Sailing
Hampshire enjoys the most southern coastline of the UK, opposite The Isle of Wight which is just over The Solent’s waters. Southampton is home to some of the world’s largest freight containers and luxurious cruise liners and Ocean Village is a bustling modern development surrounding a yacht-filled marina.
Portsmouth is home the Navy’s warships and alongside the destroyers, frigates and aircraft carriers is the Historic Dockyard with Nelson’s HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and Henry the VIII’s flagship The Mary Rose, plus the wonderful Gunwharf Quays nestled alongside the mouth of the harbour with a considerable array of shops and restaurants.
The Solent
The Solent is only 90 minutes from London and is one of the premier sailing areas in the world, with over 5,000 licensed yachts and motorboats, plus three marinas with 1,400 berths between them. There are also many sailing schools, yacht charters and sailing clubs that welcome novices and public slipways where you can launch your own boat.
Portsmouth Harbour
Most of our properties are currently based around Portsmouth Harbour which has more shipping movements than any other port in the UK and for over a century Gosport, on the other side of the harbour, has been the home of ocean racing. These include the great J-Class yachts and is home to Clipper Yachts Ocean Racing Team.
Gosport boasts 24 miles of waterfront between Portsmouth and Southampton including three lovely beaches and a network of inlets and wetlands so it’s understandable why so many sailors from all over the world visit, whether that be for the extreme Clipper Round-the-World Race or quiet creek crawling.