Sailing course cruise preparation – private
The course takes place in four sessions on Beneteau First 36.7 and Hanse 345 cruises. You will practice preparing a cruise, how to check a ship before setting sail, check engine and sails on a cruise sailboat. You will also practice during the course motorized maneuvers, anchoring maneuvers, use of on-board electronics … Activity for all levels of experience. An essential course if you are thinking of renting or buying a sailboat.
The course lasts two full days and is made up of 4 sailing classes.
All our sailing courses favor practice and during this course you can try 2 cruise sailboats with different characteristics.
The theory is taught directly on board with the help of didactic material that students will receive before the course.
The lessons include the following activities:
* Cruise preparation
* Review a cruise for a cruise
* Weather forecast
* Coastal navigation and deep sea navigation
* Tuning of the sails
* Wind directions
* Tack and jibe
* Trim the sails
* Mooring and releasing moorings
* Maneuver in restricted spaces
* Man overboard maneuver
* Anchoring maneuver
* Electronics
* Use of AIS
The course takes place on 2 consecutive days. If you want to change the date of the second day you can do it once you have booked the course.
Hourly Schedule
Timing:
- 10:15 - 10:30
- Welcome to port
- Presentation of the skipper and the boat
- 10:30 - 13:30
- Navigation
- Sailing Class
- 13:30 - 14:30
- Pause
- Lunch
- 14:30 - 17:30
- Navigation
- Sailing Class