What you get from the Channel Hop.
✅ Ideal for those progressing towards Yachtmaster™, 2 passages of greater than 60nm
✅ Advanced passage planning and pilotage (day & night)
✅ At least 125nm total
✅ Night sailing experience and watch-keeping
✅ Skippering skills, leadership, and crew management
✅ Experience crossing busy shipping lanes and TSS
✅ Some time in France to experience some local food and drink
Channel Hop
Your Offshore Sailing Adventure
Channel hops are ideal for those looking to experience offshore sailing and cross the English Channel for the first time. Once land disappears over the horizon, you’ll navigate through some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world—an exciting and rewarding challenge for any sailor.
After making landfall in France or the Channel Islands, there’s time to relax and explore the local area before preparing for the return passage. These trips are a firm favourite with those eager to gain offshore experience, log sea miles, and enjoy the thrill of sailing beyond sight of land.
All trips start and finish at Portland Marina in Weymouth, offering direct access to some of the best sailing waters on the South Coast.
If you have a group (3+) we can usually add a date that suits you. Midweek Channel Hops are always popular with groups. Contact us to discuss you requirements.
How to book:
Booking is easy, Select the preferred course format below then pick the date that suits you its as easy as that, alternatively you can scroll through the calendar and find dates that way.
If you can't find dates to suit you please get in touch, we can always add bespoke dates to suit our customers
What to expect.
With small group sizes and RYA-qualified instructors, we ensure plenty of personal coaching and hands-on experience — giving you the practical confidence to take charge of your own adventures. We generally operate a 3:1 ratio, students to instructor. If you are a group or a Family we will operate upto 5:1 by special request.
Next steps after your channel hop.
Completing a channel hop will probably give you the bug for doing more offshore sailing. We run longer milebuiling trips and aslo a specialized Yachtmaster passage week where this is focussed entirely on completing passages that qualify for your Yachtmaster exam.
What's Included in the course.
- Professional Skipper / Instructor
- A modern performance / crusing yacht with the latest navigation equipment
- A full sail wardrobe
- Accommodation on board (own cabin option available at request)
- Waterproof clothing
- All food for breakfast & lunches, snacks & Hot drinks (Evening meals taken ashore at own cost)
- Mooring fees and fuel
- Safety equipment
- Use of all charts and publications
- A great time with plenty of learning
