Fairview Sailing Reviews

Jonathan Sedgwick 2025.07.13

     

These guys are brilliant. I’ve chartered from them most years for the last 10 and keep coming back. I’ve chartered everything from a 37 foot cruiser, to a First 40 bareboat race charter. The service is the same: great to deal with, knowledgeable, friendly and the boats are really well maintained. Highly recommend.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2025.07.13

Hi Jonathan. Thanks so much for your fab words! We really appreciate it and hope to see you back down in Port Hamble with us soon ⛵️

Les Beaumont 2025.06.11

     

Staff very welcoming and interactive. Boats always well-prepared, comfortable for a week's sail, and sail well,

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Maurice MacSweeney 2025.03.19

     

The London Sailing Club charters with Fairview for almost all our club trips - Solent weekends, Round The Island, mile builders to the West Country, and more. Prue and the team are consistently helpful and flexible - nothing is ever too much trouble - and the boats are maintained to an incredibly high standard. 100% recommend!

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Georg Engleitner 2025.02.09

     

An absolutely reliable and friendly service. I always enjoy coming here.

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joe s 2024.12.11

     

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Info London School of Sailing 2024.10.01

     

We had a great experience chartering for a recent RYA course, the boat was well maintained and in good condition. Arranging the charter was easy, the shore team were responsive and really helpful. Will definitely use them again if we need a charter boat.

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James Davies 2024.09.17

     

I chartered a yacht from Fairview for a week during the summer. The whole process was very smooth, and the very experienced and helpful staff were on hand with support every step of the way. The yacht was well maintained and everything was exactly where they said it would be. No hesitation in recommending them - you can trust them to meet expectations.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2024.09.18

Hi James,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you had a great time and look forward to welcoming you back in Hamble in the future.
Best wishes,
The Fairview Team

Ian Hill 2024.09.16

     

A great weekend sailing thanks to the Fairvew team. We literally stepped on to the boat and it was all ready to go on the weekends adventure! The location of Fairview Sailing in Port Hamble made the experience even more convenient! I would definitely recommend Fairview to others!

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2024.09.18

Hi Ian,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're so pleased to hear you had a great experience and look forward to welcoming you back in Hamble in the future.
Best wishes,
The Fairview Team

Stephen Wright 2024.09.08

     

Chartered C'Est Cie Bon, an Oceanis 37, for 4 days. 2nd year running we've chartered from Fairview. Both times Prue and the team were very helpful before and on arrival. Easy parking. The boat was ready and after a quick inventory check we were off to Cowes. Then to Lymington, Portsmouth (recommend Royal Clarence Marina) and back to Cowes (in a Force 7-8). The boat sailed well in the varied conditions and we had a great time again. I will def charter from Fairview again.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2023.09.16

Hi Stephen, thanks for such an amazing review. Great to read. We look forward to seeing you back on the Hamble with us again soon. Best wishes, The Fairview Team

Steve Griffin 2024.09.05

     

All good, boat was well presented, everything worked and was very happy overall.....

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2024.09.18

Hi Steve,

Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We're pleased to hear you had a great time and look forward to welcoming you back in Hamble in the future.
Best wishes,
The Fairview Team

ant stevens 2024.07.17

     

We have used Fairview for many years and have never been dissapointed. The staff are great,friendly and very helpful. I highly recommend them for charters in the Solent and beyond. The boats are always well prepared and very clean so you can step on board,get sorted, and get away. Already booked another charter.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2024.09.18

Hi Ant,

Wow, great news - we're so pleased you had a great time and are very grateful to you for taking the time to leave us a review.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Best wishes,
The Fairview Team

Andrew Morton 2024.06.03

     

I originally booked for a weekend charter in October 2023, but the weather had other plans. However, Fairview was happy to hold my booking over to April when we had a great weekend’s sailing. The formalities were completed very quickly and, as there had been no charterer the day before, we were allowed to take the boat away some hours early. Excellent service. Thank you.

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Chris Parsons 2024.06.03

     

We chartered three yachts for our sailing club weekend. Great communication throughout the booking process. Great yachts at good prices. Friendly staff and an excellent experience. Always come back to Fairview as everything is so well organised and communicated

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2023.05.05

Hi Chris,

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We're delighted to hear that you had such a great time on the Solent and look forward to welcoming you back to Port Hamble again soon.

Best wishes, The Fairview Team

Roger Knight 2024.05.20

     

Slick operation and the yachts are well looked after, clean and tidy. We had a great time using the Beneteau 37s for a competitive fun regatta. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks to Pru and the team at Fairview 👍

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Ian Griffiths 2024.05.16

     

Superb weekend on the Solent. The boat was in great condition as always. We will be back later in the year.

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Anthony Read 2024.05.16

     

Really a Great day out with DatchetWater Sailing Club hired 3 lovely yachts.

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Mike Payne 2023.09.16

     

Couldn't have had a better experience with Fairview. Really helpful during the booking process, then on arrival and checking back in. Prue was an absolute star. The Oceanis 37 was immaculate with everything you need and in it's place. Perfect. Thank you.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2023.09.16

Hi Mike, Thanks for such a fab review. We're glad to hear you had an amazing experience with us and hope to see you back in Port Hamble again very soon :-) Best wishes, The Fairview Team

Jon Masefield 2023.09.12

     

Weekend Solent Charter Excellent service through the whole process of organising and experiencing a weekend solent-based charter. Very helpful staff (Prue in particular) made the weekend most enjoyable and stress-free. Even though the boat was not a the newest, which I knew when I booked the charter and a couple of minor things that didn't work, it did not affect our weekend in any way. Would recommend to others for similar charters.

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Steve Newman 2023.09.11

     

Been using Fairview for well over 20 years now for bareboat charter. Modern clean reliable boats and first class service. Nothing is too much trouble to make sure your charter is everything you want it to be.

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2023.09.16

Hey Steve - always great to hear you've enjoyed yet another charter with us. Looking forward to seeing you again soon. Best wishes, The Fairview Team :-)

London Sports Orthopaedics YouTube Channel 2023.09.11

     

Had an absolutely fantastic day out on The Solent with a 37ft yacht from Fairview. We booked an assisted skipper - Josh - just to give us a bit of added confidence because the waters round the Solent are so busy... and he was awesome. Can't wait to do it again! (Hopefully sometime soon!)

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Reply from Fairview Sailing 2023.09.16

Fantastic to read - and thanks for such great praise for Josh, which we've passed on to him! We can't wait to see you again very soon. Best wishes, The Fairview Team