What Will You Get From Joining This Sailing Weekend?

You can book on any of our UK sailing weekends as a complete beginner or an experienced sailor.  All the training you need to fully participate onboard is included. You’ll be hoisting sails, steering, and generally participating in all the things that sailors do. That includes watching the sunset in a quiet anchorage at the end of the day.

If you have never sailed before and want more information about what to expect from this sailing weekend you might want to have a look at these pages.~

Learn To Sail  
About Life Onboard.

Sailing Type – Coastal Sailing.

Thanks for a truly memorable weekend! The sailing experience and tuition were first class: I enjoyed the companionship very much: all that under the leadership of two people talented and thoroughly pleasant in equal measure. It was a privilege. Thank you again. And the megastar was Trinovante – what a ship!

Michael

About The Thames Estuary

The Thames Estuary is Trinovante’s ‘home’ territory, where she was built, and a fascinating area for a weekend break.

Steeped in sailing history and tradition it’s one of the last places in the UK where you will see traditionally rigged boats as a matter of course. Fishing smacks and sailing barges race here throughout the season.

In the quiet river anchorages you will hear the distinctive call of oyster catchers and other wading birds feeding on the mud flats as the tide ebbs and flows.

Just a day sail up the coast,  you’ll be part of the  busy commercial activity on the River Orwell at Feliwstowe, the largest container port in the country.

Where Does Trinovante go in a weekend?

This is only a rough guide, we will be working with the wind, the weather and most importantly the tides.

Day One

After you arrive on the first afternoon, Trinovante will  leave Ipswich to head straight down the River Orwell. The scenery will change from rural river to Felixstowe Port where huge ships manoeuver and back to rural river again.

On the first evening you will learn enough to feel comfortable onboard as we go through some basic safety training. Heading into the river Stour we will drop anchor, have dinner and maybe a few beers.