Milebuilding Trips

Course information

Duration:

7 days

Course Description

Build your miles, skills, and confidence at sea

If you’ve started your RYA journey but want to gain extra experience between courses, our Milebuilding Trips are perfect for you. Spend a focused week at sea, cover hundreds of nautical miles, and enjoy the thrill of navigating real passages beyond the usual training areas.

These trips are ideal for sailors looking to gain experience, build confidence at sea, and log significant miles in their RYA logbook. They also provide a valuable opportunity to strengthen existing RYA qualifications and prepare for higher-level courses, all while sailing through some of the most beautiful, lesser-visited places in Greece.

Depending on the route, you’ll typically log 250–350 nautical miles during a 7-day trip, giving you the chance to add miles to your logbook, improve your confidence, and advance your practical sailing skills.

Is this course for me?

These Milebuilding Trips are ideal for sailors looking to gain experience, build confidence at sea, and add hundreds of miles to their RYA logbook. They also provide a valuable opportunity to strengthen existing RYA qualifications and progress toward higher-level courses.

This course is perfect for you if you:

  • Already hold RYA qualifications and want to develop them further

  • Have an upcoming trip and want to gain practical experience and confidence

  • Are enthusiastic about actively participating in sailing and learning on board

  • Want to log significant nautical miles toward your RYA record

What will you learn?

On board, you’ll build confidence at sea while developing your sailing, navigation, and decision-making skills during real passages.

The crew is divided into watches, with everyone taking turns on duty. Advanced sailors will be appointed as watch leaders, but everyone in the team will get hands-on experience in steering, trimming sails, navigation, catering, and operating the yacht’s equipment.

 

What is included?

  • Your own yacht cabin on board (shared only with your partner if applicable), complete with bedding, linens, towels, and pillows.

  • All your miles logged in your RYA Logbook, allowing you to track your progress and achievements.

  • Instructor on board throughout the trip to guide, advise, and support you, even though the trip is not an intensive course.

A day on board

Your day begins with a good coffee and a briefing, where you check the weather and plan the day’s destination. Once everyone is ready, you set sail.

You’ll practice mooring at different types of quays, navigate through scenic bays, and get hands-on experience steering and trimming the sails. There’s plenty of time to enjoy the rhythm of the sea and take in the stunning views around you.

Around lunchtime, you’ll usually enjoy lunch while sailing, helping you cover more miles and reach your next destination efficiently. On some days, you may drop anchor in a quiet bay to swim, snorkel, or relax on deck while enjoying the clear blue waters and the sun.

Later, you continue to the harbour for the day’s destination. Many harbours feature charming shops or fascinating historic sites to explore. As the day winds down, the crew heads ashore for a leisurely dinner at one of the cozy Greek tavernas.

“Amazing week at sea 😄 Great crew and an unforgettable sailing experience!”

Price List Milebuilder (per person) - 2025

Dates:Single CabinShared Cabin
August 30th - September 5th
Corinth Canal
€1500€1300
September 20th - 26th
Aegina - Aegina
€1350€1150
October 4th - 11th
Aegina - Samos
€1400€1200
October 18th - 25th
Samos - Aegina
€1300€1100
October 25th - November 1st
Samos - Aegina
€1300€1100

All prices for practical courses include all yachts expenses, breakfast and lunch.

All activities ashore and dinner are at your own expense. Your travel expenses to get to Aegina are not covered.

Price List Milebuilder (per person) - 2026

Dates: Single cabin Shared cabin full yacht charter
March 21st - 31st
Aegina - Sicily
€1950€1750
April 1st - 10th
Sicily - Aegina
€1950€1750
April 11th - 19th
Aegina - Aegina (HolidayStyle)
€1250€1050Optional
May 2nd - 8th
Samos - Aegina
€1250€1050Optional
May 9th - 22nd
Aegina - Corfu
(Family flotilla style)
€2700€2500Optional
July 4th - 10th
Aegina roundtrip
€1350€1150Optional
July 11th - 17th
Athens roundtrip
€1350€1150Optional
August 8th - 14th
Samos - Aegina
€1350€1150Optional
October 4th - 9th
Aegina - Samos
€1250€1050Optional
October 10th - 16th
Samos - Kos
€1250€1050Optional
October 17th - 23rd
Samos - Aegina
€1250€1050Optional

Find out more

Argolic Milebuilders

These trips visit the beautiful Argolic Gulf, close to our normal sailing area but a little too far to include in a week’s RYA tuition.

The Argolic is very beautiful with high mountains and pretty fishing villages. It’s also very unspoilt, making it a perfect choice for those who want to get ‘off the beaten track’.

You’ll cover about 250 miles on this trip and visit the picturesque city of Nafplion in the north as well as stunning Monemavasia in the south.

Cyclades Milebuilders

The Cyclades islands are one of the world’s most renowned cruising areas.

Sailing here in the right season allows you to avoid the worst of the Meltemi winds, which can be strong in mid-summer and sometimes keep yachts in port.

You’ll cover around 350 miles in all, including two night sails, and two Yachtmaster qualifying passages. As with all sailing, the route is weather dependent!

Other trips

From time to time we offer other milebuilding trips in different areas of Greece and on different types of boat – including a catamaran.

Do not hesitate to contact us to be kept informed of the possibilities.

How about jumping on board?

Ready to discover the joy
of sailing in Greece?

Read what some of our sailing students have to say, explore our course catalogue, and contact us for more information about each course and our availabilities to come and sail in Greece!

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