 This sailing course by Ultra Sailing School represents a higher level than the elementary course. It is focused on the upgrading of sailing and seamen's skills while practicing.
The course duration is seven days, i.e. 53 school hours. This program is especially focused on the maneuvering exercises during practicing (mooring and unmooring with engine and sails), working and maneuvering with asymmetric spinnaker. Fine adjustment of the sails as well as sailing with asymmetric spinnaker or just spinnaker will show You how it is great to use advance sailing methods in gaining more fun and faster sailing.
After 3 days sailing course on Firsts 7500 course is continuing on one of our cruisers -racers, bigger Beneteau Firsts sailboat. From that moment you will live on board and also get a chance to visit islands and practice longer distances sailing .
The size of the after first part sailboat depends on the number of attendants ussually we sailon our school boats First 34.7 or even bigger First 47.7.
Price of advanced sailing course is:
709,00 eur
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Includes:
Accommodation, food, fuel, sailing suit rental, taxes, instructor, marina fees when leaving the base marina.
The price does not include your fees to arrive to the base and departure form it once the course is finished nor individual drinks.
The course is conducted at first 3 days on Beneteau First 7500, and the rest of the week on one of the sailing boats from Ultra fleet. The size of the boat depends on the number of participants.
The elementary course program is obligatory.
Terms for advanced courses in 2010 :
15.05. - 21.05. 2010
19.06. - 25.06. 2010
17.07. - 23,07. 2010
31.07. - 06.08. 2010
14.08. - 20.08. 2010
18.09. - 25.09. 2010 include Mrdujska regata
11.10. - 17.10. 2010 include Viška regata
Advanced sailing school programme:
Sat - Day 1
Arrival to Ultra Sailing school base, Trogir till 11:00 h, introducing to other attendants and instructor and heading to sailing boat in marina
Repeating previous knowledge and basic terms of sailing boat
Leaving marina, practicing reefing, sailing
Upon return tideing up the boat and equipment.
Dinner, plans for next day, questions and comments.
Sun - Day 2
09:30- breakfast
11:00 practicing knots
Theoretic lessions – repeating basics in sailing (sailing, aerodinamics of sails, meteorology)
12:00 leaving port and sailing
Practicing tacking and gybing, second part practicing anchoring and docking in „wild“ bays
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, plans for next day
Mon - Day 3
09:30 – breakfast
11:00 Theoretic lessions, repeating manovering with engine 30 min, monoevering with sails
12:00 leaving port and sailing
Practicing docking with sails, sailing with spinnaker and practicing gybing with spinnaker
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:30 dinner, comments, plans for next day
Tue - Day 4
09:30 - breakfast
11:00 leaving a base port on bigger boat and sailing towards next destination according to instructor's decision and direction on wind to be able to sail with spinnaker and practicing navigation
Resting, preparations for returning
18:30 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:30 dinner, comments, plans for next day
Wed - Day 5
09:30 - breakfast
11:00 Theoretic lessions – lessions about night safety precausions (navigations lights, light-houses, low visibility, tough weather conditions)
12:00 leaving port and sailing towards planned destination
Practicing rounding marks and manoevering „man overboard“ procedure
19:00 Dinner
Thu - Day 6
09:30 - breakfast
13:00 Preparations for leaving the port
14:00 leaving port and sailing
18:00 docking, tideing up the boat and equipment
19:00 dinner, comments, plans for next day
Fri - Day 7
10:00 Lunch
11:00 Sailing individual navigation of attendants
till 16:00 h return to the base, recieving diplomas and appropriate gifts
* possible changes due tu weather conditions
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