6 days of practice, navigation and sailing in Europe's most challenging sailing area. Experience and master the tides and sailing in The Solent - UK
A week of adventure, a week of sailing, a week of experience
Discover with us the beauty of tidal sailing, the ease of making a passage plan, tide calculations, using the almanac and mooring in the most beautiful marinas in The Solent
Familiarization with concepts such as passage planning, tidal calculation, course to steer, course over ground, estimated position, projected estimated position, set and drift rate, course to steer, height of tide
Together with other sailing enthusiasts, you'll experience and learn in the most challenging sailing area in the Capetan course offering.
Saturday 18:00 - safety briefing
Thursday 17:00 - return to the marina
Friday 09:00 - check out
Getting from A to B in tidal conditions, with marinas that become accessible only between certain hours, doing ferry-glides with the help of currents, having a totally different compass heading from where you want to go, adding in the current, night navigation in buoyed areas? Come and experiment!
We depart on Saturday evening from the marina for a night passage to freshen up on COLREG and the basics of tidal sailing. We choose a different marina each day, visiting areas like Southampton, The Hamptons, Portsmouth, Hamble River. We return to the marina on Thursday and release the school boats on Friday morning.
O week from adventure, o week sailing, a week from experience
Sailing - 40-45ft // school sailing boats
Maximum 5 students per boat
Period - 15-21 March 2025
area - The Solent, UK
Price - 1300 EUR/ seat in double cabin/ person
* the course can be paid integral or staggered
What could be more beautiful than sunrise and sunset on a boat under sail? Find out for yourself, with the Capetan crew
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