The basic sailing course programme consists of the essential knowledge and skills you can acquire on sailing. During the course the theoretical skills of the sailing essentials, the sail aerodynamics, basic helmsman skills, safety on the sea, etc. are acquired.

In the practical part of the course a special attention is paid to the elementary sailing skills, where the attendants in the groups of maximal 5 course attendants with one instructor have enough time for gaining skills for independent sailing.

Basic sailing course is based in Trogir (near Split), where this environment is chosen for its incredible weather conditions with wind and sunny weather + beauty of old Venetian city of Trogir, all placed very close to Split airport.

Participants are housed in apartments near marina where school boats are based. Apartments and double rooms are equipped with air conditioning, satellite TV, kitchen and bathroom. From apartments there is 3-4 min walk to the boats and maximum 5-10 min walk to the beautiful centre of the old city of Trogir.

Breakfast is served in the apartments, and dinner in a restaurant Jidro, one of the best restaurants in Trogir situated in the heart of the city, during a high season dinner is served in school kitchen , same as breakfast.

Breakfast and dinner are included in the price. Lectures are held in the courtyard of the apartment on the terrace or in school facilities in marina close to the boat place, depending from number of students.
 

Price 950,00 eur

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INCLUDES:
accomodation/school base, halfboard ( breakfast + dinner ), waterproof suits rental, sailing school manual, fuel, taxes, instructor

NOT INCLUDED:
additional drinks, tourist tax on arrival in sailing school

The sailing course is held on the sailing boat Beneteau First Class 7500 and Beneteau Oceanis 311 in a summer high season periods .

* Special offer for individual basic course:

- for groups of 2-3 sailing school attendants with extra payment of 40% of the full price.


Basic sailing course programme:

Sat - Day 1

•    Arrival in base Trogir until 11:00 hours, manual distribution, introducing other crew members, forming of groups and proceeding to sailing boats which are lying in marina
•    Getting familiar with basic terminology, demonstrating how to adjust sails and leaving marina
•    After leaving marina, adjusting the sails on Your own and practicing holding the direction, searching for wind direction , practicing how to tack and first presentation of gybe .
•    getting familiar with tideing up the boat and equipment
•    Accommodation in base (school), diner, arrangments for Sunday, questions and conversation …

Sun - Day 2
 

9:30 theory, first 15min practicing knots
Theoretic lession – starting with sails, , problems with tacking and gybing, jib and it's role, how to use wind indicators, apparent wind.
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
Sailing around marks in reach, sailing around marks beam sailing with tacking , upwind and downwind
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, arrangments for tommorow's day

Mon - Day 3
 

9:30 theory, first 15min practicing knots
Theoretic lession – "getting out of irons", anchoring and „man overboard“
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
Practicing around marks (upwind-downwind), special accent on turning the marks (using the sails and rudder), gybing in „butterfly position of sails. MOB and anchoring
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, arrangments for tommorow's day

Tue - Day 4
 

9:30 theory, first 15min practicing knots
Theoretic lession – explanation of sails aerodinamics .
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
Practicing manovering in marina, sails reefing
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, arrangments for tommorow's day


Wed - Day 5
 

9:00 Practicing knots
Theory – forces on a boat in sailing , forces of the helm - explanation
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
Sailing to closer islands (Drvenik Veliki, Drvenik Mali, Šolta ),orientation by navigational map in sailing
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, arrangments for tommorow's day

Thu - Day 6
 

9:00  Practicing all learned knots
 Theory – sailing in heavy weather condition ,regulations and safety at sea (equipment)
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions 
Sailing to closer islands (Drvenik Veliki, Drvenik Mali, Šolta ), avoiding collision at sea basing principes, navigation.
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, arrangments for tommorow's day

Fra - Day 7
 

9:00 competing in knowledge of knots
Theoretic lession – situations at sea and first aid for sailors
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
16:00 tideing up the boat and equipment, cleaning the boat
diploma's and comments

 

* depending on weather situations