Mediterranean Mile Building and Distance Sailing
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Read the BLOG from Pheobe B as she traveled from Greece to Las Palmas Sail Ionian are now offer milebuilding cruises giving you the opportunity to gain further valuable sailing experience and log more miles. Our Greek flagged Bavaria 46s sail from Greece, through Sardinia, then Gibraltar to the Canaries from October. The yachts will then join the ARC Atlantic Rally for Cruisers in late November to sail across the Atlantic to St Lucia. In May they return to Greece via the Azores and Gibraltar! The trips are challenging, but the emphasis is on having fun! Many of the destinations on route are weather/crew dependent but there will be no shortage of time at sea!! The following trips are available:-
The yachts are specially coded to Greek Ocean category A3 and so are very well equipped, with an abundance of safety equipment. All trips include, plenty of night sailing, experience of longer passage planning, yacht handling practice and much more - often with challenging sailing conditions. Any experience level welcome providing you are keen and looking forward to the challenge! You will be expected to take part in all aspects of running the yacht with opportunities to learn, ask questions, while building confidence and knowledge. We allow time on each of the legs for weather anomalies and may vary our route and timings if necessary. Any spare time may be used quizzing the skipper, learning more and exploring on land some of the places you visit (At the end of most trips if they are on schedule 2 days accommodation will be provided on board whilst you explore the local area. i.e. a 10 day trip will arrive around day 7). We try to ensure you have ample time for the adventure but we suggest that return flights if possible are left open until we are confident of the weather patterns. When on board basic food and soft drinks are supplied but as crew you are expected to take part in provisioning and the preparation of meals. You will be responsible for your own food and drinks when ashore and any luxury foods you would like on board. We may also be lucky and providing someone on board is happy to clean fish you may have fresh dorado or tuna as a supplement to our ships stores. Included: All boat expenses - yacht fuel, sleeping bag liner, mooring fees, basic provisions, snacks and meals on board, water. All yachts are fitted with more than the necessary safety gear. Excluded Flights and airport transfers, any additional food or drink requirements will be split between the crew. Food when in harbour is not provided. These trips are outside our operating area for our RYA sailing school. |
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