Appledore Sails

We had a absolutely amazing time with Niki and her boat the beautiful and sailor friendly Jez-y-belle. We booked a 3hr trip an hour for myself, husband & two boys. We explored the river with the motor for an hour seeing it and learning from a unique perspective, with two hour sail for husband after. Both of our boys have autism & anxiety & we were not sure if we would get them on the boat at all, but Niki was great with them very patient & was led by what they wanted to do. Our eldest son who...

We had a great time with Niki on the Jez-y-belle. My partner and I were just looking for a relaxing tour of the Estuary and Niki was more than happy to accommodate. She is also incredibly interesting to speak to and knows all there is to know about sailing. We will be back for the full sailing experience next time!

Take great care before booking this person. Communication is poor, and you may well lose your money. It took us at least four phone conversations to book our trip, and she insisted on full payment up front. On arrival at the jetty she announced that unless we could provide evidence that two of our party of four had taken a rapid antigen test, she would not take them. We had earlier told her that two of us were fully vaccinated, while the other two had one shot but would take the test, she agr...

Appledore’s rudest woman? Make sure you’re not on Appledore slipway when this woman is about to launch. Even if there is more than twice the width needed for her to get her launch past, she’ll make a great big song and dance about it. Why anyone would want to spend 2 to 4 hours on a small boat with this person is beyond me.