Yacht Training Courses
It’s not as hard as you might imagine to
pick up the skills to navigate a yacht around the Mediterranean
coastline. With our tried and tested courses and fantastic yacht
trainers, you will be sailing with confidence in no time at all. We
offer a number of courses to suit all ages and abilities.
Introduction to Yachting - four days
A
course designed to be fun but informative, equipping complete beginners
with the knowledge and skills necessary to skipper their own yacht on
flotilla.
The syllabus we follow is based on the RYA Keelboat
Level 2 certificate. After having completed the course, followed by a
second week on flotilla, most new sailors will be awarded their RYA
Level 2 certificate.
The skills needed can be learnt in four
days with tuition from our Royal Yachting Association qualified
instructors. Whilst covering the necessary manoeuvres you will be
hopping from pontoon to quayside to bay to harbour. Occasionally
stopping for picnics, taverna lunches or swimming, there will be time
to digest all that you are learning at a relaxed but steady pace.
A maximum of five guests will train per yacht with an instructor.
At the end of your course you’ll feel confident and competent enough to skipper your own yacht within a
flotilla
environment. Your lead crew will be aware of your training and will be
on hand to offer their full support during your week afloat.
Brush-Up Course - two days
Ideal
for those with a basic or fading knowledge of sailing, or experienced
dinghy sailors looking to make the step to big boat sailing. This
course is tailored around your existing experience and looks to build
your ability to sail confidently once more. You will spend two days
with one of our RYA instructors who will assist you in practising and
reviewing the skills you wish to improve.
The Brush-Up course
can also be suitable for confident, advanced dinghy sailors who sail
regularly at a high level. This course enables you to transfer your
well-practised dinghy skills onto a larger class of boat. Beginner or
intermediate dinghy sailors should book the Introduction to Yachting
course.
Private Courses - Ideal for Families
Our Private
Introduction to Yachting and Brush-Up courses are designed for groups
or families who wish to learn together, on the same yacht, up to a
maximum of five people. The course content is the same as detailed
previously but you are guaranteed to be learning as one group without
having to share your training yacht with another party.
The
added advantage of a private course is that we can welcome 13 to 15
year olds aboard when accompanied by a parent. Younger sailors will
relish the opportunity to learn with their family as a forerunner to
the flotilla week of their holiday.
Private courses are priced per yacht at four times the cost of the individual course.
One Week Learn to Sail
If you can only get away on holiday for one week or spending two weeks learning to sail is not an option for you, then our
One week Learn to Sail
holiday is a perfect solution - half the week will be spent at one of
our yacht bases living on your yacht whilst learning to sail on the
Introduction to Yachting course. For the second part of the week, you
will join your fellow sailors on flotilla.