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LSS have a knack for bringing in excellent instructors to run their certificated courses. They’re friendly and approachable, but also bring real depth of knowledge backed up by broad, real-world sailing experience.
4.8 from 63 reviews
1 trip to choose from, with berths from £1,150.
United Kingdom · Europe
Next: 16 - 21 November 2026
1 date in November
£1,150
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At LSS we are all about creating cracking experiences to be shared by a growing community of seafaring adventurers!
Whether it is exploring the Caribbean Islands, racing around the Fastnet Rock, learning what on earth all this sailing malarky is on about, or just watching the sun go down with a cold beer/gin/wine.
Sailing is an excellent facilitator of all of these.
LSS was conceived in 2014, by our founder Ruaraidh Plummer. Inspired by instructing hundreds of Yacht and Dinghy training courses and seeing how the majority of students rarely put it into practice before forgetting everything.
After teaching dinghy sailing in Vassiliki for 6 years and seeing how receptive people are to learning in a friendly environment, we’ve set out to help sailors learn from the ground up.
Your home at sea
Where you'll sleep, eat and learn the ropes for the whole trip.
Reflex 38
A performance-oriented racing yacht used for race training weekends and competitive events in the Solent. It features symmetrical spinnakers and a significant sail area for a "racey" experience.
Meet the crew
The people behind London School of Sailing, with every mile they've logged on SailTies to back them up.
@ruaraidh_plummer
Owner · Hamble
Latest voyages
@james_bathurst
Customer Support · Port Hamble
Every review here is from a sailor who booked and sailed with London School of Sailing.
4.8
63 reviews
1 review on SailTies and 62 reviews on Tripadvisor
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Lindsay Kirby
August 2026
“Excellent teaching and coaching on a well set up boat. Learned loads. Our instructor - Neil - was incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, making the day fun as well as super useful. Had a real Eureka moment thanks to his demo. Brilliant. Thanks Neil and LSS. Hope to do more with you when time allows!”
Plus 62 reviews on Tripadvisor, rated 4.8 on average.
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