Sailing Course – Professional

Looking for a top-notch sailing academy to hone your skills and enjoy a memorable summer? Look no further. Join our comprehensive sailing course and acquire professional expertise in just 14 days. Covering approximately 350 nautical miles across the stunning Northern, Central, and Southern Adriatic waters (from Pula to island Vis), our program combines theoretical and practical education. Gain the necessary knowledge and hands-on experience to navigate the boat independently. Secure your spot now and embark on a rewarding future as a professional sailor. Set sail with us today!

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Objectives of Sailing Course – Professional

Looking for a top-notch sailing academy to hone your skills and enjoy a memorable summer? Look no further.

Join our comprehensive sailing course and acquire professional expertise in just 14 days. Covering approximately 350 nautical miles across the stunning Northern, Central, and Southern Adriatic waters (from Pula to island Vis), our program combines theoretical and practical education. Gain the necessary knowledge and hands-on experience to navigate the boat independently. Secure your spot now and embark on a rewarding future as a professional sailor. Set sail with us today!

No previous experience required
Start and finish in Pula
Duration – 14 days
Requirement for skipper job: minimum 18 years old, fluent in English

Boat maneuvering

Learn the techniqes and procedures about:

Mooring the boat, by stern and flank with correct usage of the mooring winch
Departure from the mooring site, secluded and between other boats
Docking by bow and stern
Catching and tying the mooring buoy
Various anchoring techniques
maneuver and control the boat in different situations

Avoiding the most common boat damages

Navigational skills

Gain necessary knowledge of:

Meteorology
Map reading methods
Navigation plan and course specification
Navigational instruments usage
Night navigation

Skipper's skills

Knowing the responsibilities, duties and rights of a skipper
Introduction to the basic sailing rules
Recognizing and solving the most common sailing mistakes
Understand how to trimm the sails
Learn various knots and their applications
Preparing the boat for navigation
Check-in and check-out process
Communication with charter, crew and guests

Mechanical problems solving

Introduction to the main characteristics of the propulsion system
Motor and propulsion system control
Recognizing and solving the ship’s most common system failures

Safety

Locating and inspection of onboard first aid
Most common injuries and avoidance methods
Safety at sea
Learn how to use and when VHF radio station communication

Professional skipper instructor Yacht Master
Support via phone (in first year of work you will have a lot of questions or need some advice)
On board accommodation
Liability Insurance and Croatia tax
Boat fuel
Marina and mooring expenses
Tourist taxes
Linen and final boat cleaning
Professional literature
Adriatic coast route recommendations
CSA T shirt & jacket
Croatia Sailing Academy certificate (trainees who achieved to meet the CSA criteria)

Food during the course (for you and the instructor) (approximately 100€/week)
Transport to the departure marina

At Croatian Sailing Academy our aim is to bring the necessary knowledge and confidence to make you a strong, skilled and professional skipper. While we teach and listen to our candidates, we focus on developing the ability to steer and sail a boat, as well as on developing excellent communication skills.

By the end of your course we confidently believe you will have the expertise to :

Have the ability to steer a boat during daytime in coastal areas
Display competence in docking and anchoring a boat
Skillfully sail a boat using sails
Learn how to handle any potential minor mechanical problems
Use VHF radio effectively

Dates

29.03.2025 - 12.04.2025 | Available
Price: 1,890.00

19.04.2025 - 03.05.2025 | Available
Price: 2,090.00

10.05.2025 - 24.05.2025 | Available
Price: 2,190.00

04.10.2025 - 18.10.2025 | Available
Price: 1,990.00

From 1.890,00 € per person

Sailing Course – Professional

Objectives of Sailing Course – Professional

Boat maneuvering

Navigational skills

Skipper's skills

Mechanical problems solving

Safety

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No previous sailing experience needed

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