RYA Powerboat Training Courses In Southampton

Solent Charters can now offer RYA powerboat training courses from our main Ocean Village marina base in southampton. Popular courses will include the powerboat level 2, powerboat advanced and jet ski pwc courses.

RYA Power Boat Training Courses

Solent Charters can now offer power boat RYA training courses from bases in Lymington & Southampton. We also offer motor cruising courses such as the RYA Day Skipper Practical Course.

Cowes Week Yacht Charter Events

Cowes Week yacht charter event prices and availabilty have been annouched with a day at the famous regatta costing as little as £1299 for 10 guests with a Cowes marina berth prebooked for every day of the event.

The Cowes Week Regatta runs from 6th August until the 13th August with over 5000 yachts excepted to to visit the Solent during the week. All our Cowes Week yacht charters included all fuel used and experienced crew to make your day as relaxed as possible.

Corporate Yacht Events On A Fairline

Solent charters today added a Fairline Phantom 40 to it`s range of flybridge motor yachts that are available for private, business or corporate yacht charter events.

Solent Yachts Charters Add New Motor Cruiser

We today added a new Sealine F42/5 flybridge motor yacht to our fleet of vessels based in Lymington.
She is commercially coded to carry 12 guests and her crew on Solent yacht charters.

Rib Boat & Motor Yacht Combined Solent Charter Days

Solent Boat Charters are proud to announce their new combined rib charter and motor cruiser charter day.
Enjoy both these boats in a single day ! Your skipper will meet you at our 12 man solent rib boat and show you how the boats equipment will keep you safe whilst out on the water. You will explore the Solent at speeds of up to 50 mph in the amazing charter rib boat.
Lunch is usually at a waterside pub or bistro. We jump ship or yacht in this case to our fly bridge motor cruiser for a relaxed cruise to the famous Needles lighthouse and Alum Bay. When berthed in the marina you can continue to enjoy our yacht whilst your skipper checks the rib boat ready for her next charter. All for only £599 including fuel and skipper.

Portland & Weymouth Boat Charters Cancelled During Olympic Games

 

Due to the limitation placed around Weymouth Bay & Portland harbour for the duration of the Olympic games in 2012 we have announce the cancellation of all 17 Olympic rib boat and yacht charters schedules for the duration of the Olympic sailing events.

The vessels have been reassigned to provide Solent based rib & motor yacht charters.

Seals Spotted In Beaulieu River

During the first motor yacht charter of the 2011 season we spotted seals on the banks of the Beaulieu river on a sunny March day. Our group of 8 guests enjoyed their day on our fly bridge motor yacht although every peice of clothing we could find was worn. We will post some photos of the day soon.

Redbay Stormforce Charter Rib Ready For Coding Surveyor

The first of our new fleet of Redbay Stormforce 8.4m charter rib boats are ready for the MCA surveyor to give them a detailed survey in order to obtain the certification required by law for all commercial vessels.

The weather has slowed the Redbay engineers down somewhat this week which has pushed delivery back until the new year.

Fitting the D-fender around the tubes for extra protection.

When completed she will be sea trailed in a very cold Irish sea.

The last few deatils are being completed.

Review of Southsea Charters 4th Oct 2010

Having chartered a Rib and Yacht package for a day recently for our best customers, I felt I had to write a review about the whole day as it far exceeded our expectations.

Matt who runs the company and our skipper for the day has customer service absolutely nailed, and nothing was too much trouble. In the morning we were out on the Rib and it was exhilarating and thoroughly enjoyable. We went across to the Isle of Wight via a wiz around a super yacht that was harboured just off the coast, followed by a blast to Southampton to see some of the bigger water traffic. We then ventured to a lovely pub for lunch, mooring up outside (this really is a lifestyle to experience!).

After lunch we then travelled back to the Yacht Haven Marina in Lymington where we proceeded to transfer to the Fly Bridge Motor Yacht (wow!). I did not ask how much one of these cost to buy, but I would be surprised if there was any change from £1m - leather seats, luxury finish I had only ever seen on TV, a fridge full of Champagne, great host, what more would you want?

The afternoon was just pure luxury, relaxing and taking the passing day in, cruising to see the Needles and taking lots of photos. Nothing was ever too much trouble and we were never under any pressure to do anything and that included departure at the end of the day where we finished off the last of the Champagne and all of Matt's chocolate biscuits (including reserves!).

If only we could do this every week, I can't fault anything and have actually already re-booked for spring next year - this time with friends and family, they just have to experience what I did.

To summarise the day, relaxing, enjoyable and above all absolutely great fun. I am happy to supply a reference to anyone who wants it and would recommend Southsea Charters to anyone who is looking for this type of day out.

Solent Yacht Charter Review 19th Nov 2010

My family and myself spent a fantastic day on the Solent 2 weeks ago onboard a big flybridge yacht. The skipper knew all about the sights along the Solent and even let me and my son drive the boat for a while. We had lunch at a marina in Portsmouth and then came back to Lymington. Everything was just as promised and I am going to get a group from work together to do a rib boat day this summer.

Charter Rib Engine & Instruments Installed

Our first new Redbay Stormforce charter rib this gained it`s Suzuki DF300 leanburn petrol outboard engine. The new technology has been tested on a 8m commercial rib boat at cruising speeds of 25knts produced amazing low fuel consumption figures of 1 mile per litre of fuel.

The engineer standing next to the Suzuki engine gives an idea of scale.

We have specified extra steel work on the seating, console and A frame for extra passenger comfort and safety.

The Suzuki V6 engine produces 300 HP, 1 mile per litre consumption and 55knts.

Our first Lyme Bay rib charter event has sold out within 12 days. All seats on this first rib hire event have sold out by the 12th December so we are already planing our second Lyme Bay boat event.
On these special charter events we run a 12 man Redbay Stormforce all weather rib from Lymington across Christchurch & Poole Bays towards Weymouth and Portland before a run into Lyme Bay & Lyme Regis. An evening in Weymouth before exploring Poole harbour  on the way back to Lymington on the second day.

Boat Charter Reviews Now Online

We are now asking our rib, boat and yacht charter guests to rate our service, boats and the overall charter experience. Several of our clients from the end of the 2010 charter season have very kindle started the ball rolling with some very kind words.

Why now take a look at the Review Centre here.

Our New Charter Rib Gets Her Arch

Our new Redbay Stormforce charter rib this week received her stainless steel safety arch.

The arch has several functions including :-

VHF radio aerial mounts as height increases VHF range

Navigation lights

Radar and radar reflector

Life Rings

GPS Satellite navigation aerial

The tubes are deflated to allow access to the inside of the arch tubes.

Have you noticed the other Redbay customers boat next to our charter rib ?

A very similar boat to our own was being prepared for the Irish Coast Guard. This shows the excellent pedigree of these all weather Redbay Stormforce rib boats.

Redbay Stormforce Irish Coast Guard Rib Boat On Sea Trial

Charter Ribs Have Waterproof Camcorders

Our new Stormforce 12 man charter hire rib boats will all be fitted with waterproof HD camcorder cameras to catch all the action from your day trip on the Solent.

We have just received our custom built camera mountings that have been designed for us to use on our rib boats and even our fly bridge yachts.

The HD cameras will use memory cards to store the captured images and can store the whole days charter event on a single card. We don`t charge to burn the film onto a DVD for you to show your friends and relive the day.

Relive Your Charter Day Anytime

New Stormforce Charter Rib Gets It`s Tubes

We have just received the latest images of the first of our new Stormforce charter rib boats being built to our own high specification by Redbay boats in Northern Ireland.
The multi sectioned inflated tubes have now been added to the main hull.

These photos do not give you a feel of the size of this new charter rib. A full 8.4 metres long with 13 seats and powered by a new Suzuki 300hp leanburn outboard engine.

StormForce Ribs Hulls Are Ready

We have just received these photos from the Redbay rib factory in Northern Ireland that shows the first of the completed bare hulls and floor with seats in position. The fuel tank , bilge pumps feeds and electrical trunking will now all be in position before the floor is fixed in position.

The deep vee hull gives excellent sea keeping.

The triple rear bench seat with 8 individual pod seats.

A double bench infront of the helm will be added later.

A Redbay Stormforce 8.4 on demonstration

Redbay Stormforce Rib with Suziki 300HP engine

Youtube Rib Charter Videos Give You A Taste Of Chartering

We have added throughout our website several videos from Youtube, the free to air video service that give you a taste of life on the water. In the new 2011 season we will be adding many of our own videos from our new Stormforce rib fleet and the sights and sounds of the Solent and south coast of England.

Rib Charter Videos

Queen Elizabeth arrives in Southampton

The ship, built in Italy, will be officially named by the Queen on Monday and will leave on its maiden voyage to the Canary Islands on Tuesday.
Thousands of people turned out to catch a glimpse of the vessel as she sailed up the Southampton water & Solent earlier.

The vessel will join the other "Queens" in the Cunard fleet - the Queen Mary 2 (QM2) and the Queen Victoria.
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) made its last transatlantic crossing in 2008.
Queen Elizabeth docked at the city's Ocean Terminal just before 0900 BST.
About 2500 people lined the length of Southampton's Town Quay and Mayflower Park taking pictures as its horn echoed along the Solent.
The BBC's Stephen Stafford, who was at the waterfront, said there was a "sense of pride and admiration" as the ship sailed into the world-famous port.