Dubrovnik Sailing School - Beginner Course

Do this because

Sailing is a great way to bring peace of mind quiet our too busy lives; the sounds of the wind as it fills the sails, or the water as it flows past the boat can be very relaxing and fulfilling, a true stress antidote of the modern world. When sailing it is possible to see the most interesting places in the country, going from one bay to another, visiting the nearby islands, and getting to places that are not accessible from land.

Description

With attending Sailing school in Dubrovnik you will be sure to know what to do, and when to do it, and most importantly how to do it, as sailing is not all about strength it's little bit about how you approach it too.

The instructors of our school are friendly and communicative teachers who have many years of experience in marine practice. Despite the complexity and intensity of the course,students easily master the material and in most cases successfully pass the exams.

Basic sailing courses will familiarize attendees with the basic techniques of sailing through the theoretical and practical teaching with a methodological approach. Theoreticalpart of basic sailing course includes introduction of basic terms related to sailboat and sailing, fundamentals of meteorology, sources of weather forecasts and sail aerodynamics etc.

-Experience required prior training: None
-Certification required prior training: None
-Minimum age required: 16 years old
-Suggested number of training hours: 20 hours (minimum 3 days)
-Who can run the training: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
-Who can do the examination: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
-How to submit the application: Only through authorized ISSA school

Skills and knowledge required for a Yacht Crew and Inland Skipper

-Yacht’s construction
1. Knows the basic parts of yacht and what are they designed for:
a. Cockpit  b. Bildge  c. Heads  d. Galley  e. Bow  f. Stern, aft etc.  g. Boom  h. Mast  i. Rigging  j. Haulyards
2. Can operate elementary yacht’s systems: a. Toilet  b. Gass oven  c. Sink  d. Shower  
3. Can fill up the water and diesel tanks
4. Can operate the inboard engine: a. Start it  b. Switch it off  c. Check whether cooling system works  d. Inspection before starting

-Line and spring handling
1. Can combine two lines of the same and different diameter
2. Can make:   a. Bowline  b. Fast a line on a cleat  c. Fishermen’s bend  d. Coil mooring lines
3. Can: a. Hand over  b. Take  c. Make fast on cleat  d. Let go mooring lines
4. Can describe different ways of taking a mooring.

-Handling sail sheets and haulyards
1. Can: a. Set and bring down the sails  b. Reef down and shake off the reefs

- ISSA Inland Skipper
Handling boat under Power
Can:  Launch and recover a boat;  Manouver a boat under power;  Approach a MOB;  Take a berth/leave a berth (longside, stern-to, bow-to);  Weigh anchor.  

Handling yacht under Sail
Can: Manouver a yacht under sail (tack,gybe);  Approach a MOB.

Welcome to the world of sailing!

Itinerary

Complete ISSA Yacht Crew program lasts 3 days and ISSA Inland Skipper program lasts 6 days.

Arrival: getting fammiliar with your skipper/instructor, accommodation and program. Sailing course starts according to program on Monday morning with theory classes from 09:00 to 10:00,  and then sailing practice from 11:00 - 18:00 with lunch/swimm break in between.
Each other day will be similar program  wakeup/breakfast/theory/sailing/lunch-swimm/sailing/dinner - repeat.

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