This event was cancelled in 2020 and will now be operated over the weekend Friday 1st October to Sunday 3rd October 2021

This SAILEX is released for TOG Skippers to prepare for the BVI Caribbean Sailex in 2021.

Sailex Reference SKP20

CATAMARAN SAIL TRAINING AND HOLIDAY PREPARATION – MONO HULL TO CATAMARAN

Having spoken to many over the years, it’s seems that making the leap from chartering a Mono hull for your holidays, to chartering the luxury and space of a Cat, is a big step…mentally.

The reality is, that it’s just about confidence and knowing the tricks of Cat Handling.  

Steve, the owner of Marine Events has been skippering Catamarans all over the world since the mid 90’s (yes he’s old!) that first experience sowed the seed and despite still being an avid mono hull sailor, for him, holidays are of course about sailing, but also they are all about the family and their enjoyment and catamarans provide that balance, while still providing the sailing and island hoping experience.

We provide on board tuition to help you bridge that gap.  Here we help you to convert your mono hull sailing experience to cat experience ready for holidays and chartering, we teach you how to drive with twin engines, how to moor, how to anchor, teach you to be comfortable with the boats width and the way it handles and make you realise that these characteristics are all good and work to help you not hinder you. 

Lagoon 39

We have chartered a Nautitech Open 40 for this training weekend, a four double cabin catamaran boarding on the Friday evening and leaving Sunday late afternoon, sail in the Solent for the weekend, visiting places such as Cowes, Yarmouth, Lymington and Beaulieu, while being taught the wonders of Cat sailing. Pick up and return of the CAT will be to Haslar Marina.

We will show you how stern-to mooring works (used in the Med) using your anchor and lazy lines, we will show you how to anchor a cat best to avoid swinging and under stand your swing radius, by the end of the weekend, you will be rearing to go full of confidence. We are fully booked on this training weekend but will arrange another should there be sufficient interest in this and the 2022 sailex to the BVI.