Sail the 3 Peaks -North to South

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Sail the 3 Peaks -North to South  

Grade 

Take the three peaks challenge in an exciting and leisurely way -by yacht!

Price: £1975

– Sole occupancy supplement £600/800

Duration:

7 nights/8 days walking and sailing 
-August 10th 2024

The National 3 Peaks

Many people dream of completing the 3 peaks challenge -climbing each of mainland UK’s national 3 peaks, Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), often in 24 hours. This trip will take a far more leisurely approach to the whole adventure, turning each ascent into a day walk, giving us time to take in views from each peak and savour each summit. We sail as close to each peak by yacht as we can, then, access the mountain by various modes of transport, including steam train for Scafell Pike. This trip is suitable for experienced and non-experienced sailors alike. Before the holiday starts, we will establish how involved you want to be in crewing the boat; you are welcome to be as involved (or not!) as you would like.

Holiday highlights

  • Climb each of the national 3 peaks (as a day-walk in daylight!) with Ads, a qualified and professional guide. More about Adelene Cogill
  • Sail on board our yacht for the week, Morning Star. A professional skipper, Olly will guide us safely between the 3 peaks; you are welcome to be as involved in the sailing as you would like. More about Olly Cottrell
  • Anchor in tranquil and picturesque coves on our journey, with opportunities to go ashore and explore.
  • Travel by steam train through the Cumbria countryside to reach the entry point for the route up Scafell Pike.
  • 8 full holiday days and 7 nights on Morning Star

Morning Star

Morning Star is a well appointed and beautifully maintained Bavaria 40 cruiser. She has 8 berths in 3 double cabins with crew sleeping space in the saloon.

More about Morning Star

 

Cabins

There are two aft cabins both of which have large double berths with good height over, a small seat for dressing and plenty of storage. The forecabin is a large well laid out cabin with plenty of floor space. The double V berth is offset to starboard and there is a bench seat to port and 3 large lockers. Door fronted lockers run the full length of the cabin on either side at the deck head. This cabin has en-suite heads (toilet and shower).

For those booking individually, cabins will be allocated on a same-sex share basis. One or two cabins are available for single occupancy for a supplement.

Dining area and meals

The saloon is light and airy with a large central table for comfortable on-board meals. The holiday is run on a half-board basis with meals taken on board. Snacks and soft drinks are also provided as required. There may be an opportunity to go ashore and eat in a local pub/restaurant on some evenings, this will be at your own expense, however, a meal will always be available on board if you prefer not to go ashore.

Single supplements and upgrades

Sole occupancy of an aft cabin £600

Sole occupancy of the forecabin (with en-suite heads) £800

Included

    • Twin share of a double cabin on Morning Star
    • Breakfast, lunch and an evening meal each day as well as soft drinks and snacks on board
    • The services of a qualified and professional skipper
    • A guided walk up each of the three peaks with a qualified and professional leader
    • All transport to and from walks as necessary

Not included

  • Any meals ashore and incidental expenses such as drinks
  • Alcoholic drinks on Morning Star -a limited amount will be available to purchase on board or please bring your own.
  • Bedding; please bring a sleeping bag
  • Accommodation the night before/after the holiday

N2S Fort William to Caernarfon: Day-to-Day Itinerary

The following is the proposed itinerary. However, please bear in mind that sailing is very weather dependent. There is ample time on this trip to work around some adverse weather, however, please bear in mind that in extreme unforeseen circumstances, it may be necessary to change the itinerary. The skipper’s decision on when/where to sail is final.

N.B. All times are approximate.

Saturday August 10th: Climb Ben Nevis 

The holiday kicks off with a bang as we climb the highest peak in the British Isles, Ben Nevis!

We meet in the Ben Nevis Visitors centre car park (buses available from Fort William) and from there ascend and descend the mighty Ben Nevis via the Mountain Path (also known as the Pony Track or Ben path) to achieve our first summit.

5pm approx travel to Corpach Marina in Fort William to board Morning Star. Boat orientation and safety briefing followed by dinner (and perhaps just a small celebration of our first success!) on board.

15 km (9.5 miles) ascent/descent 1310 m

Meals included: dinner -please bring your own lunch.

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