Sailing from Hamble every two weeks until early October 2026

Sai See
- 12m Sparkman and Stephens Finisterre yawl
- United Kingdom
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Sailing from Hamble every two weeks until early October 2026

Sai See is a 40 foot, teak-hulled, 1960 Sparkman & Stephens yawl.

I’m looking for enthusiastic crew with any level of experience to join the boat for a weekend cruise in the Solent departing from and returning to Hamble.

Sai See is a classic yawl and so different to sail than a modern boat. We will generally reef a mainsail earlier, and even sail on just the jib and mizzen. On other occasions and points of sail, we may have a genoa, main, mizzen and mizzen staysail all flying. She's a great boat for an engaged and curious sailor who wants to tinker!

During the weekend, we may stay overnight at harbours on the Isle of Wight or the mainland. Alternatively, we may explore camping out in Newtown Creek or around Hayling Island / Chichester.

Sai See is quite rustic compared to modern plastic yachts, but she does have a galley, comfy bunks and a new, clean lavac toilet. Shower facilities are available onshore where the boat is berthed in Hamble, as well as at the marinas we visit.

Crew join the boat based on a shared contribution of costs - booked in advance, this is around £180 per person.

No passengers! Sailors only! :-D

Dates for 2026 sailing in the Solent from Hamble:

8-9th Aug
22-23rd Aug
29-31st Aug (Bank holiday weekend!)
19-20th Sept
3-4th Oct

Interested? Click below for Sai See’s website, or for my phone number or search on the web for sai see online

You can also message me here on Crewbay using the ‘Send message’ button at the top of the page.

Happy sailing!

Position

Crew positionNovice Crew
Availability 16 May 2026 for the foreseeable future
Expenses to/from vesselPaid by crew
Expenses onboardContribution on a shared basis
Team / SoloNot important

Vessel

TypeSailing Yacht
Make/modelSparkman and Stephens Finisterre yawl
Length12 metres
Berth5
Sailing from United Kingdom , Hamble
Sailing to Local sailing , Hamble
Language spoke aboardEnglish
Boat descriptionSai See is a 12 metre Sparkman and Stephens yawl built in 1960 in Hong Kong. She has a teak hull, douglas fir and mahogany decks, covering boards and toe rails and spruce masts and spars. On board, Sai See carries simple equipment, including instruments for depth, speed and wind, an auto-helm system, GPS and radar reflector. There is a panel-mounted radio, as well as a DSC-enabled hand-held. A standard offshore life-raft is mounted to the coachroof and there is also an inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor. Navigation is done using an iPad running Navionics, backed up by a set of paper charts, hand-bearing compass and binoculars. Following the design of Carlton Mitchell's famous ocean-racing Finisterre, (which is the only boat to ever have won the Bermuda Race three times) Sai See has proved a capable boat even in heavy weather, sailing far and wide to destinations ranging from Norway to the Azores. Sai See currently carries a yankee and 140% genoa, mainsail, mizzen and mizzen staysail - but is currently waiting for a new spinnaker. She's quick on a reach and with a lifting keel, resulting in variable draft from 1.4 to 2.6 metres she is a tactically interesting boat in a race, a delight to sail in shallow water or far inshore in creeks inaccessible to boats with deeper draft. She's a delight to sail.

Skipper

NationalityCanadian
Age60
GenderMale
Fluent languages English
Sea Miles 2,500 - 10,000

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Great weekend in the solent

Have sailed with Sai See twice now in August. Nice classic boat moored on the hamble river, Andrey is a very experienced skipper, easy going and likes to make sure everyone gets involved on the boat.

3rd Sep 2024