Yacht Charter Testimonials - What people think about us!

I trained and we have chartered as a family with Universal. I felt very confident in the handover and always great communications. The boats we chartered during 2015 were spotless. Would highly recommend.

Thank you ever so sooo much for a amazing time and experience my friends and myself had a wonderful time.. loved Jack very professional and friendly. I can’t thank you enough will def come back xxx

Chris and Melanie Warwick do an excellent job. They are both friendly and efficient. They work hard. They care about what they do and this shows from the moment you make contact with them. We recently chartered “Splash”, a 37 foot Beneteau Oceanis, from them. The yacht was in excellent condition; everything worked and all was very clean and dry. If you are thinking of chartering a yacht then go to them.

Visited July 2015

A great weekend aboard Saleana for this years Round the Island race. Chris and Melanie could not have been more friendly, helpful and accommodating. The boat was clean, comfortable and well maintained. Will certainly use again for future charters and come highly recommend. Thank you.

I looked at various activities to do during a short stay in the New Forest, and I must say I am delighted that I decided to spend the day sailing with Universal Yacht Charter.

All of my enquiries prior to the day were handled quickly and efficiently. We had two young children (3 and 5) in our group and had concerns about their safety, but the team were fantastic and we had an amazing day.

‘Captain Chris’ was brilliant with the kids, and gave the adults an amazing introduction to sailing, the whole experience was professional from start to finish, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone. A fabulous day out!

I’ve always wanted to have a go at the sailing and when this came up on groupon decided to have a go. What a brilliant day. Very friendly Instructor explained everything in simple terms but went into detail when more was asked. Lunch was provided and was very good. Would love to do it again as this was certainly a good taster day and has given me the enthusiasm to find out more.

Just a short note to thank you for helping me set up a great few days sailing for me and my colleagues last week. The skipper Peter was excellent and helped us get the most from our experience – and the boat was fabulous and the weather came through in the end. I organised this sailing trip over 3 days for my team. Picking up and dropping them off at various locations in the Solent. Chris was very helpful in confirming the feasibility of my itinerary and selecting the right boat. We chose ‘Firesong’ – and she was a cracker. Very well equipped and a joy to sail – particularly in strong winds. Which was fortunate as we had gale force winds on the first day! Fortunately, the gales only lasted for the first day and the weather was absolutely perfect with good winds and sunshine for the remaining days. Under the superb guidance of Peter our pro skipper we managed to cover most of the Solent from Wootton to the Needles. All the pick-ups and drops offs went to plan and my colleagues, mostly novices, had a great time – which they will remember for many years to come. Finally thanks to Melanie who worked in the background at Universal helping to put it all together.

Weekend on Holman 26 “Teasel. Had a wonderful weekend sailing Teasel around the Solent in great weather conditions. The boat was in excellent condition and the welcome and handover process immaculately planned and implemented. Thanks to Chris, Jamie and Melanie for a great time.

Had a wonderful week onboard Oceanis 50 “Night Swimming”. The boat was in fantastic condition and the handover by Chris was really useful. We have also chartered Oceanis 37 “Splash”, which is another great yacht, I would highly recommend either. Great communications from the whole team. Also found the service very flexible and great value.

Have completed a couple of short boat handling courses with Universal as well as chartering twice for long weekends. The level of instruction is first class and it is a refreshing change to not have to share a cabin with a total stranger!

The best bit for me is however, when chartering the boats do not scream “charterer” as they are all un-liveried and they are presented in fantastic condition, with every piece of kit working as it should do without signs of the wear and tear you would normally get on a charter boat.

I for one will definitely be sailing with Universal again!

Great weekend with family and friends on Dufour 365 “Anhinga”. She was great to sail, and everything about the charter was extremely professional. Can’t wait to get out again next year.

We had a very enjoyable weekend sailing (occasionally!), a bit more wind would have been very welcome but never mind.
Thank you to you, Chris and the chap we handed the yacht back to, great service from start to finish. When we’re next chartering in the Solent Universal will be the first place I look.