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WEEKEND COURSE PREPS FOR CHARTER

Price per person 200.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

MAR

05

12

19

26

Program: 

- check in / check out
- preparations of a ship for cruising
- practicing sailing in, sailing out, docking and anchoring
- practice in navigation  - using of GPS
- 3 h sailing per day (the course lasts for 2 days)

 

LEVEL I - BEGINNERS COURSE

Price per person 400.00 - 520.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

JAN

23

FEB

06

20

MAR

06

20

APR

03

17

24

MAY

01

08

15

22

29

JUN

05

12

19

26

JUL

03

10

17

24

31

AUG

07

14

21

28

SEP

04

11

18

OCT

02

16

As part of this course, basic skills such as handling ropes and deck equipment, basic navigating maneuvers, shortening sails, steering, avoiding collisions on the sea, and so on are taught. Furthermore, participants acquire other necessary knowledge such as aerodynamics of the sails, navigation, meteorology and first aid. 

 

Base: Jezera on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Adriatic 1020, Val 35

 

LEVEL II - CRUISING COURSE

Price per person 590.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

APR

10

 

MAY

15

JUN

12

JUL

 

10

 

24

AUG

07

28

SEP

18

Once you have finished the beginner's course, here is the opportunity to enjoy pleasant sailing in the picturesque surrounding waters of the national park Kornati, to refresh in detail your knowledge of the beginner's course program.

 

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Elan 45, Elan 333

 

LEVEL III - ADVANCED COURSE

Price per person 450.00 - 570.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

FEB

13

MAR

13

27

APR

 

10

24

MAY

08

22

JUN

05

19

JUL

03

17

31

AUG

14

28

SEP

11

25

OCT

09

23

As part of this course, you will learn everything you need to know to sail on your own. The course takes place in Kornati area.

 

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Val 35

 

LEVEL IV - SKIPPER COURSE

Price per person 470.00 - 580.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

FEB

20

APR

03

17

MAY

01

29

JUN

 

19

JUL

03

AUG

14

28

SEP

18

OCT

16

If you wish to prepare yourself for this hard and responsible role we recommend you our skipper course. You can join if you have learned the basics of sailing, navigation, handling a spinnaker... Otherwise, you instructor has the right to send you back on some of the lower level courses.

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Val 35

 

MALTA - 02.10. -16.10.2010

Price per person 915.00 EUR

This course is for those who would like to experience a real off-shore sailing. Malta is located in the very center of the Mediterranean Sea, some 60 miles from Sicily. The crew is separated in two shifts: 4 hours on the deck, 4 hours rest.

Do not forget your passport and waterproof sailing gear!

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 14 days
Sailing boat: Elan 45

 

TRANSADRIATIC

Price per person 520.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

MAY

22

OCT

23

The sailing starts in Jezera, we will have to do the border crossing formalities on the island of Lastovo, and then we are off. Crossing the Adriatic to the place of Vieste on Gragano peninsula, in Italy, and back to Jezera. The crew is separated in two shifts: 4 hours on the deck, 4 hours rest.

Do not forget your passport and waterproof sailing gear!

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Elan 45

 

SPINNAKER COURSE 04.09.-11.09.2010

Price per person 540.00 EUR

If you wish to learn thoroughly to sail with spinnaker, as a recreational sailor, or to use your knowledge on the regattas, this course is just made for you...

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Val 35

 

NIGHT SAILING + PC NAVIGATION

Price per person 350.00 EUR

Departure dates 2010

JAN

29

FEB

26

MAR 12

Night sailing, exclusively, with accommodation on board. Navigation by lighthouses, position determination by GPS and other nautical programmes. During the day, which is intended for rest and recreation, visits to the lighthouses and their inhabitants, to learn about their way of living.

 

Base: Jezera on the island of Murter
Duration: 3 days
Sailing boat: Elan 45, ELAN 333

 

REGATTA COURSE - ON INQUIRY

If you wish to try the competitive sailing, we have prepared for you the regatta course. 

This course is fit only for those participants who have the knowledge level that corresponds with the graduates of our advanced course: sailing with spinnaker, tack, jibing, trimming of sails, navigation...
Program includes: history of regattas and sorts of regatta fields, crew and ship preparation for the regatta, trimming of sails and mast, regatta rules, tactics of start and sailing, signals in the starting procedure, protesting, applying for a regatta etc. 
We are sailing in front of Jezera, and every day we practice until Friday afternoon, when we start towards the place where we participate in the first regatta. That would be Zadar, Biograd or Split.
If you wish, you may worm up before the classes start, with running or in a gym. It will be hard but interesting...

Base: Jezera, on the island of Murter
Duration: 7 days
Sailing boat: Elan 333

 

LATIN  SAIL - ON INQUIRY

1. day - SATURDAY
arrival in Jezera, accommodation of the attendees either in the facilities of the provider or privately (self-booked private accommodation)
2. day - SUNDAY
trip to Betina where the sailing boat type FALKUSA is docked, introducing to FALKUSA, learning the names of the ship parts and traditional words for respective maneuvers, equipment of the ship, rowing and sailing
3. day - MONDAY
further sailing maneuvers and skills instruction
4. day - TUESDAY
whole day sailing in the bay of Betina 
5. day - WEDNESDAY
sailing on course Betina - Kornati (or island Zut) - spending night in Kornati

6. day - THURSDAY 

return from Kornati
7.day - FRIDAY

Partaking on the regatta on Murter

 

FOR ALL COURSES 

The price includes: course according to the program, instructor, accommodation (depending on the course), fuel, end cleaning and VAT.

Not included in the price: Food, food for the instructor, marina expenses for time spent away from the main marina. Tourist tax per person per day € 1.00. Accommodation on the beginner's and spinnaker course (accommodation SAY apart hotel 100 Kn (13,50 €) per person per day).

Discounts:
-
for booking before 31.12.2009. - 15% off
- for booking before 31.01.2010. - 10% off
- for dates 20.03.-27.03.2010. - 15% off for Beginners Course
- for dates 27.03.-03.04.2010. - 15% off for Advanced Course
- for date 03.04.-10.04.2010. - 15% off for Skipper Course
- for 2nd course in the same season - 10% off
- for 3rd course in the same season - 15% off
(Discounts are not cumulative and max out at 15%)

Students: special terms and special pricing (a valid student ID is required)
NOTE:
for larger groups, upon request, alternative dates for all courses are possible.

RYA - ROYAL YACHTING ASSOCIATION COURSES FOR ACQUIRING CERTIFICATES

The RYA is the UK s national association for all forms of recreational and competitive boating, representing sailing, motor cruising, sports boats, windsurfing, inland boating, powerboat racing and personal watercraft. It coordinates competition and/or development for all of the above at local, national and international level and is recognized by government as the negotiating body for these groups.
The RYA s training schemes for powered and sailing craft provide the de-facto qualifications for skippers, instructors and water sports professionals worldwide.

RYA courses include Start sailing, Competent crew, Day skipper and Coastal skipper levels. On all courses, accommodation is on board, prices include stay, tuition, course materials  fuel, parking fees, visitors tax, exam fees, RYA certificates and VAT. The prices will not include flight or other transportation to/from the base, personal, medical and travel insurance, national park entry fees, ferries, food and drinks, accommodation ashore outside the course duration. Start sailing lasts 2 days, while all the others last 5 days.

Start sailing and Competent crew levels require no prior experience and knowledge, and they will together provide basic seamanship and helmsmanship.

The Day skipper course requires 5 days sea time, 100 ml sail and 4 hours of nighttime sailing, basic navigation and helmsmanship knowledge. After this course one is able to skipper a yacht in familiar waters by daytime.

The Coastal skipper course requires 15 days sea time with 2 days as skipper, 300 ml under sail and 8 hours night sailing, knowledge of navigation to Coastal skipper shorebased standard and knowledge of sailing to Day skipper practical standard. After this advanced course, graduates are able to expand their cruising range offshore and into unfamiliar waters.

In addition we offer for all above courses:
- Own Boat tuition for all courses and Classic / Long keel boats.
- Yachtmaster Preparation / practical

 

February,  March, April

Oktober, November

May, June,

September

July,

August

Start sailing

2 days

150 €

170 €

200 €

Competent crew

5 days

550 €

600 €

650 €

Day skipper

5 days

550 €

600 €

650 €

Coastal skipper

5 days

550 €

600 €

650 €

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