Join Hvar Adventure sailing courses and make first step towards independent skippering.
Hvar - one of the most beautiful islands in Croatia, perfect sailing souroundings, Pakleni islands, attractive sailing boats, are just some of the arguments why to choose Hvar Adventure sailing school.
We have organized accommodation in hotel Park **** in Hvar town centre, just few steps away from our boats.
The elementary sailing course consists of the essential knowledge and skills you can acquire on sailing. During the course the theoretical skills of the sailing essentials, the sail aerodynamics, navigation skills, manoeuvering with engine and sails, safety on the sea, etc. are acquired.
The advanced sailing course - Regatta sailing - is more focused on details which are important to be faster on sails: such as trimming the sails in right way, importance of each position on the boat, and much more... The participants of the advanced sailing course will have opportunity to test their knowledge on several races held in Adriatic.
The offshore sailing course - is conducted by Sime Stipanicev, the first Croatian skipper who joined and sailied in MINI TRANSAT, the solo race across Atlantic ocean. The course will be held on the rout between Malta, Lampedusa and Tunis.
Dates 2010: March: 17; 29; April: 5; 12; 28; May: 3; 10; October: 4; 11; 18
Other dates available on request.
COURSE:
Day 1.- Meeting in Hvar in the Hvar Adventure travel agency, Obala bb, Hvar
- Getting to know other participants and instructors
- Accommodation in hotel Park
- Introductory lecture, handing out manuals
- Going to the sea, familiarizing with the elementary terminology
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Theory – bases of sailing, directions in relation to wind – knot practicing
- Going to the sea, sailing directions – sailing in side wind and into the wind
- Folding of sails and putting sailing equipment in order
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Theory – bases of sailing, directions in relation to wind – knot practicing
- Going to the sea, sailing directions – exercising on the sea
- Folding of sails and putting sailing equipment in order
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Theory – sail boat manoeuvering
- Going to the sea, practicing in marina, mooring + rescue from the water
- Folding of sails and putting sailing equipment in order
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Theory – bases of navigation and meteorology
- Going to the sea, navigational sailing to the island of Vis and back
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Testing your knowledge both theory and practice
- Sailing.
- Farewell dinner and diploma presentation
- Departure
NOTES:
Hvar Adventure sailing school in accordance with its levels, prepares its course attendants both theoreticaly and practicaly for undergoing for examinations for the purpose of obtaining the SKIPPER licence. As required, it arranges the examinations in the Port Authority in Split.
PRICE: 750.00 euro per person
Surcharge for a single room: 100.00 EURO
Minimum 4 persons
Maximum 12 persons
PRICE INCLUDES:
- Accommodation in hotel Park****, double rooms on halfboard basis
- Instructor + sailing school manual
- Final cleanining
- VAT 23%
- Cost of bearths in ports except in the base port
- Melas besides ones which are mentioned in itinerary
- Cost of the exam and licence at Port Authority
