Sailing and motor boat cruising is becoming a more and more attractive and a common way of spending a holiday. Some people avail themselves of a skipper's service, others enjoy in manoeuvring the boat themselves. It often happens that people get the Boatmaster Certificate and set out for the sea without any practical knowledge. This usually backfires, so a nice vacation turns into a drama or even a catastrophe.

We don't want the same to happen to you, so we have opened a sailing school where you will have the opportunity to learn all about manoeuvring and sailing skills for handling the boat by yourself. You will get acquainted with knots, navigation, handling the sails and the vessel. Sailing instructors with long-term experience in sailing will teach you everything you need to know. It is of great importance that the courses will be carried out on special boats intended for training future skippers. The process of gaining knowledge is logically divided into three separate courses; elementary course, advanced course and navigation course. With the knowledge gained with the courses there will be no surprises at the sea and you will be much safer as well.

WHY SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO ATTEND THE COURSE?
ACCORDING TO THE LAW A BOATMASTER'S LICENCE IS OBLIGATORY FOR ALL MOTOR VESSELS
(regardless of the engine power and the size of the vessel)

You need a licence for all vehicles, so you, of course, need a boatmaster's licence for handling a boat. The exam will test only your knowledge on theory, which we will help you to gain through our course. In this way we are sure you will pass the exam successfully.

The course will be carried out in a relaxed atmosphere with an instructor with long-term experience in sailing. Of course, we will provide all the necessary literature, so all you need for passing the exam is a little will.

We will organize the following exams and courses for you:

Courses:

Level 1, elementary course:
In order to take the elementary course in sailing preknowledge is not required. During the course you will be taught the basic sailing skills and sail boat handling.
The course includes:
- sailing boat with its equipment; you will become acquainted with the characteristics of a sail boat in great detail
- basics of bending and hoisting the sails (mainsail and jib) and handling them
- switching the jib
- reefing the mainsail in stronger winds
- sail trim according to navigation
- handling of the boat at turn into the wind and away from the wind
- rescuing a person overboard with sails without starting the engine
- basic anchoring and becoming familiar with the sea bottom
- manoeuvring under power on a limited area
- docking under power (athwartships, bow, stern)
- becoming acquainted with all the necessary knots that are used in practice

Level 2, advanced course
In order to take the advanced course it is recommendable to pass the elementary course in sailing at our school or use the knowledge of the basic sailing skills gained at other schools or clubs.
The course includes:
- preparing the spinnaker on raising and lowering
- navigation and handling of the spinnaker
- turning away from the wind direction with a spinnaker
- preparing and docking with sails
- becoming acquainted with and using naval charts
- basics of navigation at day and night
- basics of meteorology
- basics of motor science
- becoming acquainted with the naval regulations
- kitchen

Level 3, navigation course
In order to take the advanced course it is recommendable to pass the advanced course (level 2) in sailing at our school or use the knowledge of the basic sailing skills gained at other schools or clubs.
The course includes:
- preparing to sail away (food, drink, sailing timetable etc.)
- navigation (combining night and day) without stops till the group of islands Kornati and back under all weather conditions
- getting used to living together on a boat
- keeping watches in night and day shifts
- using the radio