Sailing instruction at your own pace, covering the skills that YOU want to learn. A question that we are often asked when teaching is “I’ve just done my Start Yachting/ Competent Crew/ Day Skipper and loved it. How do I progress and keep sailing?”. It’s a difficult question to answer because it varies depending on …
Live Virtual Navigation course. Are you thinking about spending time afloat this summer? One of our exciting new developments at Sovereign Sailing is the recreation of our classroom virtually, we are now running live introduction to navigation courses. These courses will introduce you to some of the vital skills and knowledge needed to skipper a …
We’re really looking forward to getting back on the water and sharing a healthy and adventurous sailing experience with all our customers. Covid-19 has had a substantial impact on what we do; to protect our customers and ourselves we shut down all our sailing activities on March 13th. However we are now very much looking …
Read more What impact is Covid 19 having and what will the 2020 sailing season look like!
In this series of blogs we are going to share with you some of our crews favourite ‘OnePot’ meals. Anyone that’s tried it knows just how challenging the task of preparing a meal at sea can be. We also know how basic the cooking facilities are on most yachts so ‘OnePot’ meals are the perfect …
Read more ‘One Pot Wonders’ – A series of hearty meals for you and your crew
If you are planning or considering whether to sail in South West of Ireland, you are in for an experience of a lifetime. The scenic town of Kinsale, just 20km from Cork International Airport, is a great starting point for your adventure. Experience everything that the Gourmet Capital of Ireland has to offer before …
Laura Taylor provides a final update on their South West coast sailing trip, as they leave Dingle and continue on their journey to Kinsale in Co. Cork. Passing famous landmarks such as the majestic Skellig Islands and Fastnet Rock, it makes a brilliant read! SAILING UPDATE: 01/04/16 (Day 5): Today’s leg, a short hop across …
Read more The Skellig Islands: Our Sailing Journey Continues
Read Laura Taylor’s update on their incredible sailing journey, as they continue to sail South West of Ireland (Day 3-4). Leaving Roundstone in Co. Galway, the crew set sail for Inishmore on the Arran Islands before taking an overnight passage to Dingle in Co. Kerry. FOUR RUNNER: SAILING UPDATE 30/03/16 – 31/03/16 (Day 3-4): We …
Greetings from a wet and windy (& Dry and Calm!!) Ireland! Just a quick note to give you an update on the West of Ireland sailing trip. The first week crew are safely back to Westport after an adventurous & eventful trip and here’s how it’s gone so far… Our Kinsale to Westport passage has …
As part of the daily journal that we're recording, as we sail from Kinsale in Co. Cork to Westport on the West Coast of Ireland, crew member Ronan O'Neill tells us about his first day aboard a yacht learning to sail. THE FIRST DAY OF SAILING "Alarms rang at 7.45 am and the last hot …
Setting sail from Kinsale in Co. Cork, we have just embarked on a seven day sailing adventure, sailing along the coastline of the Wild Atlantic Way, before we reach our final stop at Westport located on the West Coast of Ireland. Read a daily account from our sailing students about their experiences on this amazing …