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14/01 History

Pilgrims Winter Refit

Annual Maintenance Pilgrim requires many hours of regular maintenance every single year to keep her in good working order. During the winter all safety

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Fair Isle Harbour by Debbie Purser

07/01 Special Voyages

Hidden Harbours – Sail to Fair Isle

Sailors have their holy grail destinations like St Kilda or Tristan Da Cuhna, and often go to extraordinary efforts to reach these inaccessible outposts.

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Join a Darwin200 Voyage on Oosterschelde with Classic Sailing

22/12 Darwin200 Around the World

Darwin200 Around the World

Follow Charles Darwin’s Footsteps Become part of DARWIN200, a planetary conservation initiative that will empower the next generation’s elite environmental leaders andengage millions of

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Noorderlicht Walrus - Classic Sailing

11/11 Climate Change

Travel Advice for Eco Sailing Holidays

Classic Sailing’s Part. World Class low carbon travel. We have always known that all our sailing holidays are a very eco-friendly way to travel.

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Pieces of Eight

31/08 History

Pieces of Eight

We all know ‘pieces of eight’ from pirate stories but there is much more to it than that. It all started when the Spanish

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Mutiny on the Bounty

04/08 History

Nautical Dripstone

What is a nautical dripstone? The Mutiny on The Bounty by Caroline Alexander contains this passage. Intro – Millward is preparing the Boat the

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Tall Ship Sailing on Morgenster with Classic Sailing

14/07 No Experience required

VOYAGE PREPARATION

Before the Voyage Once on Board • Identify who will be in charge of you and let them know any personal requirements that you

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Surprise in a storm Courtesy of 20th Century Fox

15/06 History

New Version of Master and Commander

Sequel or Prequel? Film industry gossip sites have recently, June 7th 2021, mentioned a follow up to the film ‘Master and Commander – Far

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Diagram showing different styles of marine anchor.

10/06 Educational

Understanding Anchors

The History of the anchor dates back millennia. The most ancient anchors were probably rocks and many rock anchors have been found dating from

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Sailing Holidays to the Isles of Scilly with Classic Sailing

18/05 Climate Change

The Isles of Scilly archipelago

Why sailing in the Isle of Scilly is such a special experience. Geological Overview A brief guide to Scilly’s 290 million year history Where

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Eye of the Wind with Classic Sailing

11/05 Voyage Reports

Crew report Sailing on a Tall Ship Eye of the Wind

Sailing on a Tall Ship Eye of the Wind. Last year I spent a week on a tall ship sailing amongst the rocky islands

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RYA Yacht Master Ocean Theory Course

27/04 No Experience required

Fantastic Coastal Sailing

Brilliant Coastal Sailing Voyages that follow the coast, and start in one port and end in another, offer a real exploration journey where there

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Oosterschelde - Sail with Classic Sailing

21/04 Announcing New Voyages

Suddenly Scotland

Unexpected UK Covid-19 Benefit Oosterschelde’s two Scottish Voyages have berths to fill. There are Dutch people booked on the voyage but the restrictions placed

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Current Voyages

Tallulah

GROUP BOOKING FULL Isles of Scilly - Seas are at their warmest and ocean sunsets are spectacular

Embark

Mon 07-09-2026

St Mawes, Cornwall

Disembark

Sun 13-09-2026

St Mawes, Cornwall

Fully Booked

Oosterschelde

Tall Ship Sailing from La Rochelle to Bordeaux OS050926

Embark

Sat 05-09-2026

La Rochelle, France

Disembark

Thu 10-09-2026

Bordeaux, France

From

€950

Oosterschelde

Summer Sailing: A Coruña – La Rochelle OS260826

Embark

Wed 26-08-2026

A Coruña, Spain

Disembark

Sat 05-09-2026

La Rochelle, France

From

€1900