Sail training, practice trip in sunny Croatia

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Croatia in the early season is a fantastic sailing area! Plenty of mooring and anchoring options, lovely konobas, beautiful quiet island villages and World Heritage cities await us!

My motto: "The skipper's job is to step in when something goes wrong. That only works if the skipper stays free during sailing, i.e. delegates all tasks. So it's clear: you'll be actively sailing the yacht!
Everyone is welcome, can and should take on the various tasks during manoeuvres – that's the only way to really learn. Of course, everything will be discussed beforehand.
From beginners to advanced sailors – everyone finds their place!

The Dalmatian islands are diverse and varied. The exact itinerary depends on the weather.

As professional skippers, we instruct harbour and sailing manoeuvres and – depending on the weather – handling additional sails. My motto: 'You sail the yacht.'

Manoeuvres for the small crew (i.e. everything is shown and practised so that it can be carried out by 2 people without additional help)

Yacht handling: under engine, under sail

precise steering and keeping a course (terrestrial, compass)

sailing close-hauled, regatta tactics

for sailing manoeuvres: explain, demonstrate, practise the differences between keelboat and dinghy

e.g. gybe, preventer, reefing

man overboard: quick-stop turn (for precise yacht handling)

Munich manoeuvre (for emergencies at sea!)

free anchoring: (suitability of the bay, weather, kedging, warping, anchor buoy, swinging radius)

harbour exercises: assessing shelter, possible berths, dealing with authorities, etiquette, mooring alongside, steaming up spring line, aft spring, bow ahead, special forms, turning on a plate, crosswind, current etc.

meteorology: creating your own weather forecast, recognising and interpreting signs of weather changes, time windows for route changes

logbook and course: discussing examples, course on paper chart, plotter

lines, knot handling, use

Sailing in strong winds