Watersports school trips to the Isle of Wight
Set on the banks of the River Medina, the United Kingdom Sailing Academy (UKSA) offers an ideal base for a week of hands-on watersports and outdoor adventure on the Isle of Wight. The centre specialises in introducing young people to activities on the water, with expert instructors and excellent kit, ensuring every group can get stuck in with confidence.
Across the week, students will learn core sailing and paddlesports skills through a varied, engaging programme that includes dinghy sailing, keelboating, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, windsurfing, and raft-building challenges. Sessions are run in small instructor-student ratios on the water (typically 1:6), meaning plenty of guidance and support as skills develop. Evening activities continue the fun, with options such as indoor pool sessions, human board games, and energetic team challenges by the sea.
SUGGESTED ITINERARIES
- Depart the UK and travel by coach to Portsmouth
- Ferry to the Isle of Wight
- Check in to accommodation
- Welcome tour of site
- Raft build and race
- Evening meal at accommodation
- Breakfast at accommodation
- Dinghy sailing
- Packed lunch
- Stand up paddleboarding
- Evening meal at accommodation
- Indoor pool session
- Breakfast at accommodation
- Keelboating
- Packed lunch
- Windsurfing
- Evening meal at accommodation
- Human board game
- Breakfast at accommodation
- Kayak
- Packed lunch
- Dinghy sailing
- Evening meal at accommodation
- Indoor sports/team games by the sea
- Breakfast at accommodation
- Orienteering
- Packed lunch
- Depart for return to the UK
Features
ACCOMMODATION
UKSA is a purpose-built accommodation for watersports school trips, where groups stay in self-contained single-sex dormitory style rooms, sleeping 4-8 per room. Each block includes single sex bathrooms and is allocated for sole use by each group. Separate accommodation is provided for teachers.
- Great location
- Freshly prepared, home-cooked meals
- Qualified first-aiders & night duty supervisors
UKSA is a purpose-built accommodation for watersports school trips, where groups stay in self-contained single-sex dormitory style rooms, sleeping 4-8 per room. Each block includes single sex bathrooms and is allocated for sole use by each group. Separate accommodation is provided for teachers.
- Great location
- Freshly prepared, home-cooked meals
- Qualified first-aiders & night duty supervisors
Excursions
The Needles
A visit to The Needles offers a memorable break from the water and a chance to explore one of the Isle of Wight's most striking coastal landmarks. Students can take the chairlift down to the beach for easier access, where they’ll see the famous chalk stacks, coloured sands, and evidence of coastal erosion and deposition — ideal for supporting geography fieldwork.
The Needles
A visit to The Needles offers a memorable break from the water and a chance to explore one of the Isle of Wight's most striking coastal landmarks. Students can take the chairlift down to the beach for easier access, where they’ll see the famous chalk stacks, coloured sands, and evidence of coastal erosion and deposition — ideal for supporting geography fieldwork.
Trip details
All Equity packages are tailor-made to suit the needs of our groups. Here are our standard package inclusions:
- Return travel by coach to Portsmouth Harbour
- Return ferry crossing to Isle of Wight
- All security charges and local taxes
- 1 free staff place for every 8 full paying passengers by coach
- Full-board accommodation
- 24-hour emergency service support
- All travel documentation, luggage labels and resort information
- Meals en-route. While travelling to and from your destination you need to consider meals. These are not included in the package prices
- Extra excursions
- Damage deposit
Prices are subject to change based on intended dates of travel and final numbers, the Equity team are here to offer you advice and guidance from start to finish, ensuring your school trip runs smoothly and is a great success.
Travel by: Coach only
Best times to travel: Sept–Oct / June–July. Suggested tour length: 5 days, 4 nights. 3 days 2 night and weekend breaks are also available.
Suggested tour length: 5 days, 4 nights
