Traditional Boats

you are helping to perpetuate our seafaring traditions

Beautiful Boat with Bowsprits - Working for a Living
We want to preserve and develop the opportunity for anyone to experience the thrill of sailing on boats and ships with bowsprits. Its important to us that these boats are out there sailing and widely available to as many people as possible. By taking a sailing holiday or course on “boats with bowsprits” you are helping to perpetuate our seafaring traditions, as well as giving a modern purpose for many beautiful craft. As you slip into a bygone era by becoming the crew aboard pilot cutters, luxury yachts and tall ships you are creating a piece of living history and a damn fine sight from the shore !

More sailing opportunities as they arise.
Many of the boats we would like to offer you are run by individuals or couples and the availability of these vessels is often not known until late in the season. It would not be practical to mail all our customers as these new voyages occur and for these reasons the web site and emails make a sensible way of telling you of new opportunities as they arise. If you are not already on our Email Programme sign up today and you could win a £30 Sailing voucher.

Dedicated Skippers
Personalities are important and our skippers play a major part in why many of our sailing guests come back. Adam and Debbie Purser were co-founders of Classic Sailing Ltd, and have both skippered Eve since 1997. Diggory joined us in 2005 and now shares skippering Eve and our passion for creating a future for classic sailing craft.

Phil on Annabel J has spent all his working life associated with the sea and he is now in his fourth season Sailing Annabel J across the Channel and in his home waters of the Solent.

Rob, Captain of Halcyon, will make us green with envy as he parades this beautiful yacht around the coast of England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Norway. At last we all have a the opportunity to sail on a truly classic yacht.

Stavros S Niarchos and Prince William are both Captained by professional mariners who know there is something special about sailing a Tall Ship. Join them and you to can be part of big ship sailing working as a team and keeping things ship shape and happy.