Yachts

7th Wave-Royal Yachting Association

Strand Road , Port Erin, IM9 6HF

7th Wave is an award winning training centre for maritime pursuits including navigation, safety, kayaking, sailing and powerboats. It is home to the Manx Youth Sailing Squad. Many students go on to competitive racing.

Isle of Man Yacht Club

Lime Street , Port St. Mary , IM9 5ED

Open to enthusiasts of all ages, the Yacht Club offers a variety of events and social gatherings. They offer RYA training in sailing and lessons on how to master Powerboats and Dinghies. Everything to inspire you to get on the water.

Peel Marina

East Quay, Peel, IM5 1AR

In Manx Gaelic, Peel is actually named Purt ny Hinshey or “The port next to St. Patrick’s Isle”. Traditionally a major fishing port, the boats still catch fish, shellfish and supply the Kipper Industry with herring. Deepwater berths are available at the Breakwater. The Inner Harbour and Marina offer a service on a first come […]

Polished Manx Yacht

12 Brisbane Street, Douglas, IM1 3JJ

Kuba Szymanski sailed as a boy before joining the Maritime Academy of Szczecin in 1895. Kuba moved to the Island in 2000 and became a Royal Yachting Association Cruising and Keelboat instructor. He teaches navigation and seamanship including close quarter manoeuvres, off shore and racing skills. The “Polished Manx”, a Beneteau First 40.7 was built […]

Round the Island Yacht Race

July 06, 2024

Starting from Ramsey’s South Stone Pier HW is at 7am BST. A hugely popular international race. Exciting to take part in and even more beautiful to watch. An exhibition of craft skills and the understanding of the often changeable weather around the Island’s coast. The prize giving will take place the following day. Prizes include […]

The Nautical Museum

Bridge Street, Castletown, IM9 1AX

The museum is dedicated to George Quayle, man of mystery and his most significant surviving creation, ‘Peggy’, the earliest known example of a British Schooner. Excavations reveal the history of the maritime industry in Castletown and the life of a truly extraordinary man who designed his own cabin room and private dock. Special events for […]