Cowes to Deauville Race

Join your yacht on Thursday evening or early Friday morning as we head out into the Solent for a day of training for the race. We then head to Cowes for the start of the race on Friday evening.

Racing overnight, we will hopefully make it to Deauville by early afternoon on Saturday. Once we’ve crossed the finishing line we’ll head ashore for a chance to stretch the legs and celebrations with the other competitors.

Late Saturday evening we head back across the Channel to Gosport, arriving mid to late Sunday afternoon.

Lots of night sailing on this weekend!

What is included?
The cost of the Cowes to Deauville Race Weekend includes your accommodation on board your yacht, breakfasts, lunches, suppers during the night crossing, and our now famous homemade cake.

We eat ashore on Saturday evening so that everyone can stretch their legs (this cost is not included) or you can cook for yourself on the boat if you wish.

Our yachts are vegetarian. Breakfasts and lunches will be warm, tasty and filling but will not contain meat! By eating ashore in the evening a non-vegetarian diet can be catered for.

The only additional cost is a proportion of mooring fees which are split between those aboard.

Upon booking you will receive your Joining Instructions which provide a suggested list of what to bring.

Sailing waterproofs are an important item, whatever the time of year, as they keep you warm and dry. We have these for you to borrow, free of charge. You are likely to have most other items on the list and we encourage clients to travel light because of the limited storage room on board.

Your Joining Instructions will also detail where to find us. We sail from Royal Clarence Marina in Gosport which is easily accessed by road (it is 20 minutes from the M27 at Fareham) or by train to Portsmouth Harbour (from Waterloo).