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Day Skipper Bareboat Sail course is usually held on Beneteau First 36 sailing boat, a racer/cruiser from 2022 with maximum 5 attendants. The course attendants are accommodated on board during the whole course. This program is the logical continuation and an addition to the experience acquired in the previous Competent Crew course. It is held by instructors with very long skipper and yachting experience. The navigation area  includes some of Adriatic's most beautiful and famous islands: Brač, Šolta, Hvar, Vis and Korčula.

Over these 5,5 days, you will go through topics such as an independent navigational program, nautical skills, following the weather conditions, anchoring in secluded bays... Everything that it takes to develop the attendant’s sailing skills. Participants will also discover night navigation.

This course is also about discovering and learning the efficient and safe ways of life at sea such as: doing the dishes with limited water consumption, provisioning and cooking  typical or easy to prepare meals, depending on the constraints of sailing.

Following daily working program is dynamic and subject to change according weather conditions.

FAST TRACK DAY SKIPPER: On some dates, it is possible to pass both Competent Crew and Day skipper course in a row. In 12 days, you can intensively learn all you need in order to get the basic knowledge and experience to charter a boat this summer in easy conditions.

Though this possibility is open for anyone, we recommend it to students who already have some experience at sea (dinghy sailing, boating, seafarers...)

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PRICE INCLUDES:

25% VAT, tourist tax, accommodation (shared cabin), instructor, waterproof suits loan, ISPA sailing school workbook or Online course voucher, fuel, bedlinen, small towels, WiFi

NOT INCLUDED:
Moorings/berths in Marinas, food and beverage

NOTE:

• Pre-course requirement: Competent Crew Sail Theory and Practice (basic sailing course). Bring your personal logbook to the course
• Possible changes due to weather conditions
• Clothing: we recommend using sunscreen and white tee-shirt during summer, hat, non-slippery sailing shoes or sneakers, warm sport clothes for winter
• Licence and Ability after the course ISPA Day Skipper certificate (This licence is approved by the Ministry of the Sea in Croatia-MMPI):
  The holder of the ISPA Day Skipper Certificate  is competent to sail a vessel for private or charter purposes, up to 30GT within inland waters, during daylight, in light to moderate conditions, provided they also hold a valid VHF licence if the vessel has a VHF or GMDSS-VHF station on bord.
• Internationally, other countries are recognizing ISPA Day Skipper certificate as equivalent to their national boating license: Canada, Germany, Queensland in Australia (no boating license exists in other states in Australia), USA, Bahama Islands, Thailand - Phuket.
• For renting bareboat, it is the decision of each charter company to set their requirements. Some might require higher levels for weekly rentals, therefore we recommend continuing education to obtain Coastal skipper certificate.

Day 0 - Saturday

• 16:00-18:00 Meeting in ACI Marina Split. Check-in, general info about the course, provisioning (buying all the groceries needed for your 5 day course)

Day 1 - Sunday

• 10:00 Meeting with your instructor, safety briefing, personal equipment review.
• 11:00 Setting sails for an Island, rehearsal of basic sailing practice, seamanship, berthing exercises 
• 17:00 Berthing on island of Šolta or Brač and  tidying up the boat
• 18:00 Revision and individual feedback
• 20:00 Dinner and free time on the island

Day 2 - Monday

• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 Setting sails and sailing to one of nearby anchorage areas
• 12:00 Anchoring excercises, Bohemian Anchoring (double anchor method)
• 17:00 Berthing on island  and tidying up the boat
• 18:00 Individual feedback, Q&A
• 20:00 Dinner and free time on the island

Day 3 - Tuesday

• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 International buoyage system, direction of buoyage, collision regulations (IRPCS) theory and individual examination
• 14:00 Detailed docking practice
• 17:00 Berthing on island and tidying up the boat
• 19:00 Revision and Q&A
• 20:00 Dinner and free time on the island

 Day 4 - Wednesday

• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 Chartwork and passage planning, Sources of meteorology and basic knowledge of depressions and high pressure systems, using the correct almanacs and books
• 14:00 Setting sails and following the passage plan, individual examination of position fixing along the way. MOB drills, heaving to, coming about, gybing and promoting safe sailing practices
• 18:00 Berthing on island and tidying up the boat
• 20:00 Dinner and free time on the island

Day 5 - Thursday

• 09:00 Breakfast
• 10:00 Chartwork and Navionics app aid to navigation Theory, passage plan to Split harbour
• 12:00 Setting sails and sailing to Split, Individual examination to test competency of students before providing the certificates
• 16:00 Individual feedback, Certificates and Diplomas