The Ultimate UK ‘Staycation’

We are excited to announce that Vivid arrived in Falmouth last weekend, the crew had a good trip round from Palma, Mallorca and are now settling into the English summer, with the UK Government’s announcement yesterday, Vivid will be available for charter from the 11th July from Falmouth, cruising the south coast; Isles of Scilly, Salcombe, Dartmouth….
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Future Travel

Champagne Hippy, isolation at anchor
It’s fair to say our lives have drastically over the last 2 months and as the world reopens we will all be looking at what changes need to be made to our lives and always staying mindful of what has just happened. I have read some very interesting articles on the Condé Nast Traveller website
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Setting your sails for smoother seas

A message from diYachting As we head into uncertain waters we need to look forward to a brighter future and smoother seas.  Everyone is hesitant right now about booking any kind of travel and I don’t blame you. Family and friends are our number one priority so we want you to make the best decisions for
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Christmas &/or New Year in the Caribbean

Now is the best time to book your Christmas and New Year 2020/21 holidays as there is still good flight availability and reasonable prices, come October, there may still be yachts available but the cost of your flights will be nearly as much as the yachts! From my managed diYachting Fleet we have 3 yachts
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36th America’s Cup World Series

Team New Zealand AC75
Starting in April 2020, the first of the three-regatta ACWS circuit sees the teams competing in the 36th America’s Cup, presented by Prada, racing their first generation AC75 high-performance foiling monohulls against each other for the very first time. In Cagliari, South Sardinia, from the 18th – 22nd April are training days, Red Carpet is
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Trip of a Lifetime, sail across the Atlantic

Champagne Hippy is offering the unique opportunity to sail across the Atlantic. With a return trip planned for late April 2020 from St Lucia to Palma, Majorca and then from Gran Canaria to St Lucia with the ARC rally in November 2020. Sailing across the Atlantic is on a lot of people’s bucket list and
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Champagne for Everyone!

Yes, Champagne Hippy are giving everyone something to celebrate and offering great February rates in the Caribbean Champagne Hippy, an Oyster 825, completed a full refit that took over a year and sees her looking glistening once more.Available from 28th January in the Caribbean. February Dates Offer €20,000 per week (50% discount) Long Weekends available (28th Jan –
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Antigua Yacht Charter Meeting 2019

This was my first time showing a yacht at the Antigua Yacht Show. GiGi of Lymington is a CNB66, the smallest monohull at the show. The show is a B2B show, yacht brokers attend the show to get firsthand opinions of the yachts entered and can then promote them to their clients.  We hosted breakfast,
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Highlights of the Week w/e 22nd December 2019

Just in case you were wondering what to talk about over the holidays – why not plan your next sailing holiday.  GiGi of Lymington and Allegro are now fully booked for the winter season leaving Champagne Hippy and Amazon Creek as the only 2 yachts in our fleet with weeks left until April.   I will be online
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Highlights of the Week w/e 14th December 2019

Having just returned from the Caribbean to the cold and wet UK, I’m definitely thinking about when I’ll feel the warmth of the sun again…. some great options for summer 2020. Our favourite charter highlights received this week Adara | Sunreef 50 New in 2020 from 23rd May, weekly rates from €17,920 inc VAT plus expenses. Athens
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