Most interesting charter boats?

[tr1234]

Anyone got any suggestions for interesting bareboat charters in the UK? The market's flooded with French fiberglass sloops, any classical boats, racier boats, ketches or other less commonly configured boats out there?

What's the most interesting thing you've chartered?

 

[Ohlin Karcher]

Great question. There are some plastic gaffer cutters at Mylor, and some quite old wooden gaff sloops on the Norfolk Broads. There is a Classic Yacht Club or something similar, with a small fleet of 'classic' yachts.
Not much help, I think they are few, and far between.

 

[Channel Sailor]

https://www.devonsailingexperiences.co.uk/classic-sailing-charter/. A 45ft Cornish Lugger. I had a very enjoyable day trip on what I think was this boat, many years ago.

Also, again probably not bareboat, I notice there is a small fleet of lovely 40ft ish wooden yacht’s often moored near or inside Chichester Marina. Possibly this company https://www.classicsail.co.uk.

 

[DoubleEnder]

On the Orwell

http://www.classicsailingclub.com/html/yachts.html

 

[tr1234]

Cheers for the responses guys.

The old boats at hunters yard on the broads are on the to do list.


Anyone have any experience with this lot?

On the Orwell

http://www.classicsailingclub.com/html/yachts.html

 

[fifer]

Not sure if this is quite what you're thinking of but Argyle yacht charter in Scotland have an Amel Maramu which is MCA cat zero. They occasionally have people take her up to Iceland. Its a bit older but still a nice boat to sail on the West of Scotland.

http://www.argyll-yachtcharters.co.uk/clova.htm

Theres also this lot that charter Cornish Shrimpers and Crabbers

http://cornishbluesailing.co.uk/bareboathire.html

 

[Gerry]

How about a Rustler 36 ? http://www.cornishcruising.com/charter/wildbetony

 

[Quandary]

Up here we have the Enda Frantzen out of Doune in Knoydart but she is skippered, (as is Leader) no way are they going to let boats like that go off with someone who might not know how to use them.

 

[ridgy]

Some older Swans in Falmouth:

http://www.freewinds.co.uk/sailing_charter_yachts.html

 

[tr1234]

Thanks for the suggestions all, some interesting boats to look into, especially like the look of that Amel.

 

[ryanroberts]

There's an OVNI available for charter in Scotland http://www.scottishyachtcharters.co.uk/ovni43yacht.php