"Imagine a warm day, a blue sky, a gentle breeze on the sparkling sea. You could be there, with your friends, sharing the passionate experience of sailing, harnessing the power of the wind to drive you towards your dreams. The yacht might be called Malay Girl III; the sailing company Solent Yacht Charter of Gosport; the cruising ground the sheltered waters and magical marinas of the Solent or the beckoning coasts of France and the Channel Islands. Are you ready to add a new direction to your life?

Such sailing is only a telephone call away and a decision to invest in a more exciting life. Solent Yacht Charter have a fleet of well-maintained yachts - some larger, some smaller; they provide a professional skipper if you need one; they even offer training courses to help you gain your own skipper qualifications. Solent Yacht Charter - that is the wonderful people who work there (Steve, Jacqui, Lee, Julian...) - they care; they seek to do everything to help you fall in love with sailing, find its passion and explore its opportunities to the limits.

I am proud to have been associated with Solent Yacht Charter for the last 10 years; they helped me find that passion and share it with others. What more can you ask?"
John Jackson

If it were not for Steve Tyas at Solent Yacht Charter, we would probably never have brought a boat. However after talking to Steve about the possibilities of chartering a new Bavaria 44, we decided to go ahead. That was in September 2002. We have had four fantastic seasons and Solent Yacht Charter have done everything they initially promised to do. The financial return is a great help with the running costs of our boat and it still looks almost as good as new, thanks to the excellent maintenance, loving care and attention our boat receives at all times. To cap it all, Steve has spent many tedious afternoons touring Pourtsmouth Harbour with my two young sons - above and beyond the call of duty but all part of the personal service we have received!

Thanks Steve, Jacqui, Jason and all the team at SYC.

Julia Rennie - Aquarian Quest