At One Stop Sailing we’re proud of our connection to the RNLI. Two of our staff are very active crew members of the Cowes RNLI. Above is a picture of Alasdair Boden (mid far left), our head of sales with the rest of his graduates at Poole upon his completion of the gruelling and highly intensive RNLI Crew training Course. This week it’s the turn of Heather Lambden, our Miss Money Penny/Head of finance.

The 5 day course is an intensive training course covering vital areas such as sea survival and fire fighting as well as highly technical Search and Rescue manoeuvres.

While it has cause a minor disruption we are proud of our connection to the RNLI and hope our loyal customers can bare with us through the coming season. In an ideal world they’ll never be called out, but last year our staff went on over 30 Search and Rescue operations including Round the Island which was described as the most dangerous edition of the race with over 100 Maydays and Pan Pans.

It’s official, We’re in a double dip recession, but lets not get down, lets get out of it. We all need to join forces and spend our money wisely by going sailing. If we go away enough then we might be able to get out of this recession. Remember, it’s not just the UKs recession we can beat; we can also help Greece get their economy back on track. You can directly charter with local Greek companies through One Stop Sailing.

It’s also great timing as we have some fantastic sailing offers available with plenty of flight inclusive sailing holidays offers including flotillas, starting at just £399pp for 2 people throughout May and June. Have a look at our amazing deals here: [url] www.onestopsailing.com/deals[/url].

Remember; don’t save for the future, spend for the now!

We have just developed into Classic Sailing Holidays aboard some spectacular yachts. for more information on the boats, including a price guide visit: [url]www.onestopsailing.com/Classic Sailing[/url]. Other wise read our press release below:

After developing its charter market to include almost 5000 modern yachts all over the world One Stop Sailing is now proud to announce its exciting move into the classic sailing market with over 27 beautiful ex trading ships already available for skippered charter and individual berth.

The classic ships range from a 19 metre (62 foot) Frisian trading barge to a 47 metre (157 feet) ex trading topsail schooners. With prices starting at just £165pp for 7 days sailing, including a crew, these boats are ideal for families, groups and corporate hospitality with week, week end and day long trips available. Single berths are also available on a number of boats including the square sailed Morgenster (Morning Star) where you can opt to sleep in a hammock as sailors have did for centuries.

“I was brought up with Swallows and Amazons and I still have the fondest memories of sailing classic boats as a child so it’s a pleasure to announce this exciting development. The boats we work with are incredibly good value for money starting at €2500 for a 16 berth trading barge, going up to €6800 for a 34 berth trading clipper. But above all they all have their own individual characters and stories.”
Alasdair Boden, Business development Manager, One Stop Sailing

Anybody interested in classic sailing holidays and charters can visit the One Stop Sailing website: www.onestopsailing.com/classic_sailing where they can peruse the ships. Any classic boat owners wishing to promote their boat(s) through One Stop Sailing should contact alasdair@onestopsailing.com.

Sailing Networks, the Worlds largest online sailing social network has joined forces with One Stop Sailing to revolutionise how people can search for single berth sailing trips and yacht charters all over the world.

For the last 6 years Sailing Networks has provide a great service for sailors looking for free and low cost sailing trips. They are now setting out to fulfil the needs for those looking for a sailing course, mile building trip or just a week away on a professional boat. With the aid of One Stop Sailing, companies can advertise their boats availability for single berth (training/courses, weekends, mile building and holidays) as well as bareboat or skippered charter to the hundreds of thousands of regular visitors to SailingNetworks.com Sailing Networks currently has nearly 50,000 registered members and close to 500,000 visitors a year. It is a fantastic opportunity for companies to reach a very targeted market.

“We are very excited about this project as we struggle with the number of enquiries we have for single berth sailing. We hope to be able to develop a vast network of sailing schools and charter companies not just in the UK but all over the world capable of offering both bareboat charters and individual berths.”
Alasdair Boden, Internal Sale Director, One Stop Sailing.

Individuals interested in single berth trips, whether it’s sailing courses, weekends, mile builders or holidays in the UK and abroad can register for free at www.sailingnetworks.com. Companies interested in signing up can contact Alasdair Boden at info@onestopsailing.com for a guided tour or can visit www.sailingnetworks.com to view this dynamic site packed with features such as a team/crew organiser, events calendar, company blog and much more.

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Our great partners over in South East Asia have a final few places left on their spectacular tour of Thailand and Malaysia. Join this amazing boat as it sails from Langkawi to Patong and Phuket, without doubt some of the best sailing in the world. This is an ideal opportunity to get an RYA sailing qualificaiton while exploring remote and un touched South East Asia.

A weeks sailing costs just 745 Eurs, £625. This includes all your food and soft drinks as well as a qualified skipper.

The dates available are below:

26-03 Mar Langkawi-Langkawi

04-10 Mar Langkawi-Phuket

11-17 Mar Phuket-Patong

18-24 Mar Patong-Patong (Similans)

25-31 Mar Patong-Langkawi

01-07 Apr Langkawi-Langkawi

08-14 Apr Langkawi-Phuket

15-21 Apr Phuket-Phuket

22-28 Apr Phuket-Langkawi

With Greece in economical turmoil is it safe to book a holiday there? We let you know our independent opinion with alternative ideas. For more information visit www.onestopsailing.com

We should start by saying that we have enough confidence in Greece to book a holiday there for ourselves. One Stop Sailings Alasdair has grabbed one of our great deals, £467 per person for just him and his farther, including fligths to join a flotilla in the Ionian Islands. www.onestopsailing.com/deals

If your are worried about riots and civil unrest, then you can rest assured that any civil disruption is contained to two small areas of Athens and Thessaloniki. Derek Moore, the Chairman of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO).
Moorehas this to say: “AITO’s specialist holiday companies working with Greece know the situation very well indeed and they are unanimously reporting that there is no problem except in two very small, highly-contained areas – firstly, around Syntagma Square by the Greek Parliament in Athens and, secondly, in central Thessaloniki, Greece’s next largest city. This is nothing new – it’s exactly the same situation as the past three years.”

“Tourism is one of the few industries in Greece with any potential for growth, and offers the Greeks their best chance of escaping the current financial turmoil. Greece is safe, open for business and looking forward to welcoming its overseas visitors with open arms this summer. Greece offers some of the Mediterranean’s finest beaches, cleanest seas and the unique hospitality of the Greek people.”

If you are concerned about loosing your money if a company you book with goes under then don’t worry, so long as you book through us or another ATOL protected company. When you book a package holiday with us your money goes into a trust account and annoyingly for us we or the supplier don’t get access to it till the day you come home. This means that if they go under your money is safe.

Still not convinced? Croatia or Turkey is a great alternative to Greece.

For more information on holidays including prices for Greece, Turkey and Croatia visit: www.onestopsailing.com/Mediterranean

If you have any questions then don’t hesitate to get in touch! info@onestopsailing.com

Wow, well it’s been a long time since we last wrote a news update but things have been a bit crazy with so many enquires to process and a new exciting project about to go live.

One thing we have been doing a lot of recently is tailoring sailing holidays for families looking to escape to the med this summer. A sailing holiday is perfect for families, the children can run around free, burning off plenty of energy. while the parents can relax at enjoy the slow pace of life.

If you are totally new to sailing or your family is relatively new why not consider a sailing course? We can organise family learn to sail holidays where, beside the skipper, you will be the only other people on board. You can learn to sail in not just the UK but also Greece, Croatia and Turkey. For more information please visit: http://www.onestopsailing.com/Family_Learn_to_Sail_Holiday

For a very sociable sailing holiday why not consider a flotilla sailing holiday Greece, Croatia or Turkey. We have some great deals on at the moment with upto 25% off flight inclusive packages. For more information simply click here: http://www.onestopsailing.com/Flotilla_Holiday

At One Stop Sailing we are not just sailing holiday goers, we also participate a number of other outdoor activities from kayaking, climbing and walking to scuba diving, cycling and kite surfing. So it is with great pleasure that I can announce we are now offering some amazing multi activity holidays.

If you are interested in combining sailing with kayaking, climbing, walking, spear fishing, scuba diving, free diving or kite surfing, then simply visit our Multi Activity section. These holidays and yacht charters can be done in Croatia, Greece, Scotland, Norway, Thailand or anywhere you may wish to charter.

While these organised trips are available on a single berth basis on set dates we can organise group bookings if you have a group of any size interested in doing 1 or more activity. Equally if you have an idea for a combined activity trip then get in touch, with thousands of boats all over the world we can organise nearly anything you want.

As always the best thing to do is simply get in touch: info@onestopsailing.com

We are trialling a new search engine to see whether it’s a viable future and would appreciate some feedback.

Simply go to www.onestopsailing.com/deals

and enter your search criteria

One Stop Sailing attends the Outdoor Show, launching special holidays and exclusive competition

Cowes based travel and worldwide yacht charter agency One Stop Sailing will be exhibiting at the London Outdoor show (including the London Boat Show) from the 12th and the 15th January at stand AT 170. While at the boat show the company is launching a number of exciting single berth holidays in Croatia and will be running an exclusive competition for a tall ship experience in the Solent courtesy of the Little Brig Sailing Trust.

One of the more exciting developments within One Stop Sailing for the coming year is a partnership with Sailing Europe and their specialist single berth holidays. These single berth holidays range from Adventure weeks where you will not only sail but also have the opportunity to snorkel, sea kayak, cycle, climb, go white water rafting or even master spear gun fishing. For those looking for a quieter sailing holiday you can choose from trips such as the gastronomy cruise where you can experience the famous Croatian cuisine or join the UNESCO cruise exploring the local and traditional Croatia that will simply take your breath away. A week sailing starts at just 400 Euros per person.

While visiting One Stop Sailings stand you can enter their exclusive competition to win a tall ship sailing experience on the Solent in 2012 in partnership with the Little Brig Sailing Trust. This is a great opportunity to learn the dark art of sailing upwind(ish) with square sails.