The 10 Best Boat Tours & Water Sports in Southampton, England

"The most exhilarating adventures on the Solent!"Skippered Rib Charter Hire in the Solent by Seadogz, including 60 or 90 Minute Extreme Rib Experiences, Treasure Hunts, Corporate Team Building Events, and Stag and Hen Parties. Single Tickets and group bookings available.

At First Class Sailing we give you easy access to the full range of RYA yachting courses and other sailing activities. From the moment you contact us we aim to make your whole experience fun, smooth and hassle free. Our office team are helpful, quick to respond and show a high degree of integrity. First Class Sailing instructors are friendly, professional, thorough and passionate about sailing. So whether you are a complete novice or have some sailing experience, we give you the confidence and expertise to enjoy the ultimate get-away-from-it-all experience: the freedom of sailing.RYA Sailing Courses RYA Sailing courses are internationally recognised. They form part of a scheme that is both easy to follow and enter, whatever level of experience you have. We run RYA Shorebased navigation classes such as Day Skipper theory and Yachtmaster theory in London in the evenings and/or over weekends. We hold RYA Practical Courses such as Competent Crew for novices, Day Skipper for those with more experience and Yachtmaster for those with lots of experience on our yachts based in Shamrock Quay, Southampton and North Frambridge on the East Coast.Sailing Trips Our sailing trips might take you off to the west country for a week of cruising the Devon and Cornish coastlines with their pretty harbours and beautiful estuaries. Or sail over to France and the Channel Islands for a week of Moules Marinieres, French wine and pretty Channel Island anchorages and beaches. For those with less time we have weekend Channel Hops over to France, all year round, which offer the perfect opportunity to build miles and experience quickly.• RYA PRACTICAL COURSESo Competent Crew Practical Courseo Day Skipper Practical Courseo Coastal Skipper Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Coastal Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Practical Courseo Yachtmaster Ocean Practical Course• RYA THEORY COURSESo Day Skipper Theory Courseo Coastal Skipper Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Coastal Theory Courseo Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Courseo CEVNI Testo Essential Navigation and Seamanship Online Theory Courseo Online Day Skipper Theory Courseo Online Yachtmaster Theory Courseo London RYA Theory Courses• SPECIALIST RYA COURSESo Sea Survival Courseo VHF Courseo Offshore Safety Course (ISAF)o Radar Courseo First Aid at Seao Diesel Engine Maintenance Courseo Professional Practices and Responsibilites (PPR) Course

At Powerboat Days (previously known as Sunseeker Experience), we provide powerboat experiences and private charters from the prestigious Ocean Village Marina, Southampton. These can be tailor-made to bring you affordable lifetime experiences with all the thrills and exhilaration these amazing powerboats bring. Our Sunseeker Driving Experience/Charter is exclusively for a group, ideal as a family gift, group of friends, stag or hen party or corporate event. You will experience a thrilling time on board, each with the opportunity to take the helm at fast and slow speeds. You will go up to the Isle of Wight and back where you will have some breath-taking views along the way. We also offer a range of full-day private charters too for up to 30 people.

Duck-2-Water offer luxury, private motor cruising charters and skippered RIB charters on our quality RIBs in the Solent and surrounding areas. In addition we provide the full range of RYA training at great value prices and the best choice of available course dates, all delivered from our modern training centre.

YACHTFORCE Yacht Charter & Events based from the Hamble close to Southampton airport on the UK South Coast offers Skippered and bare-boat sailing yacht charter, private tuition, instruction, cross channel, distance cruises and corporate sailing events that include racing in all the major regattas. We also do Canary Island cruises and Greek Island trips.

Available for Accommodation Available for daily charter in the beautiful waters of the Solent for up to 30 guests, Seafin combines the period elegance of a classic English motor yacht with all the luxuries and amenities of modern day cruising. Charter rates include full catering, crew, fuel and use of the jet skis and stand-up paddle boards.

Ocean Sports Tuition offers a full range of RYA courses, RIB charter and self drive RIB hire to suit you. Our primary aim is to meet your unique requirements and enable you to develop the skills to realise your boating ambitions. Located in Southampton we have the whole of the Solent for you to explore to expand your skills and develop your boating experience.

We charter a range of vessels from our luxurious Fairline Targa 43 to small ribs. We offer our services for family occasions, corporate events, team building, birthdays, stag and hen nights, fishing trips and many more. Price per person.

Premier Sea School based in Southampton offering a wider variety of RYA courses than any other training centre on the planet. Learn to sail, drive powerboats and Jet skis or gain career training: Stormforce Coaching will help get you afloat.

We are a small friendly RYA sea school operating from Hythe Marina, Southampton. We offer practical motor cruising and powerboat courses as well as online courses and one day short courses such first aid and VHF. We pride ourselves on offering quality training and boat tuition tailored to individual needs always ensuring that training is delivered in a friendly and relaxed manner.