Join A Race Team

Join a Race Team:

Ever thought about the chance to be member within a real competitive race team but do not feel that you have the experience? 1^st Charters can offer you some very exciting opportunities involving training with professionals and whilst training you get to also participate in some of the yachting world’s premiere racing events.

Opportunities:

1^st Charters would like to introduce you to 3 different packages that differ in intensity and where you get to race.

Packages  available:

Ø        Join a Race Team for the 2005 UK Season:

If you have a passion to learn more about racing here is your chance to join a race team for a season and learn the importance of all the elements it takes to be competitive.

1^st Charters in association with other companies are pulling together this training programme. Hence you will be racing against other like minded people, which will enable each yacht to learn off the others. Included will be training and participation in a selection of races. Click here for more information.

Ø        Join Team Global – 2 different packages on offer:

1^st Charters are delighted to be able to offer the real adventurers amongst you the chance to join a 1 or 2 year campaign to compete against the top yachtsmen and women in the most exciting regattas and toughest offshore races in the two hemispheres. This campaign is run by Global Yacht Racing, who is a company offering ordinary individuals the opportunity to become real racers. Click here for more.

All the training and skippering is performed by a selection of qualified sailing professionals, with even the Elite Pro teaching certain elements.

Additional Courses:

As you read about the programmes some of them include additional courses within the syllabus which are essential if you dream of becoming a true racer. The added knowledge will also mean that you are trained to your best ability to ensure your safety at all times. 

If the courses are not included and you would like to consider taking any of them please contact 1^st Charters to discuss the option further.

w         RYA First Aid

w         RYA Sea Survival

w         RYA VHF Radio Course

All of the above courses are taught by our preferred suppliers and 1^st Charters can organise for you to take any of them.

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Key Participants:

Taking part in these programmes will be people who would like to take racing to the next stage. The training is intensive but the enjoyment and knowledge you will gain throughout the experience is immense.

Also participating at all the events you will meet people from all over who want to enjoy the sport; with the difference being you are there within in team that is training intensively to be competitive.

Yachts & Power:

For all of the events the yachts are chosen in relation to the performance desired and the racing classes you are to enter. In some of the programmes you will get the opportunity to race on different yachts which will build your experience on how different yachts perform and what it takes to sail them to win. See our Yachts & Power page for further information on some yachts.

All the yachts we use for racing are insured and coded as required under Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). 1^st Charters can assure that the skippers we use are all RYA Yachtmasters with commercial endorsement, and they will give priority to the safety of crew and yacht at all times.

How to Book: