First Reef sailing is a friendly small-scale sailing business based in the UK on a mission to make sailing on yachts accessible to all. (We like to dream big!) The business is the brainchild of adopted Londoners Geert and Jane and launched in May 2009. Right now Geert is involved in the business full time while Jane advises primarily on marketing communications.

If you would like to get into sailing or even if you’re just curious speak to us. It wasn’t all that long ago we went on the same journey so your point of view comes naturally to us. Expect impartial advice tailored to your sailing aspirations. If you do use our services, that’s just great, but either way we hope you enjoy your sailing more for talking to us.

We provide skippering and instructor services and skippered charter trips open to all. To hire Geert on a freelance basis see here.