About White Maiden

White Maiden is a 10m BWSeaCat Classic 995 Motor Cat. She has a 4.2m beam and was built local at Wicor Marine near Fareham. She is fitted with a pair of 60HP Yamaha Outboards, giving an amazing 17Knts top speed and cruising nicely at 14Knts. She is designed specifically for comfort with economy, to give my crews a great day out at a good price.

We are coded for 10 passengers and 2 crew. She is ideal for Sight Seeing for 10 and is equipped for smaller crews of up to 7 anglers.

White Maiden is Coded to Cat 2, which allows for a 60 mile arc from 'Safe Haven' with a Yachtmaster in charge or a 20 mile arc from 'Safe Haven' with a Coastal Skipper in charge. I am currently qualified to Coastal Skipper. I should really make an effort to upgrade myself to Yachtmaster on my 5 year anniversary which coming up in January.

Owner/Skipper - Les Jones
I have fished these waters for 30 years in various small craft and have been a 'Coastal Skipper' with a commercial endorsement since January 2006. In 2007 I passed my Yachtmaster shore-based exam.

White Maiden is currently my ideal vessel, giving me and my crews a stable, comfortable day at anchor and underway. She was the BWSeaCat demo vessel that was built in June 2006 and used since June 2008. Sight seeing and Bird watching crews are rare for me but we are ideally suited for this. I want my anglers to  catch good fish as much as I would enjoy catching them myself. Note that White Maiden is my own boat and this is a part time business. I usually run about 60 Charters a year, while my 'day job' is a full time Product Support Team Leader in the 'Public Safety' (Police, Fire, Ambulance) voice recording business, contact me on  ltjones2004@yahoo.co.uk.

White Maiden's Key Benefits
1. Two Hulls, Two Engines, Two fuel tanks, nearly two of everything. This makes 'White Maiden' a safe boat.
2. White Maiden is economical, using around 2.0 litres of fuel per mile, allowing 'Value For Money' whole boat charters.
3. She is very comfortable and extremely quiet when underway.
4. Top speed is 17knts with a cruising speed, an economical 14knts.
5. I am licensed for 10 passengers (but I only allow a max of 7 anglers) + 2 crew.
6. With a smaller crew of say 5 anglers, you can fish two rods in extreme comfort. I would choose this option and optimize my day at sea..
7. The 4.2m Beam provides a very spacious and comfortable cockpit area.
8. I am a qualified Technical Trainer with a 'Certificate of  Education' gained through Greenwich University in 2001. This means patience is afforded when beginners do not first understand straight off. You can only learn boat angling by practice. Do it right and you will catch more fish!

Lymington
We are at Lymington and pick up from the Bath Road Pontoon by the Sailing Clubs. Car parking is available all year round and is free in the winter, Nov - Mar. Lymington is a fantastic harbour  with options ranging from the sheltered waters of the Solent to the middle of the English Channel and the Channel Islands.

See Lymington.org for more information.

Where we pick up - Bath Road Car Park Lymington, for your SATNAV use SO41 3SE
Or try - multimap.com

My Boating CV
I am now in my fifth year as a Professional Skipper. From June 2008 to date, I have been running 'White Maiden' commercially, as a Leisure Skippered Charter boat. Before then, for two and a half years I ran 'Due South' commercially the same way.

Privately for fun and competitions, for six years until November 2005, a Shetland 570 was my preferred angling boat to get out to the marks and back, fast and safe. I ran out from the Brickyard Quay, at Exbury on the Beaulieu River.

Before the Shetland and from the same moorings, a 17' Wilson Flyer was the perfect boat for me and was my mistress for 12 years. She was inexpensive to purchase, quick and economical to run!

In 1987 I ran a very slow, but lovely Aquastar 20' out from moorings in Ashlett Creek. While before that I had a part share in a 20' boat moored at Key Haven. My first ever boat was a 14' Mayland with a Seagull Forty plus, that always started reliably on the fortieth pull!! 

Coaching has always been part of my normal working life. I gained a Certificate of Education, graduating from Greenwich University in 2000. I am a committed Coach to Fawley RFC and train them on Sunday mornings and Tuesday Evenings. This coming season I am Head Coach for Fawley U15's. 

One key benefit is that I understand learning and beginner trips are regularly catered for. The Solent or Christchurch Bay provides a convenient and sheltered fishing haven for experienced and inexperienced sea anglers. Lymington is an ideal port. See Parent and Child trips.

'White Maiden' all ready for the 2008 Sea Work show