by First Class Sailing | Jul 17, 2017 | FCS News, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
Sail away from the UK, out of the Solent, down the busy English Channel and then South across the Bay of Biscay to warmer climes and your destination: Gran Canaria in the Canaries! For anyone wishing to do some serious offshore sailing, build miles, or just...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 5, 2017 | Norway, Sailing Holidays
Nearly there! Day 4 of Sailing to Norway: 1100 2nd June – 1145 3rd June “Started the day in fog to the sound of a working diesel engine. However that did not dampen our spirits due to the serenity of the North Sea being so sublime. Through the morning the fog...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 2, 2017 | Norway, Sailing Holidays
The Norwegian Fjords beckon As the eclectic crew of Challenger 1 get closer and closer to the Norwegian Fjords the spinnaker gets some quality time out of it’s bag and the cooking improves. Day 3: Position 200nm SSW Stavanger 13.30 1st June – 11.00 2nd June...
by First Class Sailing | Jun 1, 2017 | Norway, Sailing Holidays
Fog and phosphorescence in the North Sea enroute to Norway Here is the latest blog from Challenger 1 as she starts sailing up the North Sea to Norway. The crew experience fog, phosphorescence, dolphins and downwind spinnaker sailing. “Unfortunately the fog...
by First Class Sailing | May 31, 2017 | Norway, Sailing Holidays
Norway Sailing Adventure Cruise Begins The crew assembled yesterday for the first of three Norway Adventure Sailing Cruises. Sailing on a 72ft Challenger yacht, extremely suitable to this kind of a voyage, the boat cast off from Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth yesterday....
by First Class Sailing | Mar 17, 2017 | Courses, Learn to Sail, Sailing Holidays, Sailing Trips
A short but action packed holiday, or spreading your RYA Competent Crew or Day Skipper course over two weekends, either way the bank holidays are perfect as you don’t need to use up any valuable days off work! And with the Easter break having two bank holidays, you...