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5 Spooky Maritime Mysteries

28th October 2019

We're usually focused on sharing amazing charter offers, destination and sailing guides here at LateSail, but we also love a good maritime yarn.For some Halloween fun we thought we would share five spooky nautical mysteries including the supposed tale of…

Sailing Sardinia from the island of Carloforte (Part II)

26th November 2018

Part two The next day we had a bit of free time between breakfast and sailing. So my other half and I decided to explore the town of Carloforte. Before then, we had only seen it in the dark. Though…

Sailing Sardinia from the island of Carloforte (Part I)

7th November 2018

LateSail Yacht Charter Assistant, Kyle, has been off on his travels again, this time to Sardinia. Read part one of his adventure, here... Sailing Sardinia from the island of San Pietro I was recently invited to join one of our…

Things to do ashore in Seget Donji, Trogir and Čiovo in Croatia

17th October 2018

LateSail team member Kyle, recently took some time out of the office to visit Croatia on a short but sweet getaway. Here, he shares his experiences with us. Having had enough of hearing about ‘Brexit’ every morning on our daily…

Developing the next generation of sailors

28th June 2018

You can never be too old or too young to enjoy sailing and feeling the wind take you on a new adventure. Sailing is so invigorating for wellbeing and mental health, it should be available and open to all.

How I made friends for life on a transatlantic crossing to the Azores

14th June 2018

Alexis Eyre quit her marketing job in the sailing industry to make a transatlantic crossing and experience life on the big seas just like her mother did decades before.

How to avoid a near miss on a first-timer’s competent crew training

5th June 2018

New LateSail team member, Kyle, is back with an entertaining final installment about his quest to become competent crew on the Solent. In this despatch he gets thrown around below deck like a rag doll. If you missed part one,…

10 inspiring sailing Instagram and YouTube accounts you can’t miss

30th May 2018

A picture paints and thousand words and if you take that at face value, it's easy to see why Instagram and YouTube are so popular. Beautiful photographs and interesting video can life your day.

Supporting the RNLI’s Mayday campaign

22nd May 2018

As a company helping people like you sail the seas and enjoy life on the water, we know how important it is to have a service that protects people enjoying the coast.

A first timer’s experience on a competent crew course

14th May 2018

New LateSail team member and pedalo fan, Kyle headed down to Port Hamble on the Solent, last month to train as competent crew. It was the first time he had been sailing and we’ve caught up to find out how…