Cowes offers all tide access, and berths are relatively easy to obtain and reasonably priced. 

The narrow streets and numerous pubs and restaurants gives West Cowes an almost carnival atmosphere.

Shopping in the narrow pedestrian High Street is a delight with an array of fashionable clothing shops, gift shops, delicatessens, cafes, restaurants and lively pubs.

Lymington is a bustling & attractive Georgian market town with a wide variety of shops & picturesque boutiques.

At the western end of the Solent it is just three miles from the Needles Channel and on the southern edge of the New Forest.

It is well sheltered and accessible at all states of the tide, proving a popular destination.

Sailing to Beaulieu is one of those magical trips that you will want to repeat again and again. Within the heart of the New Forest, the Beaulieu River and a few miles upstream the 18th-century shipbuilding village of Buckler’s Hard occupies a superb location surrounded by oak woodland within the Beaulieu Estate.

At the western most end of the Isle of Wight, Yarmouth is a picturesque fishing, ferry and yachting port widely regarded as one of the jewels of the South Coast.

The deepwater harbour retains its old world aura. The square has a varied range of shops and delightful eating establishments. Yarmouth Town is well stocked for provisioning and chandlery, and visitors will find no shortage of hostelries, cafes and restaurants around the town.

Comprising an area of some twenty-seven square miles of navigable water set against the backdrop of the Sussex Downs. It provides some of the most rewarding scenery in the south of England.

This vast natural harbour is an ornithologist’s delight, popular with bird watchers and walkers alike.

The beautiful waterside village of Bosham is a magnet for artists. It is steeped in history, most famously as the place from which King Harold II set out on his ill-fated expedition to Normandy. 

Osborne bay is on the North east Coast of the Isle of Wight to the East of Cowes, it makes a perfect lunch stop at anchor and can provide spectacular views of sailing at its finest.

Built in 1790 by James Wyatt, Osbourne House was actually built to look like a castle, but this was only for show as there are no actual fortifications. Queen Victoria stayed here when she was young before purchasing Osborne House.