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Charter skipper training

Preparation course for professional charter skippers

Period

01.04.2017 – 15.04.2017
29.04.2017 – 13.05.2017

Price

8.250,00 kn or 1.100,00 euro

Sailing yacht

Bavaria 46 (or similar, 4 cabin)

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School provides preparation course for charter skippers, teaches you necessary skills to become a successful professional skipper. Practical and theory lessons in central and south Adriatic. Minimum 4 persons. 

Price includes

  • Accommodation on boat
  • Experienced instructor onboard
  • Fuel for the boat
  • Marina fees
  • Discount on Yachtmaster Preparation course with our partners
  • tourist tax

Not included in price:

  • Transportation to / from the base
  • Food and drinks

Attending this course, you will learn

Maneuvering with a yacht

  • Approaching a mooring
  • Leaving a mooring
  • Alongside mooring to a peer/yacht
  • Anchoring
  • Mooring to a buoy

Navigational skills

  • Chart work
  • Course to steer
  • Dead reconning, Estimated position
  • Night sailing exercise
  • Knowledge of local weather and interpreting forecasts/meteorology

Skipper skills

  • The role and responsibilities of a skipper
  • Guest managing
  • Crew delegating
  • Sail trim
  • Knots
  • Sail plan and general preparation
  • Yacht check
  • Engine check
  • Regular charter check-in / check- out procedures

Mechanic problems solving

  • Engines checks and problem solving
  • Basic sails problems, reefing and furling systems
  • Electrical systems problems

Basic safety

  • Safety equipment and parts
  • Safety checks
  • Safety guest briefing
  • Man overboard drills under power and sails
  • Distress situations
  • VHF communication

Skipper / Crew Application Form