Pure Latitude

Forecasts at your fingertips
2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:15 (Europe/London)
Cruising in the Solent offers some of the UK’s most rewarding sailing, but local weather effects, sea breezes, tides, and the Isle of Wight’s unique geography, can make conditions change quickly. This webinar is designed to help cruising sailors understand how to use forecast models and apps to plan safer, more enjoyable trips.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Forecast essentials for cruising: wind strength and direction, sea state, visibility, and tide interactions.
Apps and sources you can trust: from Windy and PredictWind to Solentmet and harbour forecasts.
Understanding forecast models: what ECMWF, GFS, and UKMO mean for your cruising plans.
Practical cruising strategies: how to deal with differing forecasts, spot reliable trends, and prepare for changing conditions.
Local insights: how Solent-specific features like sea breezes, tidal rips, and funnel effects shape your cruising experience.

WHY ATTEND?
Whether you’re heading out for a relaxed day sail, a family cruise, or a short coastal passage, knowing how to interpret forecasts is essential. This session will give you practical tools and local knowledge to make confident decisions before casting off.
Reserve your place and cruise the Solent with greater confidence

Yachtmaster skills – Advanced navigation & skippering
2026-02-23 09:00 - 2026-02-24 17:00 | Hanse 360 ‘Pure Addiction’, Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
Elevate your handling, sharpen your judgement and progress toward Yachtmaster standard
Build the confidence, precision and higher‑level seamanship expected of a Yachtmaster‑standard skipper. This two‑day training event sits between Skipper it like a Pro and our full Yachtmaster Prep & Exam week, giving members a focused opportunity to accelerate their progression, refine advanced techniques and gain structured practice in skills rarely rehearsed during normal cruising.
Across the two days you’ll work through realistic scenarios, targeted coaching and higher‑intensity manoeuvres designed to strengthen judgement, improve consistency and help you feel calm and in control in more demanding conditions. You’ll come away with greater confidence, more assured handling and a clear understanding of your next steps.
You’ll learn to
– Handle a yacht confidently under sail in close quarters, using clear crew communication and decision-making to carry out controlled slow‑speed manoeuvres.
– Apply structured techniques for advanced berthing, including springing on and off, wind-against-tide approaches and strategies for more complex scenarios.
– Plan and execute night pilotage using lights, transits, depths and electronic navigation to maintain safe, accurate progress after dark.
– Recognise and interpret lights and buoyage to support confident navigation in reduced visibility.
Who’s it for?
Members who have completed Skipper it like a Pro or have equivalent experience, and who want to build the confidence and consistency needed before stepping up to Yachtmaster preparation.

Sail training – Skipper it like a pro
2026-02-21 09:00 - 2026-02-22 17:00, 2025-12-06 09:00 - 2025-12-07 17:00, 2025-11-15 09:00 - 2025-11-16 17:00, 2025-10-28 09:00 - 2025-10-29 17:00 | Jeanneau 389 ‘Pure Pressure’, Port Hamble Marina, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
The ultimate bite sized training block! Whether you are a newly qualified day skipper or are looking to consolidate previous experience, this intensive 2 day event is a great way to develop 3 key skill areas.
Starting with a sail trim and reefing session, you’ll get lots of hands on experience and benefit from the top tips and best practices from a PL instructor. As day turns to night, you’ll work through a serious of navigational exercises before overnighting in a Solent marina away from Port Hamble (choice dependent on weather). Day 2 will focus on marina boat handling both in the morning and on return to Port Hamble, with more sail trim and navigational work covered on the return leg to Port Hamble.
Join with other members and benefit from a 2:1 student-instructor ratio for a high quality training experience!
Marina fees away from the home berth and food onboard are not included.

Motor training: Twin engine
2026-02-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-16 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-14 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-09 09:00 - 17:00 | Merry Fisher 1095Fly ‘Pure Calm’, Port Hamble Marina, Satchell Lane, Hamble le Rice, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
Enjoy a day of twin engine boat handling onboard Pure Calm, our Merry Fisher 1095Fly. With the guidance of one of our expert instructors, you’ll have the opportunity to explore the onboard systems and equipment while practising the boat handling techniques required to operate the boat.
An excellent day for beginners and experienced motorboaters alike; delivered at a low training ratio you’ll benefit from focused instructor time, furthering your practical skills and understanding.
For members with appropriate motorboat experience, this day can also include a competence assessment.

Yachtmaster skills - Boat handling under sail
2026-02-13 09:00 - 17:00 | Jeanneau 389 ‘Pure Pressure’, Port Hamble Marina, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
The ability to sail well in close quarters is an often-neglected skill for modern sailors. Could you keep calm and carry on without the engine in the event of gear failure? Or perhaps examiner intervention!
Benefiting from a low student ratio this clinic style day will build your confidence, understanding and ability to sail through manoeuvres you’d normally start the donk’ for.
Under the guidance of an experienced RYA instructor, you’ll look at short tacking, sailing onto pontoons, picking up moorings and fenders under sail as well as delving into how to adjust your strategy for differing conditions.

Yachtmaster skills - Blind navigation
2026-02-12 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-26 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 360 ‘Pure Addiction’, Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
Could you keep your crew safe and confidently navigate to safe harbour in restricted visibility? This one day training clinic gives you the opportunity to practice your blind nav, preparing you for fog, or perhaps exam conditions!
The day will give you opportunity to practice blind navigation techniques including:
– position fixes
– contouring & tidal height calculations
– speed time and distance
– EP’s and projected EP’s
– course to steer
– radar and electronic navigation

Yachtmaster skills – Advanced navigation & skippering
2026-02-07 09:00 - 2026-02-08 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Momentum’, Port Hamble, United Kingdom

Sail training – Skipper it like a pro
2026-01-29 09:00 - 2026-01-30 17:00 | Dufour 375 ‘Pure Escape’ (Hamble), Satchell Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom

Electronic navigation for boaters
2026-01-27 18:00 - 19:15
Modern boating increasingly relies on electronic navigation tools, from onboard chartplotters to mobile apps. This webinar is designed to help sailors gain confidence with these systems, avoid common mistakes, and apply best practice for safer, more efficient cruising.
What You’ll Learn

Onboard systems: chartplotters/MFDs, depth sounders, AIS, radar, autopilot, and VHF integration
Connectivity: how equipment links via NMEA 2000, SeaTalk, and Wi‑Fi
Mobile solutions: apps like Navionics, Savvy Navvy, iNavX, and C‑Map, plus safe mounting and waterproofing
Key features: GPS accuracy, electronic charts, routes and waypoints, AIS overlays, radar integration, tides and currents, safety alarms
Common pitfalls: over‑zooming charts, heading vs course confusion, outdated software, AIS clutter, GPS lag, and device power issues
Best practice tips: cross‑check electronics with paper charts and visual bearings, keep software updated, plan on large screens, label waypoints clearly, practice MOB drills, and ensure backup power

Why Attend?
Whether you’re planning a coastal passage, navigating busy waters, or simply looking to make better use of onboard technology, this session will give you practical knowledge, confidence, and trusted techniques to enhance your boating.
Reserve your place and navigate with greater confidence

Sail training - Park it like a pro
2026-01-18 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Energy’, Port Hamble Marina
Our most popular event day literally teaches you how to park your sailing boat like a pro. Leaving and coming back to your berth is often the most nerve wracking part of the day – but it really needn’t be. Build your confidence and learn new skills from an RYA instructor who will teach you how to use the wind, tide, prop walk and prop wash to your advantage.
This full day event is open to both experienced and new skippers and covers everything required for a perfect park. You will plan your manoeuvre, communicate with your crew and gain plenty of hands on practice mooring the boat in a variety of conditions.

Understanding tides
2026-01-13 18:00 - 19:15
Navigating the Solent means dealing with some of the UK’s most complex tidal patterns. Double high waters, strong streams, and local variations across ports can make berthing and passage planning particularly challenging. This webinar is designed to help sailors understand Solent tides and apply practical strategies for safer, more confident boating.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Key tidal features: the Southampton Curve, double high waters, and spring/neap timings.
Tidal behaviour: faster ebb than flood, the young flood stand, and a 5m tidal range.
Channel dynamics: how the English Channel fills and empties, shaping extended high water periods.
Practical boating strategies: docking in Hamble River, planning passages around Cowes, Yarmouth, and Hurst.
Hazard awareness: unmarked or partially buoyed dangers at Calshot, Bramble, Stansore Point, Newtown, and more.
Reliable tools: charts, almanacs, Imray Tide Planner, Navionics, and guides like Winning Tides.

WHY ATTEND?
Whether you’re docking in a busy harbour, planning a family cruise, or tackling a short coastal passage, understanding Solent tides is essential. This session will give you practical knowledge, local insights, and trusted resources to plan with confidence and avoid common pitfalls.
Reserve your place and sail the Solent with greater confidence

Yachtmaster skills - Man overboard & safety
2026-01-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Jeanneau 389 ‘Pure Pressure’, Port Hamble Marina, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
When was the last time you practiced MOB? Does your crew have the skills to recover you from the water? Would you and your crew benefit from refreshing your knowledge of safety equipment and best practices? If you feel extra training would be beneficial in any of these areas we recommend joining our safety at sea day under the expert guidance of an RYA instructor. For new and more experienced skippers alike, this is an opportunity to brush up and practice your knowledge of key skills which need to be fresh every time you set sail.
The day will include a recap of Safety equipment and procedures including:
– man overboard under engine
– man overboard under sail
– life jackets
– harness lines
– life raft
– flares and use of flares
– sounds and signals
– VHF procedures including reminder of DSC operations.

Yachtmaster skills - Pilotage
2025-12-12 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Momentum’, Port Hamble, United Kingdom
Pilotage is a key skill for all sailors but is especially vital for those looking to move towards a yachtmaster qualification. Practice the art of inshore navigation using visual references to identify and monitor your position. Under the supervision of an experience RYA instructor, you’ll use a range of techniques to precisely navigate to predefined locations, success will depend on your ability to think ahead while using the following tools and techniques:
– transits
– back bearings
– clearing lines
– wheel over points
– depth soundings
– fixes
– time, speed, and distance
– charts & almanacs
– chart plotter & radar

Yachtmaster Skills - Advanced berthing & seamanship
2025-12-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Jeanneau 389 ‘Pure Pressure’, Port Hamble Marina, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
We consider this one-day mooring clinic an essential addon to our hugely popular ‘park it like a pro’ event. Practice yachtmaster level boat handling and ensure you know how, and when to use lines to stay in control when alongside, and while mooring and departing.
A robust understanding of how best to use mooring lines is a good way to demonstrate your depth of experience to an examiner and we often see that a lack of practice translates to confused and incomplete crew briefs which fail to impress the examiner!
Benefiting from a low training ratio this YM level event looks at the techniques you should have up your sleeve for the scenarios that require a different approach.

Yachtmaster skills - Boat handling under sail
2025-11-29 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Momentum’, Port Hamble, United Kingdom

Sail training – Sail handling
2025-11-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Energy’, Port Hamble Marina
Refresh your sail handling skills and pick up essential tips for simple and stress-free boating.
Join us for an informative day sail under the guidance of an experienced PL instructor who will demystify the dark art of sail handing and delve into the various stages of planning and communication that make sailing look effortless. Throughout the day you will analyse the techniques behind:
Sail hoists and drops
Reefing underway
Sail setting and basic trim
Use of control lines
Speed control
Manoeuvres under sail
The 3:1 training ratio guarantees a hands-on experience that enhance your understanding and leave you confident when directing your own crew.

Motor training – Axopar 28
2025-11-22 09:00 - 17:00 | Port Hamble Marina, Satchell Lane, SO31 4QD, United Kingdom
This one day training and familiarisation event for members holding a powerboat level 2 and day skipper theory qualification, covers everything you need to know for an enjoyable powerboat trip out in the Solent. Our instructor will cover high-speed manoeuvres, close quarter boat handling, coming alongside, engine checks, anchoring and navigation. You will come away feeling more confident in your powerboating skills. For suitably experienced boaters, the day can also include competence assessment.

Sail training - Park it like a pro
2025-11-21 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Momentum’, Port Hamble, United Kingdom

Sail training - Strong wind techniques
2025-11-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Hanse 348 ‘Pure Momentum’, Port Hamble, United Kingdom
This event is ideal for sailors wanting to develop their strong wind sailing techniques. You’ll be guided by a professional instructor who will help you develop your confidence and offer expert advice across the following:
· Weather forecast and passage plan/decision making.
· Boat and crew preparation for heavy weather before you depart.
· Heavy weather tips on all points of sail.
· Sail plans and reefing (upwind and downwind).
· Understanding the sea state / choosing your tack.
· Manoeuvring in heavy seas.
· Longer passage considerations.
The Pure Latitude team has an impressive range of skills to offer, but controlling the weather unfortunately isn’t one of them! Strong winds are not guaranteed but what we can promise is a robust, in-depth day of training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to take your skippering to the next level, whatever the weather.

Mile builder - Plymouth - Hamble
2025-10-30 18:00 - 2025-11-02 17:00 | Dufour 375 ‘Pure Escape’, Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, United Kingdom
This three day mile builder is perfect for anyone wanting to gain coastal and night sailing experience, but also for those wanting to visit some destinations a bit further afield. The precise itinerary will be weather dependant, but we plan to depart Plymouth late Thursday evening / Friday morning and sail onto Hamble with at least one stop along the way . Book your place early to avoid missing out.
Please note this is a one-way trip and there is no transport provided for your return journey.
Price:
Saloon berth: 50 points or £670
Private cabin (single occupancy): 76 points or £990
Private cabin (twin occupancy): 105 points or £1350
