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Competent Crew

Introduction to sailing. Learn how to become an active crew

Bareboat Skipper

Recreational sailing yacht skipper of vessels up to 78 feet

Issued documents

Yachtmaster Coastal

Is a recreational certificate of competency for command of sailing and/or power vessels up to 24 meters in length up to 60 nm offshore. It is a comprehensive live aboard course consisting of 6 days for sail or 5 days for power which includes the practical on water examination.

Ideal for

Those who have sufficient sailing experience and hold IYT Bareboat Skipper License. This sailing course is available for those candidates who already logged 30 days and 800 nm at sea as a skipper.

Requirements

IYT Bareboat Skipper certificate
VHF certificate
30 days / 800 nm at sea as a skipper

Restrictions

Captain on a yacht up to 78ft. / 24m
60 miles offshore
in moderate to heavy winds (up to 30 knots)

Bareboat Skipper

10 days live aboard course on power or sailing yacht. The key objective of the course is to teach candidates to become a recreational sailing yacht skipper and be able to charter and handle big cruising yachts on their own.

Ideal for

Ideal for those who already have little sailing experience and would like to learn coastal navigation.

Requirements

navigation at sea
collision regulations
practice at sea 200nm

Restrictions

Skipper on a yacht up to 78ft. / 24m
20 miles offshore in day time
in moderate weather conditions

Competent Crew

5-day sailing course on board of a cruising yacht. The main objective of the course is to teach basic sailing terminology, parts and functions, basic sail trim, helm commands, seamanship and safety.

Ideal for

Ideal for candidates with little to no previous sailing experience who wish to train to become an active crew member on a power or sailing yacht.

Requirements

no special requirements

Restrictions

Crew on a yacht up to 78ft. / 24m
in sight of land and in fair weather
only with professional skipper

Choose your sailing program. Where to start?

Introduction to sailing

On the coast

Sailing knots - 3 hours

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Understanding of the boat - 3 hours

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On the water

Basic keelboat - 3 hours

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Basic cruising

On the coast

Sailing knots - 3 hours

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Safety on board - 3 hours

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On the water

Live aboard sailing boat - 5 days

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Live aboard power boat - 3 days

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Bareboat cruising

On the coast

Mandatory shore-based course for navigation and collision regulations at sea

Passage planning

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Weather forecast

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Collision regulations

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On the water

Practice at sea

Sailing boat - 10 days

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Motor boat - 5 days

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Advanced coastal cruising

On the coast

Take additional shore-based courses prior to practice at sea

Long-term passage planning

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Tidal navigation

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Night sailing

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Celestial navigation

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On the water

Live-aboard course in tidal waters

Sailing yacht - 7 days

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Instructors

Luca Zapparoli

Professional sailing instructor

More than 27 years of sailing experience. 25,000 nautical miles navigated in the Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Has great experience in long-range crossings and ocean passages in variable weather conditions. Sailing and meteorology instructor in Spanish sailing federation (“Federacion de Vela de la Comunidad Valenciana” (FVCV)). Author of the book “La Vela: Teoria y Tecnica” (Sail: Theory and Practice). Now used as manual in FVCV. Hobbies: licensed diver, licensed aircraft pilot Education: engineer, MBA graduate of Boston EE. UU Italian, fluent in: Italian, English, Spanish

Oleg Drizen

IYT and RYA sailing instructor

Qualifications: Yacht Master Ocean. More then 15,000 nautical miles as a skipper in Spain, Italy, France, Scotland, Croatia, Malta, Greece, Seychelles, Malaysia, Norway, Sweden, Greece and USA. Over 50 weeks of Day Sailing and Coastal courses in the last 3 years. Two Trans-Atlantic passages as a skipper in 2010 and 2012 from Tenerife to Dominican Republic and back. Family: Married, 3 children Hobbies: reading, traveling, sailing, mountain skis, windsurfing, diving Education: Masters degree in engineering

Andy Sokolov

ASA sailing instructor

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