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Milebuilding for Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore
We have planned 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.
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Tags: 60 mile skippered passage, 60 skippered mile passage, Channel Islands Milebuilding Trip, coastal skipper, Milebuilding Trips, Milebuilding Weekends, navigation, offshore sailing, RYA Instructors, sail to the beautiful Channel Islands, sailing skills, sailing trips, South Coast Milebuilding Trip, Yachtmaster Coastal, Yachtmaster exams, Yachtmaster Offshore, Yachtmaster Offshore MCA exams, Yachtmaster Preparation course
Milebuilding Trips to London, Channel Islands and France
Milebuilding trips are an essential part of the RYA training programme even they are not actually run as RYA sailing courses.
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Tags: 60 mile skippered passage, Bavaria yachts, Brittany, Channel Islands, commodore yachting, Cross Channel trip, Gosport Marina, Isles of Scilly, mile building cruises, Milebuilding Trips, navigation, offshore sailing, practical sailing skills, RYA instructor, rya sailing courses, RYA training programme, solent, South Coast cruise
Competent Crew – why bother?
Many people planning to take a RYA course ask me the question ‘ can I miss out Competent Crew and go straight on to Day Skipper?’ My answer is usually a resounding NO! Competent Crew is a fantastic introduction to how to do pretty well everything on a boat apart from being the skipper and undertaking the navigation. You will learn how to handle sails, helm and ropework as well as all the safety aspects of being on board a sailing…
Read More »Naughty bunnies plot their escape!
Easter bunnies busy on the chart table The bunnies are taking navigation seriously as they plot a course to steer from Lymington to Cowes.
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Tags: course to steer, Cowes, Lymington, navigation
Mile building trip planned visiting St Malo – Brest – Cork
Commodore Yachting have just added an exciting milebuilding trip to their 2009 programme.
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Tags: coastal skipper, commodore yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper, mile building, milebuilding, navigation, sailing holiday, yachtmaster

