Sailing

Learning to sail

Learning to sail

We live on an island surrounded by water. The UK has always been known as a nation of sailors but it is not something that everyone grows up being able to do. When starting our learning to sail there are different paths to follow but the main thing...


What to wear when sailing

Sailing - what do I wear?

When ever you start a new sport or activity one of the first questions is ‘what do I wear?’. Going sailing is going to be exactly the same. If you are going sailing in little dinghies, such as Laser Picos that are used on Hove...


What next after RYA Sailing Courses

What do I do after the RYA 1 and 2 sailing courses

Once you have enjoyed a taste of sailing on the RYA Level 1 course you will want to move on to the next step and gain some extra skills on the RYA Level 2 course. This...


Fastnet Update

FASTNET TEAM HAVE QUALIFIED! Whilst completing our first two RORC races we have experienced some very different conditions. Our first race, the Myth of Malham, took us from Cowes, round Eddystone Rock off Plymouth, and back to the finish line by Hurst Castle (230-250 NM). During this race we battled against...


Fastnet Race Place Now Available

At 608 miles the Rolex Fastnet is one of the worlds Classic Ocean Races attracting up to 300 entries from across the world. The Fastnet starts in Cowes and heads for the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland then returns to the finish in Plymouth. The race stretches both crews and...


The Fastnet 2015 with Lagoon Watersports

At 608 miles the Rolex Fastnet is one of the worlds Classic Ocean Races attracting up to 300 entries from across the world. The Fastnet starts in Cowes and heads for the Fastnet Rock off Southern Ireland then returns to the finish in Plymouth. The race stretches both crews and...


Lagoon Watersports in Port Vell, Barcelona

Lagoon Watersports are extremely excited to announce that we have berths for 3 boats in Port Vell, central Barcelona. We have just moved our Bavaria 37, Nelson 42 and our RIB from Port Badalona to Port Vell. We are unbelievably fortunate to have secured these berths in Port Vell which...


Rolex Fastnet Race Training – The First Weekend

After six months of eagerly looking forward to starting our Rolex Fastnet training, the first weekend was suddenly upon us!  We met at Brighton Marina for dinner on the Friday night which was a good chance for the crew to meet and get to know the people they would be...


Viva Barcelona Watersports!

An exciting opportunity came up for Lagoon Watersports to expand in Barcelona and owners Seb and Harvey jumped at the chance! In this new and exciting venture we have additional business partner – Robert Craig. Rob met Seb as a client on a RYA yachting course Seb was running from Barcelona...


Corporate sailing event at Brighton Marina

Today we had a very successful corporate sailing event at our Brighton Marina base, with 27 people coming down from London. To keep up Olympic appearances, we organised a Lagoon Watersports-style sea-based triathlon with 2 sailing races around a triangle course (won by yacht Run), a 2-lap swim round yacht...


Competent Crew sail to France

Next week Captain Karl is sailing to France  from Brighton with a group of RYA Competent Crew sailors. They are aiming for Fécamp and Dieppe on the northern French coast, before sailing back via Eastbourne.


RYA Solent Sailing school

We have now opened an RYA sailing school in the Solent at Gosport Marina, uniquely we provide our sailors two locations for their yacht course training including RYA Competent crew, Day Skipper and Yachtmaster. Once you have completed your Day skipper with us you can also charter our Yachts from...