Quantum Sailing Feedback
Read about previous crews experience with Quantum Sailing below:
'I joined Glenn for one of his experience days in the summer and really enjoyed it. His friendly, professional manner, combined with instruction as required to suit all levels and with plenty of sailing for the more experienced, was excellent. Subsequently I arranged a skippered charter with instruction to suit, for a day with friends, cruising to Chichester Harbour and anchoring off the Witterings for lunch. We all had a great day, with talk at the end of doing a cross channel trip next !' - CM
'Having effectively given up on sailing for over 30 years, I was a little apprehensive but my fears were
ill-founded because Glenn is a very good and, thankfully, patient teacher.
- Quantum Leap is very well-equipped and comfortable.
- The onboard catering is superb.
- A challenging, thrilling yet relaxing experience.
- Smug gloaters should be forced to walk the plank!
I had a really great time and look forward to doing it again.' - JE
Note - the 'Smug gloaters' refers to a competition amongst the crew to achieve the fastest speed whilst on the helm - JE unfortunately didn't win :-(
'I really enjoyed sailing with such a confident and knowledgeable skipper – especially one who always knew when his crew needed hot tea and biscuits! Quantum Leap is really well kept and accommodated 7 of us very comfortably. At 6'6" I wasn't expecting to find either a berth or wet weather gear that fitted me, but I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for a brilliant time.' - JH
'Thanks for a great time on Quantum Leap, she is a fantastic boat and I will definitely be back next season. Cruising was a bit of a change from the Round the Island Race, but I really enjoyed having a chance to learn about sailing in a less frantic environment. I really appreciated Glenn's patience and ability to explain things to all five of us, in spite of our different abilities, and his efforts to ensure that we all had an opportunity to try our hand at everything.' - SM
'We had a fantastic time and all our thanks for making it such a memorable weekend. Your quiet confidence and attention to safety was reassuring and we appreciated your patience as you taught us some of the fundamentals of sailing. The Quantum Leap is a beautiful boat and I certainly hadn’t expected such a good fried breakfast on Sunday morning! A brilliant weekend. Thank you again'. - DG
'That sail through the Needles and beating into the wind to Lymington will stay with me for a while. I learnt a great deal thanks to your constant and patient coaching and the evening exercises you set. The provisioning was to a very high standard and I really enjoyed all the meals - especially those cooked breakfasts. The whole trip significantly exceeded my expectations and I would gladly book with Quantum Sailing again.' - HF
'Having never sailed before I joined a trip with Glenn five years ago which I enjoyed immensely. Since then I have sailed over 2000 miles with Glenn as captain with crews made up of friends and family. Glenn is a thorough teacher of the art of sailing and a great skipper and I have no hesitation in recommending Quantum Sailing to you. I am sure you will enjoy the experience no matter what your age or past experience of sailing.' - RD
'I've been lucky enough to join Glenn on a few trips aboard Quantum Leap now, and have thoroughly enjoyed every moment. Glenn is a very experienced and confident sailor, and is always conscious of making sure that his crew are comfortable and involved. The Solent and surrounding coastline is an area of incredible natural beauty, and also provides a wide variety of sailing conditions which makes every trip a new adventure.' - HW
'Having had no experience of sailing before, other than the cross channel ferries, I had wondered what I'd let myself in for when we cast off from the jetty early one morning. The skipper explained the weekend's itinerary and ran through safety aspects. As a true landlubber, a real eye opener for me was the wealth of knowledge and skills that are required in understanding all aspects of sailing from how the yacht is handling; which way the tides are running; the setting of the sails for the wind conditions; the "nautical highway code"; all of which was patiently explained to a guy who was trying to understand his port from his starboard and getting to grips with tying a reef knot. The experience of actually manning the helm and steering a course to a distant marker buoy, whilst the wind and waves have other ideas was very entertaining! The weather conditions we experienced were perfect, giving a mostly relaxing trip broken up by frenetic activity of slackening off ropes whilst operating the winches to pull in others and raising sails etc. The night time run up the Needles channel was an incredible experience with the nautical chart being studied intently for the turn points, all of us watching out for the sequence of flashing lights on the channel marker buoys; taking compass readings off of the same; looking out for other boats lights whilst not getting fooled by traffic lights on the mainland! The yacht itself was very comfortable and spacious given that we were five large sailors. Tea and coffee was quite often brewed whilst under sail, but we dropped anchor for leisurely lunches in quiet coves and stopped in marinas overnight for an on board cooked meal and to avail ourselves of the excellent marina facilites. All in all, a very entertaining and eye opening weekend which I could whole heartedly recommend to anyone who has either never sailed before or wishes to increase their skills and knowledge. ' - GW
Yacht Delivery
'I cannot recommend Glenn highly enough and would happily sail with him again. Having him there for the trip allowed me to experience a different form of sailing and live to sail another day. Hopefully he had a good experience despite the cold and lack of sleep. I will be putting the experience to good use over the summer. Thanks again for arranging it and pass on my best to Glenn who was fantastic.' - SW - following assisted passage yacht delivery.
Team Building
'I thoroughly enjoyed the day's sailing. It really helped me to understand my new colleagues in a situation where we had to trust each other and appreciate each other's strengths. Quantum Leap proved to be the perfect size of vessel for a team of four and your hospitality, planning and training gave us the opportunity to focus on the task at hand, and the way we interact. I would recommend it to any small team as a way to recognise and understand the talents of each member in ways which perhaps cannot be seen in the normal working environment. ' - MT
'Thanks for the great sailing weekend onboard Quantum Leap for my team and me. There has been much buzz and discussion around the office regarding everyone's experiences and it certainly has built better working relationships. As well as getting people working together as a team, I think you have inspired a few budding sailors. Even I found myself practicing a couple of knots the other night. Many thanks, a really enjoyable and worthwhile experience. ' - MB
'What a great day out. My team size had doubled in the last year and we needed an activity for some team bonding and fun. Sailing offered us a unique experience well away from our office to interact and enjoy an experience that we, as a team, could relate to well after the event. Glenn and Quantum Leap did not disappoint. Glenn provided information and clear instructions from the pre-sailing meeting, to the welcome aboard, safety check and all aspects of the day's sailing. Quantum Leap was a lovely yacht, well setup and very comfortable. Glenn's friendly approach and patience with people at all levels made this a great experience for all individuals as well as the team as a whole. Many thanks Glenn.' - SW
If you would like to add a testimonial, please email us at - feedback@quantumsailing.co.uk
