recommendations for beach dinghy sailing holiday

[inactionman]

I went with my wife on a holiday to Leda in Greece with Ocean Elements about 10 years ago,. We're looking to take the kids next year but it looks like Ocean Elements is on hiatus post-covid.

Does anyone have any recommendations for equivalent?

It's basically a hotel resort with a nice beach, shitloads of dinghies, qualified sailing instructors, and connections from airports to get to the resort itself.

[petej]

I went with my wife on a holiday to Leda in Greece with Ocean Elements about 10 years ago,. We're looking to take the kids next year but it looks like Ocean Elements is on hiatus post-covid.

Does anyone have any recommendations for equivalent?

It's basically a hotel resort with a nice beach, shitloads of dinghies, qualified sailing instructors, and connections from airports to get to the resort itself.

Neilson - Vounaki is nice though they have other resorts as well.

[Slick]

I went with my wife on a holiday to Leda in Greece with Ocean Elements about 10 years ago,. We're looking to take the kids next year but it looks like Ocean Elements is on hiatus post-covid.

Does anyone have any recommendations for equivalent?

It's basically a hotel resort with a nice beach, shitloads of dinghies, qualified sailing instructors, and connections from airports to get to the resort itself.

Greece again? I stayed in a place like that in Antigua a while back

[Sandstorm]

Beaches of Calais have small boats making lots of sailings....

[petej]

Beaches of Calais have small boats making lots of sailings....

Not sure about the quality of the sailing instruction or if they are accredited to the RYA

[Sards]

I have been thinking about chartering a yacht with captain for a warm island hopping holiday. Has anyone done this.

[inactionman]

I have been thinking about chartering a yacht with captain for a warm island hopping holiday. Has anyone done this.

That's on our list but not done it yet.

We were gravitating more to flotilla, where you essentially captain your own yacht but defer to a professionally skippered yacht who will deal with timings, navigation, mooring, problems etc. Having an onboard skipper is a bit of an intrusion, expensive and takes a bit away from the idea of actually doing it yourself.

I'm a qualified but inexperienced day skipper so it would be a sensible step to have a bit of hand holding in unfamiliar places.

eta: apols, I didn't make clear- you'd need a qualification of some sort (RYA day skipper equivalent) to be able to charter in a flotilla, without that you'd need an onboard skipper.

[inactionman]

I went with my wife on a holiday to Leda in Greece with Ocean Elements about 10 years ago,. We're looking to take the kids next year but it looks like Ocean Elements is on hiatus post-covid.

Does anyone have any recommendations for equivalent?

It's basically a hotel resort with a nice beach, shitloads of dinghies, qualified sailing instructors, and connections from airports to get to the resort itself.

Greece again? I stayed in a place like that in Antigua a while back

I'm not really wedded to Greece, although it's handy having low/no-tide and consistent wind and weather. Most of the all-in-one places tend to be Med or Adriatic

[inactionman]

I went with my wife on a holiday to Leda in Greece with Ocean Elements about 10 years ago,. We're looking to take the kids next year but it looks like Ocean Elements is on hiatus post-covid.

Does anyone have any recommendations for equivalent?

It's basically a hotel resort with a nice beach, shitloads of dinghies, qualified sailing instructors, and connections from airports to get to the resort itself.

Neilson - Vounaki is nice though they have other resorts as well.

Neilson are quoting 6 grand halfish-board for a week in early season for 2 adults and 2 kids, seems a little bit steep - from memory we paid about 700 each for a week pre-kids, but that's a while ago now.

Wildwind are a touch more expensive still, so that might just be the current going rate.

eta - scratch that, just checked and that's the Croatia price, it's around 4.5k for Greece. Also flying from Edinburgh which might push up prices -could get easyjet to Gatwick as it seems cheaper to go from there.

[Sards]

I have been thinking about chartering a yacht with captain for a warm island hopping holiday. Has anyone done this.

That's on our list but not done it yet.

We were gravitating more to flotilla, where you essentially captain your own yacht but defer to a professionally skippered yacht who will deal with timings, navigation, mooring, problems etc. Having an onboard skipper is a bit of an intrusion, expensive and takes a bit away from the idea of actually doing it yourself.

I'm a qualified but inexperienced day skipper so it would be a sensible step to have a bit of hand holding in unfamiliar places.

eta: apols, I didn't make clear- you'd need a qualification of some sort (RYA day skipper equivalent) to be able to charter in a flotilla, without that you'd need an onboard skipper.

I gave it thought. An experienced skipper would make the holiday a lot easier. Knowing the marks , time to travel between locations etc. Not sure about the intrusion.

[yermum]

I am at the Neilson levante resort atm. Lots of good sailing tennis and road cycling. Kids are entertained in the clubs doing sailing etc I am out on my bike and the wife is playing tennis. We see each other for meal times and drinks. Works for us.

[inactionman]

I am at the Neilson levante resort atm. Lots of good sailing tennis and road cycling. Kids are entertained in the clubs doing sailing etc I am out on my bike and the wife is playing tennis. We see each other for meal times and drinks. Works for us.

Much as I adore the wee nippers, that sounds ideal. Let them burn off energy in the water and we'll tuck them up at night.

Can I ask how old your kids are? Our youngest will have turned 7 by the time we go, not sure if that's too young for the sailing. I've had to hold off joining the club in Edinburgh as they recommend the kids are a bit older - but that's an amateur club in cold, windy and tidal open water, might be easier with genuine instructors in milder water.

Anyway, sounds like you're enjoying it

[petej]

I am at the Neilson levante resort atm. Lots of good sailing tennis and road cycling. Kids are entertained in the clubs doing sailing etc I am out on my bike and the wife is playing tennis. We see each other for meal times and drinks. Works for us.

Much as I adore the wee nippers, that sounds ideal. Let them burn off energy in the water and we'll tuck them up at night.

Can I ask how old your kids are? Our youngest will have turned 7 by the time we go, not sure if that's too young for the sailing. I've had to hold off joining the club in Edinburgh as they recommend the kids are a bit older - but that's an amateur club in cold, windy and tidal open water, might be easier with genuine instructors in milder water.

Anyway, sounds like you're enjoying it

I think it is 8 years old for dinghy sailing.

[yermum]

Mine are 10 and 14 the older is 14 going on 20 and doesn’t join in the clubs too much. The younger is in the sailing focused club hotshots which has an additional levy of £250 but they just do sailing and windsurfing and get the rya qualifications she has been the last few years and now has all the sailing badges it starts At age 8. There are clubs for younger kids which do a bit of sailing as well I think

[inactionman]

I am at the Neilson levante resort atm. Lots of good sailing tennis and road cycling. Kids are entertained in the clubs doing sailing etc I am out on my bike and the wife is playing tennis. We see each other for meal times and drinks. Works for us.

Much as I adore the wee nippers, that sounds ideal. Let them burn off energy in the water and we'll tuck them up at night.

Can I ask how old your kids are? Our youngest will have turned 7 by the time we go, not sure if that's too young for the sailing. I've had to hold off joining the club in Edinburgh as they recommend the kids are a bit older - but that's an amateur club in cold, windy and tidal open water, might be easier with genuine instructors in milder water.

Anyway, sounds like you're enjoying it

I think it is 8 years old for dinghy sailing.

Mine are 10 and 14 the older is 14 going on 20 and doesn’t join in the clubs too much. The younger is in the sailing focused club hotshots which has an additional levy of £250 but they just do sailing and windsurfing and get the rya qualifications she has been the last few years and now has all the sailing badges it starts At age 8. There are clubs for younger kids which do a bit of sailing as well I think

Cool, ta. I may wait a year until the youngest is 8, as I foresee tears if she can't do what her older sister can do.

Unfortunately the most obvious place to head to from Edinburgh - cosmos on vassiliki - doesn't offer dinghy sailing