Practical IYT Bareboat Skipper course in Croatia

Practical course program:

The practical course takes 2 weeks during which you cover 200 nautical miles.

During the first week, you study the course of Sailor / Competent crew.

During the second week, you study the course of Bareboat skipper

During this time, you will learn:

1. Acceptance of the yacht

2. Working with devices: GPS, compasses, wind and depth indicators, log, etc.

3. Location and operation of rescue equipment: fire fighting equipment, emergency tiller, life jackets, life raft, SOS call.

4. Navigation: plotting a course, finding a location

5. Working with the radio station

6. Rigging, knots

7. Moving from the pier

8. Steering a yacht under a motor

9. Working with sails: setting, tuning, reefs, taking down

10. Working with sails on different courses

11. Turns: tack, overstag, fordewind

12. Anchoring

13. Mooring: near the pier, log, anchor.

14. Rescue of a drowning man: under the engine, under sails.

15. Using boat and outboard motor.

II. Practical exam

Skipper's Day: It's a fun day! You are the first-time captain. Under the close supervision of an instructor, you will do

- plotting the course and planning the trip

- organization of the team's work

- unmooring

- working with sails on various courses

- sailing along the route you have drawn up

- mooring, anchoring.