What Are Mile Builders
Once you have passed your RYA Day Skipper the next step is RYA Coastal, Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore. To obtain one of these qualifications you will need documented evidence that you have satisfied their prerequisites. In simple form these are:
Coastal Skipper: 15 days at sea, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours
Yachtmaster Coastal: 30 days at sea, 2 days as skipper, 800 miles, 12 night hours. At least half the qualifying sea time should be gain in tidal waters
Yachtmaster Offshore: 50 days at sea, 5 days as skipper, 2500 miles on yachts, 5 passages over 60 miles long, including 2 overnight passages, 2 as skipper
For more information check the RYA website here. Details on what counts as a qualifying passage are here.
The Morning Star Trust is a charity so all our work is ‘not for profit’. From time to time we need to deliver our vessels to ports distant from our base in Northney. Historically we have used them to provide experience for our trainee volunteers who are on their journey to Yachtmaster. We often have spare bunks which are now available at a day rate day substantially less than other organisations offer. Accommodation is in a single bunk in a shared cabin. Food, Fuel and Marina fees are all included.