VentureSail Holidays - Redruth

Keith W.

Exactly as described - a fine ship with excellent crew and enjoyable itinerary. Not necessarily much luxury or fine cuisine and requiring a strong stomach though. Food hearty and plentiful. Accommodation comfortable but sparse. We had an age range from mid forties to late seventies and even though I avoided climbing the mast it challenged my 72 year old abilities to the full for which I’m grateful. With those qualifications would recommend to someone seeking a challenge and adventure, possessing a nostalgia for the great days of sail!

Julia T.

I’ve been on a few sailing trips, but VentureSail and the Zuza crew hit this one out of the park! Incredible the whole way. We got super lucky with the weather. The meals were fabulous. The islands were magical. The puffins were on parade. The boat is very comfortable, plus staff kept us informed and asked for input. I’m already saving up for my next sail! 100% recommend!

Susie D.

Fabulous sail ... only problem was it was too short! Crew were amazing - skilled, welcoming and great fun to be with. Blue Clipper is a wonderful ship and way to se the world.

Adrienne J.

Sailing With Aron - Amazing Experience – Far Exceeded our already High Expectations!
We have just returned from an enchanting trip to the South Funen archipelago in Denmark, sailing on the magnificent 120-year-old Aron, arranged by the extremely helpful and friendly VentureSail team.
Sailing between the islands each day was fabulous, with our 8 guests all getting involved and at least making a start in learning how to sail her. We were all in awe of our skippers Helena and Gorm who handled Aron with such ease (in spite of their relatively novice crew!). Climbing the rigging and heading out onto the bow sprit was an optional extra which a number enjoyed but all got involved in hoisting and tying off sails and helming. Helena and Gorm were delightful hosts, as were their children who joined us for parts of our voyage. The food aboard was delicious and plentiful, and we were very much made to feel part of their lovely family during our stay.
The weather was great and when the winds became very light in the latter part of our stay, Helena entertained us by setting up a fun game of deck golf. Each afternoon, on arrival at a different island, we went ashore for walk (and beer) and our last day visited Skaro to sample their delicious healthy ice cream. Lots of swimming in the Baltic too added to our extremely memorable trip. Couldn't believe we also had shooting stars and the Northern Lights to add to our fantastic memories!
We can’t recommend this highly enough - a fascinating, fun and informative break with huge thanks to Helena and Gorm for their first-class welcome, friendship and hospitality.

Hans B.

Booked a trip on Zorba sailing around the Cyclades , had an awesome time perfectly hosted by Aga and Captain Tom , the weather was very windy , we never felt unsafe and the sailing was exhilarating. Food on board was exceptional , the prices at Taverna’s of an evening was very reasonable and of excellent quality. The team on Zorba took very good care of us , we saw Dolphins and even a Turtle, what an adventure !

Andrew H.

The voyage was an example of how "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men aft gang agley" in that we did not reach the objective of St Kilda owing the the weather conditions. The Blue Clipper turned round shortly after passing the Outer Isles owing to the sea conditions. The ship would have had to hare travelled the distance of crossing the Minches and back under uncomfortable conditions for people on board and probably landing on St Kilda would have been out of the question and there would have probably been insufficient time for any stop over on the way to Oban.

Sailing voyages are necessarily subject to weather wind and tides. After all it is Maybe sailing.
Conditions were comfortable on board

David T.

Everything on this Blue Clipper voyage from Falmouth to Falmouth was spectacular. Captain Grace and every single member of the crew was professional and very friendly and we felt totally included and involved with everything. The chef was incredible and continuously produced excellent meals throughout each day, I actually put on 4 lbs in the 5 nights I was onboard, despite all the physical exercise I was doing hoisting sails. The superb itinerary was very flexible taking into account the weather conditions and the sailing was absolutely brilliant. The ship is very comfortable and I don't think that voyages on other sailing vessels will measure up as well, the benchmark has been set very high. This was my first experience doing a "hands on" voyage and there was no expectation that you had to get involved with the sailing, but of course the more you did the better the voyage. Highly recommended and will definitely repeat in the future.

Dan C.

My wife I and are in our late 30s. We spent three amazing days and nights aboard Pellew in May of 2023. I had some hesitations going into the trip. Would there be enough food, would we do any real sailing or would we just motor around? I was pleasantly surprised. The food that Jo and the crew prepared for us multiple times daily was delicious and plentiful. I am confident I ate more cake (made fresh on the ship daily by the way) during the many coffee/tea breaks on this trip then I have ever have in my entire life! We motored only when absolutely necessary. Luke and the crew love to show off the sailing capabilities of the beautiful pilot cutter, and I believe they despise using the motor when sailing is possible. We sailed straight out of the harbour after we pulled anchor on the first day. On our daily sailing adventures, we used all of the sails including the top sail and flying jibs (I hope I got the names correct there).

Thanks again!
Dan and Danielle from Canada