Mile Building Weekend

Price: from £325

Location: Starts from our base at Premier Gosport Marina, and visits different ports further afield than the Solent

Duration: 2 days (Starts evening before!)

Our very popular Mile Building Weekend is the perfect way to build-up your sea miles and gain more valuable experience at the helm or as crew. With longer, more involved passages undertaken, it’s an adventure outside the confines of the Solent and a great way to gain more confidence as a sailor.

 

Take a look at our live course calendar for dates for the Mile Building Weekend!

 

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Course Information

Joining Instructions: Please click here for course joining instructions

Please note that the Mile Building weekends start the evening before at 6pm!

Recommended Reading: Sailing magazines and newspapers, but this is not essential 

Course Prerequisites: No assumed knowledge

Minimum Age: No minimum but Under 16’s must be accompanied by adult. Persons aged 16+ can be unaccompanied subject to other pre-requisites having been met

Holiday Insurance: We would advise ALL our customers to ensure they have suitable holiday insurance in-place. Yachtsman’s insurance is available from a variety of souces like Topsail Insurance and can cover things like cancellations and personal effects cover.

Who is the course for:

The Mile Building Weekend is the perfect introduction to newly qualified sailors who want to gain more experience and take in some longer passages.

Running over two days (with the evening before) the Mile Building Weekend will give you longer more involved passages and a more intense sailing experience than just hopping from marina to marina.

A great way to build some extra experience before undertaking that next course.

Please be aware that the Mile Building weekend starts on the evening before at 6pm with an overnight sail.

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What we cover on the course:

You’ll get to visit marinas and ports a little further afield than the Solent, like Portland or Weymouth. It’ll involve more intense and longer days sailing.

Along with some cracking sailing, you’ll get to visit places you didn’t visit on your RYA Competent Crew or Day Skipper course. The passages are longer and it’ll involve more quality sea-time, but it’s such a rewarding weekends sailing.

 

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Course formats & details:

Courses run in a choice of two formats:

  • One weekend: (Saturday or Sunday) NOTE – Leaves Friday 6pm!
  • Also available mid-week

Starts from our Gosport marina base (Friday evening!) and visits various ports and marinas further afield.

Please be aware that our Milebuilders start on the evening before (Friday) at 6pm sharp, so we can get the most mileage in for your weekend!

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Our Principal says this about the Mile Building Weekend:

What better a way to celebrate that new RYA Competent Crew or Day Skipper qualification than with a Mile Building weekend aboard one of our fleet yachts!

A great way to build extra mileage and enjoy some longer passages to locations further afield than the Solent, guided by one of our experienced and professional RYA qualified instructors.

You’ll get to see first hand why the south coast is the perfect place to build some miles and gain more experience.

With so many locations to chose from (weather dependant of course) you might go and see Portland or Weymouth, or how about metropolitan Brighton Marina for a great night out when you arrive?

Please be aware that our Milebuilders depart Gosport Marina on the evening before (Friday) at 6pm sharp, with a nice overnight sail, so you’ll really max-out the mileage on your weekend!

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Customer reviews

    5 star review  We've chartered on several occasions and the yachts have always been great. We recently did a days boat handling refresher. Commodore maintained social distancing and protocols without making the day awkward or any less value. Just wish the weather had been better for July!

    thumb Adam Burt
    30th November 2020

    5 star review  Positive: Professionalism ,  Quality ,  Value Had an amazing 5 days doing my competent crew course. Tom was a great teacher and the whole experience was brilliant. Will come back as soon as I can

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