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SailLink ⛵ Sail across the Channel naturally 🥾🚲
🇫🇷↔🇬🇧 Real travel, real connections
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02/06/2026

Today is World Responsible Tourism Day. For us it isn't a once-a-year box to tick: it's what we do on every single crossing ⛵️

One catamaran, 12 passengers, your bikes on board, and the Channel powered by wind and tides. Not a marketing promise, just the way we connect Dover and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Low impact, marina to marina, the journey that's already the journey 💙

Travel better, not necessarily less.

All dates and live availability on saillink.co.uk 🌊

A new Passenger Perk on Dover Marina 👀 just opened in the old clock tower building, a few steps from where Echoes ties u...
02/06/2026

A new Passenger Perk on Dover Marina 👀

just opened in the old clock tower building, a few steps from where Echoes ties up. Freshly brewed coffee, tasty bites, dog friendly, and a window straight onto the harbour ☕️

They're now offering 10% off to every SailLink passenger. Just show your ticket at the till ⛵️

Thank you for the welcome, Ros and the team. See you on the harbour 💙

31/05/2026

On a SailLink crossing you're not just a passenger. Sailing across the Channel from Dover to Boulogne-sur-Mer, you can grab a rope and help haul the sails, or sit back and watch the sea go by... ⛵️

Hands-on or fully chilled, it's your call, and it's part of what makes this wind-powered ferry crossing yours

So tell us: team sweat or team chill? 👇

Crossings Dover ⇄ Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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28/05/2026

How not to bring memories home by sailferry ? 📷🌊⛵️🇫🇷🇬🇧☀️
You have a better camera roll? 😎 Where from? tell me in comments

"My dad loves sailing and it was his birthday, so we thought this was a unique experience"Joy-Anna booked the crossing f...
25/05/2026

"My dad loves sailing and it was his birthday, so we thought this was a unique experience"

Joy-Anna booked the crossing for her dad Sean's 51st. Dover to Boulogne, under sail. Two cakes smuggled on board, a turn at the helm with the biggest grin we've seen this season, and a daughter laughing "you're fantastic" over the sound of the wind 💙

In her words: "There was a really personal, special feeling to the experience which is so rare"

This is why we do it.

Not the miles. Not the sails. The look on a dad's face when his daughter hands him a moment he'll remember forever, and the kind of conversations that only happen when strangers share a boat and a horizon for a few hours.

We're a tiny team running a tiny boat and every crossing is paid for by people like Joy-Anna who choose to celebrate the people they love differently. With salt on their skin and time on their hands.

If you've got someone worth celebrating, you know where to find us ⛵️

Happy 51st to Sean, one very lucky dad 🎂

Book at saillink.co.uk

21/05/2026

Who will?

Dover ↔ Boulogne. Under sail. 12 seats. Ages 5+

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A new crew member has joined Echoes ! ⛵️On April 17th, Ifremer (France's national ocean research institute) fitted a sma...
20/05/2026

A new crew member has joined Echoes ! ⛵️

On April 17th, Ifremer (France's national ocean research institute) fitted a small scientific device on board. It now travels with us on every crossing between Boulogne and Dover, taking a reading every 500 metres.

This stretch of the Channel used to be checked once a month from a research boat. Now, thanks to Echoes, Ifremer scientists get a continuous reading on the move. A first on this zone.

A quiet honour for a small operation, and a reminder of what (not so) slow travel can also make possible.

Thank you to for trusting us with this

Swipe through to see how it works 👀





12/05/2026

Things that just make sense on the first sail ferry across the Channel

Dover ↔ Boulogne. 12 passengers, bikes inside.

🇬🇧 saillink.co.uk 🇫🇷

12/01/2026

2026 IS ON 🔥
​
The horizon is open! Our 2026 sailing schedule is officially live on our website ⛵️

You can now book your low-carbon crossing between Dover and Boulogne-sur-Mer.

​Why book early?

📅 Secure your preferred dates
🚲 Secure your bike spots
🎁 Gift a sustainable adventure
🌊 Plan your slow travel journey

​12 passengers max. Wind-powered.

Feel the Channel. Sail it.

​🔗 check the schedule & book your seat via the link in bio!

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2025 wasn’t a test. It was a statement 🌊76 crossings. 1,816 miles. 465 passengers, countless bikes, one triplet, a sea k...
30/12/2025

2025 wasn’t a test. It was a statement 🌊

76 crossings. 1,816 miles. 465 passengers, countless bikes, one triplet, a sea kayak and even a viola da gamba 🎻🚲

We didn't just cross the Channel; we reconnected it 🫂

To the pioneers who stepped aboard and the 75 visionary supporters who mobilized this December to raise £9,210: You proved that a carbon-free link isn't just a dream, it’s a demand⛵️

We are done proving the concept. Now, we build the future. This isn't just a ferry service. It’s a movement. And a movement doesn't stop !

2026 is about making this link permanent 🇫🇷🤝🇬🇧

The course is set. The community is ready. Are you coming with us?

⏳ LAST CHANCE: The Christmas Special closes at MIDNIGHT tonight! This is the final countdown to support the line and try to win the best experiences from both coasts🎟

👇 One last question: Shall we unveil the 2026 schedule in the coming days? Tell us in the comments!

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