before we slip lines and motor out into open water. Then it’s all hands on deck as we hoist the giant sails and set sail towards the Solent. There will be plenty of opportunity to put any existing sailing skills into practice and learn new ones as we put the yacht through its paces.
You will have the opportunity to work on the foredeck for sail hoists, drops and changes and in the cockpit on the winches as we trim sails and put the yacht through some maneuvers. A baguette lunch is served under sail, racing style, before we cruise back to Southampton.
With days out starting from £99 per person, see www.sailingdaysout.co.uk or call 02380 988 966 for details to book onto one of our upcoming trips.
Opening Times
| Opening 2012 (01/04/2012 - 31/12/2012) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 | 17:00 |
Facilities
Provider Preferences
- No Smoking Attraction
- Outdoor Attraction
Parking & Transport
- On site parking
- Parking (charge)
Catering
- On-Site cafe/restaurant
Payment Methods
- Approx length of visit - 1 hour
- Booking essential
- Delta accepted
- Groups Accepted
- Maestro Accepted
- MasterCard accepted
- Max group size - 24 on two boats
- Min group size - individuals
- Solo accepted
- Special group rates
- Visa accepted
Establishment Features
- Toilets
Specialist Features
- Family Fun
- Marketed Towards Families
- Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
- Marketed towards student/youth
Prices
| Ticket Type | Tariff |
|---|---|
| Family Taster Sail | £59.00 per ticket |
| Family Taster Sail | £89.00 per ticket |
| Introduction to Sailing-Midwk | £129.00 per ticket |
| Ocean Yacht Race Experience | £149.00 per ticket |
| Round the Island Day | £229.00 per ticket |
| Whitbread 60 Experience | £179.00 per ticket |
| Whole Boat Hire | £75.00 per ticket |
Tickets See www.sailingdaysout.co.uk for prices and activity days out options or call us on 02380 988 966
Awards
- Tourism South East Award -
The Beautiful South Awards Finalist 2010
Road Directions
From the M3, exit at J13 signed M27 West-Southampton Docks. Once on M27 get into the left
lane and exit at J3 the M271-Southampton Docks, West Quay and Waterfront. Stay in the left
hand lane and filter onto the M271. At the end of the M271 approach the roundabout in the left
lane, take the first left and follow signs for Waterfront. As you approach the City Centre continue
following signs for the Waterfront/Ocean Village.
Public Transport Directions
From Southampton Central Train station, take bus number 10 to Ocean Village.
