Yacht Discovery

General information

INTRODUCING YACHT DISCOVERY

Here at Yacht Discovery we love adventure. It's in our DNA. Nothing gives us greater pleasure or satisfaction than spending the day or extended periods of time exploring new bays to anchor in for a relaxing swim or spending three weeks crossing oceans to far flung lands. For us sailing is more of a passion and way of life rather than just a job and as we don’t do this full time ourselves, we are as excited as you are to be out on the water. As such we have planned an exciting, sometimes challenging program of adventure journeys visiting well-known places, and some places that aren’t as well-known that are off the beaten track.

All of our skippers will have Yacht Master Ocean as a minimum qualification and all of our longer more challenging voyages are likely to have a YM instructor onboard for your added peace of mind and safety. This also means that we will be able to offer structured training and certification where needed.

We wanted to create a business that we helped people realise their dreams of sailing to far away places. We also operate a free place system so that our trips really are open to everyone. On board we will have at least three experienced crew so this enables us to offer a much better learning experience and also open the crew up to people with no sailing experience.

As our name suggests life on board is all about discovery, learning, exploring and taking part. We believe that to make a successful sea passage takes teamwork and everyone taking a full part in all aspects of life on a boat. We don’t have passengers to sail the yacht to its best ability. We need everyone on board to take an active role in sailing and running the yacht. It really is a case of all hands on deck and with all the sails there’s always something to do.

We operate Discovery in order to travel to more exciting locations and in more extreme and challenging ocean environments. Closer to home we also operate a fleet of two modern yachts which are based in Cowes with our sister company Venture Sailing which we use for RYA Training in and around the Solent and Isle of Wight. This allows us to provide both novice and experienced sailors with necessary training and qualifications to equip them with the necessary skills, experience, and RYA qualifications be able to sail safely and responsibly. And if you are not sure of your ability to undertake longer voyages, we can also help build your confidence on the water.