 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, navigation skills, maneuvering with engine and sails, weather forecasting, avoiding collisions on the sea, 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.
Participants are housed in apartments Bakica. Apartments and double rooms are equipped with air conditioning, satellite TV, terrace with swimming pool, wireless Internet, kitchen and bathroom. Apartments have a beautiful view of the old city of Trogir, to which you can get just a few minutes on foot.
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.
Breakfast and dinner are included in the price. Lectures are held in the courtyard of the apartment on the terrace with a swimming pool.
640,00 eur
>>> all prices and booking
Includes:
Accommodation, food, fuel, sailing suit rental, taxes, sailing school manual, 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 finisher nor individual drinks.
Water is included in the price.
The Sailing Course is held on the sailing boat Beneteau First Class 7500.
Terms for basic courses in 2010 :
17.04. - 23.04. 2010
15.05. - 21.05. 2010
19.06. - 25.06. 2010
10.07. - 16.07. 2010
24.07. - 30.07. 2010
31.07. - 06.08. 2010
07.08. - 13.08. 2010
21.08. - 27.08. 2010
04.09. - 10.09. 2010
18.09. - 25.09. 2010 with Mrdujska regata included
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, practicing how to tack and gybe and learning the knots
• 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 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 – meteorologie, 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 – manovering with engine – manovering with engine in marina
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 – navigation
11:00 lunch
12:00 sailing lessions
Sailing to closer islands (Drvenik Veliki, Drvenik Mali, Šolta ), navigation (holding the course, positioning, speed measurement without instruments
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 – 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, 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
returning to Split by ferry
* depending on weather situations
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