Mile Building from Baiona - Accumulate miles and navigation …

- What to expect from the course
Doing the miles and gaining experience is essential for any budding sailor. Embark on Mile Building voyages for world-class sailing and training.

- Expert advice
Once on the boat, you will get expert guidance from the skipper, from digital and chart navigation to trimming the sails, you will accumulate a lot of experience and cover between 250 and 500 nautical miles.

- Guard system
On the Galician route, there will be a mix of day and night navigation, the usual surveillance system on board: the guards. Every 24 hours maximum, the ship will anchor or arrive at the port to be able to rest and return to navigation with renewed energy.

- The Meteorology
Lots of miles to go, daily weather analysis pushing barring weather alert.

- Gain experience
Our Mile Building program is designed for you to gain practice with instructors who will help you shorten training times.

- Night Navigation
After the sun goes down, the sea looks like a very different place. In this activity, you will practice night navigation at least half of the days of the voyage, knowing and practicing the use of the electronic aids that modern boats have.

- Miles for RYA courses
As you progress through the RYA training scheme, you will need miles earned for Yachtmaster courses. In this activity we cover between 300 and 450 miles with several passages of more than 60 miles.

Trainee RYA skippers requiring 60 mile passages are advised to first obtain the theoretical Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster.

NAVIGATE MILES
Rack up miles fast, experience 60+nm passages under expert instruction.

PRACTICAL TRAINING
Improve your leadership, navigation and route planning skills.

NIGHT NAVIGATION AND WATCHES
Build and improve your confidence in night navigation.

Plan

Start and end of the course:
• Departure at 10:00 a.m. on the start day
• Disembarkation at 3:00 p.m. on the last day.

Route:
300 to 450 nautical miles

It may vary depending on weather conditions or group interest.

Route planning:
Mile Building sailing trips have a specific objective each day: to get from point A to point B, so every day on board you have to make an appropriate route plan. You will learn to plan and execute piloting and route plans, avoiding surprises due to lack of planning in the future.

Navigation Summary
• Long days of sailing.
• Night navigation & guard system.
• Primary objective: to sail miles in the open sea and gain experience.

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Other information

All crew members are welcome, even if they do not know the language spoken on board (english and spanish)

Minimum of 2 users registered to navigate.

TYPE OF NAVIGATION: Long coastal
INSTRUCTORS: 1
STUDENTS ON BOARD: 6 (maximum)
BOAT: Grand Soleil 43
DURATION: 5 days
AGE: 18-75 years
REGION: Galicia
ADVENTURE RATING: high for those without experience in long navigations.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE: It is more than advisable to have the level of a crew member (reference book attached) and previous navigation experience.

INCLUDES:
• All food and accommodation on board.
• Your own bunk bed and storage area.
• Daily training
• Instructor, fuel and berths

NOT INCLUDED:
• Transfer to port of departure
• Food and drinks on land

Next dates

Boat details

Our Grand Soleil 43 is one of the most renowned designs of the Cantiere del Pardo shipyard. A magnificent fast cruiser: fast, noble and solid ocean cruiser.

A classic that we keep in perfect condition and unmatched when it comes to enjoying sailing.

Complete equipment, air conditioning, heating, greater roller in hydranet,... B&G electronics renewed in 2023, etc...

With a capacity for 10 people, the boat is equipped with 3 double cabins, and 2 bathrooms.

Specifications

Model: Canteria del Pardo - Grand Soleil 43
Capacity: 10 spots
Length: 13.39 m
Cabins: 3
Year: 1998
Bathrooms: 2

Features

GPS
Life jackets
VHF
Sounding line
Autopilot
Wind equipment
Tender
Shower

5 · 19 reviews

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Ricardo

November of 2024

Fantastic! In general, an instructor is expected to have knowledge and to be able to transmit it. With him, in addition to all this, it is worth appreciating the passion with which he does it and his constant emphasis on Safety.

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Santiago

October of 2024

I have learned a lot. Ivan is a great professional with a lot of experience who transmits security and confidence to the student.
The feeling when you finish is very satisfying.
The ship is impressive.
A good experience, I would definitely repeat it.

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Patricia

September of 2024

The internship was very enjoyable, entertaining and very educational. A great trainer. He also provided us with a lot of additional documentation so that we could continue learning. Not to mention that the ship is a 5-star hotel and IVAN is a great chef. Thank you very much for everything.

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Gaetano Davide

June of 2024

The experience with the nautical school team has been fantastic. Thanks to Captain Quique we have learned a lot and navigated through the Rías Bajas. I recommend this experience to everyone who wants to learn and enjoy sailing.

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Tito

June of 2024

Magnificent seafaring experience. We had a lot of wind which allowed us to carry out maneuvers in adverse conditions. Daniel, the instructor, a super professional with experience that takes the hiccups.

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Antonio

June of 2024

Ivan has been an exceptional skipper
I have learned a lot with him, the boats are in perfect condition and super new.
All perfect!!

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