Permanent skipper and mate so you can be confident you are in experienced hands.
Choose from a wide variety of voyage types . From coastal day sails to challenging offshore voyages and Tall Ship events.
No Previous Sailing experience needed. You get sail training included free from day one.
Small crew groups with a maximum of 8 guest sailors.
Big enough to give you the experience of handling a three masted schooner, small enough to reach intimate havens.
Experienced sailors can rest assured that we don't turn on the engine unnecessarily.
Fully inclusive Prices include all meals, fuel, mooring fees, use of lifejackets, waterproofs and special warm suits for arctic circle sailing. There are no hidden extras with SchoonerSail

Contact us for a friendly informal advice about sailing holidays suitable for you.

Schoonersail Newsletter archive

Or check out the latest 2011 news on SchoonerSail's Sailing Holidays Blog, a sample selection is below.
The Ten Precepts Of Sailing In Snowdomia - a sailing holiday from Amsterdam to the UK
Windy Weather On Our 'Learn to Sail' Sailing Weekend
Fjords and Food - a Gastronomic Discovery on a Trinovante Sailing Holiday

Archive of Schoonersail Newsletters

Select Articles From Newsletters By Category

Tall Ships Race Articles

Crewing On The Tall Ships Races 2010The experiences of one of the crew By Elly Perry
The Tall Ships Race 2010 Kristiansand to Hartlepool
Tall Ships Race Report 2008
Voyage Preview About the Tall Ships Races 2008

Lorea fulfilling her dream of helming a schooner.

Articles written by people who have been on our sailing holidays

Victoria's Log Book PaintingsPaintings, sketches and thoughts about a voyage to the Arctic Circle. By Victoria Burton-Davey
Zen and the Art of Steering Mind Over Matter At The Helm, Learning To steer By Janet Hall
Sailing above the Arctic Circle by Geoff Saunders
Fish On Arctic Circle Sailing from Trondheim to Bodo by Sarah Farrelly
Into the Arctic Circle for the First Time By Adrian Luckins and Melanie White
On Passage from Arran to IrelandBy Chris Adams
Faces on the QuayBy Paul Farmer
Night PassageSailing from Waterford to Milford Haven Overnight By Annmarie Pitt
Tall Ships Festival Sail Amsterdam 2005 by Hetty Snodgrass
Sailing On A Tall Ship Again by Dave Pridmore
An Account of Breakfast on the Schooner Or The Ship's Chef Houdini of the Seas By Melanie White
Fascinating FactsBy Neil Ashdown
Sun, Moon, Stars and ... Cloud? By Bob Livingston The trials And Tribulations Of The Ocean Navigator
Crewing On The Tall Ships Races 2010The experiences of one of the crew By Elly Perry

Learn To Sail A Schooner And Other Articles

Learn To Sail a Schooner No.8 Sailing to harbour
Learn To Sail a Schooner No.7 Tacking
Learn To Sail a Schooner No.6 Short turning away from a quay
Learn To Sail a Schooner No.5 Sailing Away From A Quay with the Wind Aft
Learn To Sail a Schooner No.4 Sailing Away From A Quay
Learn To Sail A Schooner No.3 Docking And Undocking Using A Spring
Learn To Sail A Schooner No.2 Anchoring Under Sail on the Run
Learn To Sail A Schooner No.1 Getting Under Way From Anchor Under Sail
How To Tell A Ketch From A Schooner

Our schooner alongside in Floro, Norway after the voyage out from the UK

Yearly Sailing Holiday Highlights/Previews

The Ten Best Sailing Holiday Photos From 2011
Highlights of Summer Sailing Holiday 2011
Highlights of Summer Sailing Holidays 2010
Highlights of Summer Sailing Holidays 2009
Highlights of Summer Sailing Holidays 2008
Highlights of Summer Sailing Holidays 2007
Summer 2007 Sailing Holidays Preview
Summer 2006 Round Britain voyage

Everything Else...

Dinghies, Dories, and Schooners An article written for the dinghy cruising association in 2006.
Sailors Graffiti The Wicklow Habour Wall Paintings
Satellite Versus Sextant
Blue Sky Thinking With a Link to the Cloud Appreciation Society
Gannets Gathering A short piece about a visit to Bass Rock
Screaming Lord Sutch And The Red Sands Towers About the world war 2 gun emplacements in the Thames Estuary
The Thames Estuary's Explosive Secret The Wreck Of The Richard Montgomery
Trinovantes' Run Riot with the British Queen About the Trinovantes