Weekend Sailing
Our weekend sailing courses are designed for beginners through to experienced sailors. Whether you are a seasoned sailor looking for a challenging sailing weekend, or maybe someone that needs some boat handling practice in advance of a Med charter, or maybe you're just a bit rusty and want to get out for a sail we have a mixture of sailing weekend trips. There's bound to be something for you.
Sail to Weymouth and back in a weekend
'Weekend mile building sailing passages to Weymouth and back '
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Channel Hop to France or the Channel Islands
'Sail to France and back. Weekend Channel Hops'
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Boat Handling Weekend
Practice handling a yacht in confined spaces under power and sail
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Learn to use a Sextant
> Traditional Sailing Courses on how to use the sextant and navigate using the sun and stars. Learn while sailing around the Solent area offered by First Class Sailing.
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Round the Island Race 2026
Now taking bookings! -You can be part of the fun, excitement and magnificent spectacle that is the Round the Island Race. Crew spaces are now available. Contact us to book your space early!
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Heavy Weather Sailing Weekend In The Solent
> Learn how to sail in heavy and rough weather with First Class Sailing over one weekend in the Solent.
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Gaff Rig Weekends on a Classic
Gaff rig sailing weekends
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Night Sailing Weekend
Practice Night Sailing with an expert instructor
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Solent Sailing Weekend Course
Solent Sailing Weekend Course. Excellent for building confidence, useful practice in advance of chartering a yacht.
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Sailing Experience Days from Southampton
New to sailing? Experience a sailing day where we'll show you the ropes!
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Mediterranean Preparation Weekend
Thinking about chartering a yacht in Greece, Croatia or Italy next summer? If you're chartering a boat for the first time or want to berth like a pro to impress family and friends look no further.
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Day Skipper Next Steps
This weekend is all about refreshing your knowledge and building on and finessing what you have already learnt in your RYA Day Skipper course.
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Taster Sailing Weekend
Give sailing a go. Have you ever fancied seeing what sailing is like? Unsure that you will like it? These sailing taster weekends are the perfect opportunity to dip your toe in the water - without actually getting wet!
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Escape from it all with a weekend of sailing. You will learn new skills, improve existing ones, build miles, or perhaps just come for a weekend sailing trip that lets you take a complete break from normal life. We believe that a weekend sailing is the equivalent to a week on a beach - you can and should treat it like a break or short holiday.
We have several weekend sailing courses and trips to choose from on a variety of boats and yachts. For example, why not have a go at skippering a 60nm passage over to Weymouth or Cherbourg and back on our weekend Mile Building trips? Or come and practice Med mooring techniques. Perhaps you’d rather spend a weekend sailing by practicing boat handling in a marina, or a take a dash around the Isle of Wight in the annual Round the Island Race. For a real challenge, why not sign up to a weekend Heavy Weather Sailing course? You can also just come for a fun yacht weekend in the Solent.
One thing’s for sure; whichever weekend sailing option you choose you will come back feeling refreshed and recharged. Contact us now if you would rather a custom yacht weekend designed to your brief.
Thoroughly enjoyable
Booked a weekend mile builder recently with First Class Sailing. The experience was excellent from the initial booking, clear joining instructions and the preparedness of the boat and skipper. We sailed hard on our weekend and got every minute of experience we could. First Class even arranged for us to have plenty of wind! Very professional business which is imperative when offering sailing to mixed ability groups. I will definitely be sailing with them again. Thoroughly enjoyable, thank you. Arrived home shattered, wind beaten and smiling!
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