This sailing opportunity expired on 15/04/2018. You may want to take a look at our current sailing opportunities instead.
Information
Boat type
Hanse 540
Financial arrangements
Shared contribution
Availability
16/04/2018
Travel expenses
Paid by crew
Location
Antigua
Date posted
01/03/2018
Destination
Azores
Expiry date
15/04/2018
Qualification level required (or equivalent)
RYA Yachtmaster Coastal
Reference
CS-16140-AD
Description
Fantastic opportunity to obtain significant mileage, seatime and experience towards RYA Yachtmaster pre-requisite in one hit - sailing from Antigua to Azores.Journey expected to take 15 days and cover 2500+ miles. Rotating crew responsibilities inc. time as acting skipper. YM theory slides will be run each day on 30 inch screen covering diff. topics to refresh and apply knowledge in practice. This is not a RYA training course however, but opp. to obtain mileage and experience with likeminded individuals in a challenging but rewarding offshore leg. Our destination in the Azores will be Ponta Delgada in order to link up with the Ryanair flight hub with flights as low as £35 back to the UK. The yacht is fully equipped, has a watermaker, satellite coms, generator (240 volts), inner forestay & staysail and inner mast track set up for storm sails which we will be practising in drills. Latest extensive safety gear with safety the priority at ll times. Shared costs amount to under £30 pd.
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