Bluewater Day - UK

Saturday 17 May, 2025

Free bluewater inspiration day

If you're planning to do the ARC or World ARC and are interested in choosing a boat or preparing your boat for ocean sailing, come to our free open day in Lymington.

• When: Saturday 17 May 2025
• Time: 10:00 to 17:00
• Where: Berthon, Lymington UK
• Cost: Free

The Bluewater Day is a unique opportunity to discover more about ocean cruising life, connect with other like-minded cruisers and learn from experienced offshore skippers and marine experts.

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 Whether you already have your ‘dream boat’ or are at the dreaming stage, the Bluewater Day can help you on your way. Chat with experts, meet ARC skippers and mingle with other aspiring cruisers at this informative and relaxed open day. Our experts and skippers will be sharing their knowledge, top-tips and ideas on all things connected with long distance cruising.

You can hop aboard our ARC open boats – a mix of private boats and brokerage boats from Berthon International - and see how a bluewater cruiser is set-up to sail; join group discussions; explore the Berthon refit facility and learn how to plan and prioritize your own refit.

The day is designed for 'grazing' - you can arrive or depart when you wish. During the day, there will be a programme of activities :

Activity Schedule (provisional)

Boats

ARC skippers have kindly volunteered to bring their boats to the Bluewater Day to show what an 'ARC-ready' boat looks like, and are happy to show you around and answer your questions. This year's boats include:

• Bolero, Swan 47. Sailed in ARC Portugal 2022, ARC+ 2022 and ARC Baltic 2019
  
• JolieF, Rustler 42. Sailed in ARC 2024
• Sea Candy, Malo 42. Sailed in ARC 2017 and ARC+ 2022
• Blue Mist, Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42DS. Sailed in ARC 2021 and spent 3 years in the Caribbean
• Attitude, one-off alloy 50'. Sailed in ARC 2000 and circumnavigated
• Pearl Fisher, Oyster 62. Being refitted for ocean sailing
• Blonde Moment, Hallberg-Rassy 48. Sailed in ARC 2017, ARC+ 2022, ARC Europe 2018 and 2023
• Kelpie, Najad 391. Sailed in ARC+ 2018
• Lady J of Cowes, Oyster 53. Preparing for ocean cruising

Bolero	JolieF	Blue Mist
Blonde Moment	Sea Candy	Attitude
Pearl Fisher	Kelpie	Lady J

In addition to the open boats, Berthon will have a number of brokerage boats to view ashore and afloat. The brokerage boats are all suitable for ocean sailing, and many are fully equipped and ready to sail.

• Qing, Hylas 54. Saled in ARC 2015
• Oaya, Pegasus P50 Electric
• Blue Harmony, Discovery 55.

Visit berthoninternational.com for a full listing of boats for sale.

Companies

World Cruising Club's supporter companies will be at the event, displaying their products and services. They're there to answer your questions about watermakers, sails, preparations, power management, safety, crew training and lots more.

• Admiral Marine Insurance
• Advance Yacht Systems
• Hamble School of Yachting
• Mactra Marine
• Parasailor UK
• Professional Yacht Deliveries (PYD)
• White Dot Sailing
• Yachtmail Chandlery
  

Location

Our host, Berthon International, is ideally located for the Bluewater Day. With a marina, boatyard and brokerage all a short walk from Lymington town centre's shops and bars, there is ample free parking on site and Lymington Town railway station is a short walk away. Southampton and Bournemouth airports are less than one hour away.

Berthon International, Bath Road, Lymington SO41 3YL. Google Maps location link

For visitors arriving by sea, it is vital to book a berth in advance. Lymington is a busy port, with marinas at Berthon, Lymington Yacht Haven and Harbour Commission berths on Town Quay and the 'Dan Bran' pontoon.