Cherbourg & back

 
My first foray across the Channel was in a 27ft Sea Ray called Getaway.  Although not my boat, I took responsibility for the passage planning and navigation while underway.
The journey from Southampton went well with calm conditions, although returning the next day, we battled a Force 3-4 for the majority of the time.
The distance logged for the weekend was 163 Nm.

Cruising the coast of Spain

My father in law, a qualified Yachtmaster, had purchased a Steel hulled De Groot 33, called Suanda, and I joined for a weeks sail as we cruised from Almeria to Puerto Banus.
The passages were mainly day sails but I still learned a lot from the insight & instruction given.
We logged 126 Nm on this passage.

Holiday in Greece

 
A week was spent onboard a Sun Odyssey 51 called Foolish Pleasure, sailing from Corfu to Ithaca. As it was predominantly a holiday, my duties during the week were varied and with a total crew of 8, it was not a demanding challenge.
We covered approx. 170 Nm overall with no night passages.

Racing week in Marmaris

 
Joining a crew of 3, I spent a week racing the Sunsail Sun Odyssey 37 boat Papyrus in the bay of Marmaris, Turkey.
One of the races involved a night passage, and I stood my share of watches throughout the week.  It was a great introduction to racing, and I got to understand some of the complexities of the rules.
Total mileage for the week was estimated to be 100 Nm.

Bareboat sailing in the Leeward Islands

Joining a crew of 7 welsh lads, and my father-in-law, on board a Sun Odyssey 51, Coquet, the plan was to sail from St. Maarten to Antigua, taking 2 weeks to do so.  The wife came as galley slave, while I funded the adventure and acted as "competent crew".
Sailing via St. Barts, Saba, Statia, St. Kitts, &  Nevis, we covered around 175 Nm, mainly day sailing, but with a couple of night passages, where I did my turn on watch.