Adventurous Challenges
After a spectacular 2024, , we are super excited to offer 2025 sailing opportunities in 8 countries!
If you have had a taste of sailing on one of our day sailing or dinghy events, perhaps your next step will be a longer passage with us. This might include weekend sails or our popular flotilla events. Our adventurous challenges offer you a great opportunity to really build on your sailing skills with overnight stays on board and even sailing at night. These give participants so many more opportunities to share their MS experiences with others as well as forming an immediate support network to help them in the future.
We ask that sailors pay for their participation in these challenges. The cost is unique to each individual event and will be available on the application form for the challenge. If you would like to participate but are concerned about cost please contact us, as we may be able to help you identify and apply for grants.
What To Expect
| A more advanced challenge and a natural progression from the Day Sail Challenges.
It gives people who already have taste for sailing an opportunity to develop their skills and to spend more time on board a sailing boat. An adventurous challenge is also fantastic opportunity to meet and get to know others with MS. The challenges come in all shapes and sizes and usually involve a larger sailing boat than our Day Sails. An adventurous challenge is usually over a week, where participants get a chance to immerse themselves in a sailing experience by staying on board overnight.
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A typical experience
You will be met by an Oceans of Hope Volunteer and taken to your boat. There will be plenty of time to meet other participants and chat over a cuppa.
- Introduction to the Oceans of Hope experience
- Introduction to Captain
- Safety briefing and life jackets
- Passage Planning and Navigation
- Learn about sailing or practise your sailing skills
- Sleep onboard in a shared cabin, either anchored or berthed in a marina
Challenge yourself and have fun!
Schedule of our current Adventurous Challenges
Amazing opportunities to get out on the water in 2025
At this present moment, we are super proud to announce 5 of our 2025 events.
Three weeks of Flotilla in Sardinia and Scotland.
5 day trip in the Netherlands on board the tall ship Summertime
and epic Adventures in the Arctic circle !!
Flotilla in Sardinia (week 1)
Andiamo!!
Lets go to Sardinia! Flying into Olbia on the island of Sardinia, we will be hosting a small flotilla exploring the east coast of the most stunning island.
Our flotilla will be lead by three captains plus an Oceans of Hope Challenge host.
Flotilla in Sardinia (week 2)
Andiamo!
Lets go to Sardinia! Our small flotilla continues for week 2 on the east coast of this stunning island
Scotland Flotilla
Host Camilla and Captain Bill lead our second trip on the West Coast of Scotland. Exploring the stunning area of Argyle and Bute.
Join waiting list
Explore the ionian Week 1
Join us this autumn on board a regular sailing boat in the Ionian on the west coast of Greece. We hope to explore some beautiful islands such as Lefkas, Megannisi and Ithaca. Offering fabulous sailing locations that are slightly off the accessible beaten track. Sail, cook and explore with your crew-mate in this stunning area.
applications open
Explore the Ionian Week 2
Join our second week of exploring the ionian. Our intimate flotilla of three regular/unadapted sailing boats will be exploring Kefalonia, Lefkas and Meganisi islands. All experiences are invited to share, explore and challenge their MS in a welcoming and supportive event
Applications open