Explorer Flotilla – Mile Building
Lefkas to Athens
Ionian- Corinth- Saronic
18-28 October 2025
the Concept: Are you a newly qualified Skipper or want to improve your skippering skills?
Join our Explorer Flotilla – Mile Building Trip in Greece and combine Training with Family & Friends Holidays
IonianMode gearing up for an exhilarating training flotilla scheduled for April 2025. Join our training flotilla and build up your confidence. Be the skipper of your sailing yacht with the 24/7 support of ionianMode training team.
- 10-Day Training Flotilla around Peloponnese
- 10 Destinations
- Lots of Sailing
- Mooring Practice & Techniques
- Swim Stops at the most beautiful bays of the Ionian
- 7-Day Support by RYA instructors
- Daily Events for Skippers and Crew
Our Explorer flotilla is ideal for
- newly qualified skippers and crew
- skippers who want to revise their knowledge and get some local knowledge
- skippers and crew who want to build up their confidence
- families and groups who want to learn as a team
- bareboat and flotilla holiday preparation
This unique experience promises a blend of
- practical training
- theoretical insights -weather, safety, regulations, navigation, instrumentation
- revision of mooring and sailing techniques
- daily briefings and lessons
- lots of sailing
- swim stops at the most beautiful bays of the Ionian
- different destinations every day
The Training Flotilla Yachts:
- 3 cabin monohull
- 4 cabin monohull
- 5 cabin monohull
- 4 cabin catamarans
- 6 cabin catamarans
The Adventure Unfolds:
- The Explorer flotilla – Mile Building kicks off with a comprehensive safety briefing on the first day, ensuring that participants are well-prepared for the journey ahead.
- Each day will feature insightful briefings about the day’s activities, covering a range of topics from navigation techniques to practical skills like long lining and stern to berthing
- Each day our training team will come up with suggestions on the daily swim stops and final destination of the day depending on the weather conditions.
The training – support crew
- Lead Crew of RYA Qualified instructors
- Full-time training support
- 24/7 technical support
- RIB technical support
Our booking department team will help you to choose the ideal yacht for you.
Join our ionianMode training flotilla with your friends and family and combine training with holidays among the most beautiful islands of the Ionia and Saronic
The Weekly Schedule
- The yachts will be ready for accommodation by 18th of October
- On day one you will join the yacht and you will meet the rest of the flotilla crews and your Lead Crew. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed and briefed by your flotilla Skipper about the basics regards the yacht and its surroundings. Once everyone has arrived we will have the chance to discuss the itinerary and the plan for the week.
- In the afternoon, you will have the chance to familiarise yourselves with your yacht and her equipment. Our Lead Crew will organize a group meal at a local restaurant where the crews will have the chance to meet each other.
- The adventure starts in the morning of 19th of April
- In the first morning our Lead Crew will organize the initial safety briefing. (You will be informed about the venue and time on the spot) and the same day at our first destination we will organise a punch party at the beach
- Our Lead Crew will organize daily briefings before departure as well as daily lessons such as mooring & sailing techniques
- During your explorer flotilla week, you will sail a minimum distance of 300NM around the islands of the Ionian and Saronic and you will visit the most interesting and beautiful ports of the area.
- On our daily routine, we will have lunch and swim stops in one of the most idyllic bays of the Ionian islands and we will spend the night in a different destination at a time, where you will have the chance to explore the local culture and cuisine of Greece
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What’s Included
- 10 Day Training Flotiila
- Every Day Support – Training by RYA Instructors
- Mooring Practices & Mooring Techniques
- Daily Briefings
- Daily Group Lessons
- Daily Events
- 24/7 Technical Support
- Welcome Pack
- Linen – Towels
- Gas
- 1st & Last Day mooring fees
- End Cleaning
What’s Not Included
- Mooring Fees at the destinations
- Yacht Provisions
- Fuel
- Cost of drinks & meals ashore
- Cost of flights & Transfers from/to airport
- Refundable Security Deposit
- End Cleaning Costs
