Milebuilding for Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore
2012 Spring and Summer Milebuilding Trips and Cruises
We have added some great Milebuilding Trips and Cruises for students wishing to take Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore exams need to build quality mileage before taking a Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster preparation course. There will be a series of 7 day Milebuilding trips with the opportunity to sail to the beautiful Channel Islands, the ports and harbours of northern Brittany and the south coast of England – ideal for Yachtmaster students. We plan to combine some interesting sailing trips with some more challenging navigation and sailing skills but there will also be chance to spend time exploring ashore. This trip is an ideal opportunity to prepare for Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore or just for fun. There will be the chance to undertake an over 60 mile skippered passage in preparation for Yachtmaster exams if you wish. We are offering a 10% discount for taking 2 or more consecutive weeks or take both Milebuilding Trips to build quality miles towardsYachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore MCA exams.
March Milebuilding
Week 1 3rd – 9th March South Coast Milebuilding Trip
Week 2 10th – 16th March Channel Islands Milebuilding Trip
April Milebuilding
Week 1 7th – 14th April Gosport – St Malo including Channel Islands
Week 2 14th – 20th April St Malo to Roscoff
Week 3 21st – 27th April Roscoff to Gosport
£549.00 per week (10% discount for 2 weeks or more taken consecutively)
Braye Harbour, Alderney
Channel Island and French Coast Cruise
This summer cruise will offer a combination of offshore sailing and the opportunity to explore the beautiful Channel Islands such as Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm as well as the coast of Northern France. You will be able to visit some of the more remore islands exploring by yacht, dinghy and on foot. Stepping into a timewarp is the only way to describe the relaxed and peaceful pace of island life and but this trip will also include some challenging navigation to hone skills required for Yachtmaster exams. There will be the chance to undertake an over 60 mile skippered passage in preparation for Yachtmaster Offshore or Yachtmaster Coastal if you wish.
Our next Channel Island Cruise is our Bank Holiday Cruise 31st May – 5th June (7 days) £599.00
Cross Channel Weekends
If you can only spare a weekend our shorter 2 day Milebuilding Weekends are ideal. Leaving on a Friday evening you will have a night crossing to France (weather permitting) during which you will be part of a watch keeping system, arriving on Saturday morning. The yacht will be skippered by one of our experienced RYA instructors but the navigating will be up to the crew. Crossing the busy shipping lanes and preparing a pilotage plan into the French port of Cherbourg are tasks shared between students but if you just want to enjoy the ride this is the perfect opportunity. After catching up on some sleep you will have a full day and evening to explore ashore before leaving early Sunday morning for the passage back to Gosport. Anyone wishing to undertake a 60 skippered mile passage can have this signed off in their logbook before taking their Yachtmaster exam. (Please let us know beforehand).
Our next Cross Channel Milebuilder is 25th – 26th February £245.00
Related:
- Fast Track Yachtmaster Offshore
- Milebuilding offshore sailing trip to Channel Islands, France and Ireland
- Milebuilding trips South Coast, Channel Islands and France
- Milebuilding Trips to London, Channel Islands and France
- Fastrack Yachtmaster Course starting March
January 26, 2012
Posted by: karen-cy
Categories: milebuilding
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