Sailing Schooner Whydah
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If you are interested in joining Whydah on the high seas please read our Terms & Conditions page. Sailing Holidays are usually conducted with a day sailing format. There are many anchorages and ports well within an 8hr day sail of our home port Falmouth When passage making we try to achieve a balance on board so novice sailors can join in with confidence alongside the more experienced.
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| There will also be time to relax and enjoy the sights and warmer weather. | Time ashore exploring and visting places of interest can be arranged to suit. |
Sailing and crewing on Whydah offers the opportunity to explore new ports and anchorages. During your time aboard you can practise your helming, pilotage, or hoisting sail: observe the birdlife and sea mammals such as dolphins, basking sharks and sunfish.
Whydah has been designed and built as a thoroughbred sailing vessel, drawing 2 meters aft and 1.2metres forward. This encourages good tracking and enables the ballasting to be placed low down resulting in a low vertical centre of gravity. This large underwater area and deep vee hull form reduces leeway and enables the vessel to be tight on the wind, a legacy fromthe Baltimore Clippers and Pilot Schooners of the 19th Century.
Whydah is fitted with a 4 litre Caterpillar auxiliary diesel, carries a nine foot sailing and rowing boat and a 10 foot inflatable dinghy with outboard engine.
John and Diana Edwards own Whydah.
They have owned and sailed a variety of boats including a 35ft catamaran, a 26ft Sadler sloop, the famous Nicholson yawl "Cohoe II", a Roberts 43ft cutter, and a 40ft steel sloop
Both have over 30 years sailing experience and hold commercial RYA Yachtmaster Certificates. Their sailing history includes several crossings of Biscay, a transatlantic voyage and several years sailing the Mediterranean, the Canaries and West Coast of Africa, the Caribbean, Bahamas and Florida
Whydah is a British registered vessel, home port Bristol, England
Whydah Charters - Tel: 07545550694
Registered Office:
Aspyre Ltd
The Old Bakehouse
Downs Park East
Westbury Park
Bristol BS6 7QD