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Courses are organised in various destinations in Croatia with major ones being in Island Krk by Rijeka and on the island of Murter by Zadar

RYA Practical Courses run by Nigel Turnbull, in an RYA recognised centre in Split, CROATIA, by SAILING SCHOOL CROATIA, and are available as of 2007 :
2 Days Course Start Yachting £ 195 € 285
1 week Sat to Sat
Comp Crew, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper
£495 April & Oct € 725
£545 May to September € 795
"Couple Only" / 2 persons
1 week Courses £1495 April & Oct ; € 2195
£1695 May to September € 2495
9 Day Milebuilder / Practical Courses £ 795 € 1165
9 Day Learn to Dive , Learn to Sail £ 745 € 1095
What's Included:
• Airport Transfers on start/finish date
• 7 nights on board, plus a minimum of 6 full days
sailing away from the base
• Breakfast, Lunch, snacks, soft drinks
• Harbour Fees, diesel and propane
What's Not Included:
• Return Flights
• Personal & Travel Insurance
• Evening meals ashore

Island of Murter Skipper Training - Skipper training is program designed for regular charter guests, same as for newcomers to the sailing in Croatia.

The training is usually organised before the main season (usually before Easter time), especially when there is a new type of boat introduced to the fleet, to give skippers a chance to get more familiar with a new boat before a season.

It is also popular when skippers will want to shift to bigger or more sophisticated type of boat or simply practice manoeuvring skills or spinnaker handling.

The training could be arranged with accommodation on the boat for a price of 380 EUR/person or there is the Club's own accommodation in single or double room apartments with meals in Club's restaurant. For prices, availability and other information contact us at your leisure...

Island of Krk Skipper Training - The training can be designed to tailor the specific needs of each individual participant but in general includes the following manoeuvres: Port manoeuvres, docking, undocking, forward best bower, alongside, at moorings, manoeuvring the ship in narrow space in ports and marinas, using the wheel effect, safety at sea, sailing at night, anchoring, tacking and jibing, rough water manoeuvring, cultivating seamanship in convivial evenings, practical navigation and many other interesting topics....

Dates and Schedule: for 2004 the schedule is to be confirmed but in general it will take place between the end of March and May 2004. It lasts 3 days over the weekend. There are the following alternatives available....

Additional Information: The training is organised by experienced skippers who are able to pass their extensive knowledge to other sailors. The course in intesive and not only for sailing novices but also for sailors who have general experience in sailing and advanced sailors who already conducted a yacht. The main aim of this training is however to enable you to handle the yacht correctly in every situation so that the knowledge which was lost during the winter is gained again and enable you to be up to scratch when the real season starts.