December 2016 - Luxury Ski News Archive

The London Boat Show 2017 takes place at ExCeL between 6th - 15th January 2017. The Sailing Holidays boat show crew have a plethora of knowledge that spans all of the areas that they sail in.

There is no better place to plan your summer holiday, what’s more, they have a limited number of FREE Boat Show tickets to give away, just call them on 0208 459 8787 or drop them an email on SailsCrew@sailingholidays.com to claim your free tickets.

If you miss out on the FREE tickets you can pre-order and save. Tickets will be available at ExCel on the day - £27 on preview day (6th January) and £22 on all other days. Pre-book your tickets now using Sailing Holidays offer code (EPTOP3GYGR) to get tickets for just £12! 

Even more reason to visit our friends at the London Boat show and snap up one of these great offers;

• Book early and save up to £100 per person, book your 2017 flotilla holiday now at 2016 prices.
• Book your summer 2017 yacht charter holiday at the London Boat show and save up to 15%
• Save an additional 5% off independent and skippered yacht charter holidays at the show (5% is off the boat price only but flight inclusive packages can be arranged)
• FREE Outboard Engine for the dinghy or Stand Up Paddleboard for flotilla bookings. (Usually £75 a week or £125 per fortnight). 

The Sailing Holidays team will be hosting their Sipsmith Gin & Tonic Evening at the show. Why not pop down and join them for Winter Sundowners on Thursday 12th January, G&T’s will be served from 6pm.

If you’re unsure whether a sailing holiday is for you, read more details here. We’re confident that if you love skiing, you’ll love sailing.

A rummage through the Tin Tin cookie cutter tin (yes, that’s right an old biscuit tin featuring Tin Tin put to perfect use making it both practical and jolly) produced the ideal tree cutter. A sheet of puff pastry here, a jar of mincemeat there, some frozen red berries to give it a zingy twist and 25 minutes later a Christmas biscuit come tart come wowzer snack. Here’s how to make them yourself.

- 1 sheet of puff pastry
- ½ a jar mincemeat
- A handful of frozen or fresh red berries
- 1 egg

Roll your puff pastry out to about around 3mm thick on a floured surface. Cut out at least 16 trees (or any other shape that takes your fancy). Whisk up the egg with a pinch of sugar and a pinch of salt and carefully egg wash the edges of half your trees – this will act as glue. Mix the mincemeat with the red berries and lay a teaspoon of mix along the centre of an egg washed tree. Take an un-egg washed tree and lay it on top of a tree with the filling on and press the two pieces of pastry together. Make sure there are no holes for the mix to leak out. Egg wash the top of the pastry tree and use a sharp knife to make three small slits along the top. Pop in a hot oven, around 190 degrees for about 25 minutes until risen and golden. Sprinkle with icing sugar once cool.

If our fruity Christmas trees have got you in the Christmas spirit, why not check out our fantastic Christmas ski deals. With holidays from £899pp, including flights, transfers and of course, a Christmas dinner, we'll make your Christmas one to remember.