HOP
Hands on Practice
We teach you everything you need to know to skipper a charter yacht. You'll gain hands-on experience in navigating and managing a sailing yacht in real-world maritime and traffic conditions.
ALL YOU NEED IS PRACTICE
Whether you already have a sailing licence or not, whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced sailor, CAPETAN helps you with the key piece: practice at sea. Gain experience in real conditions in charter destinations through intensive practice modules!
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HOP Spring & Autumn
Hands On Practice
Duration - 7 days
Period - choose session from application form
Zone - Kavala, Greece
Price - 970 EUR/ spot in double cabin/ person
* the course can be paid in full or in installments
HOP summer
Hands On Practice
Duration - 7 days
Period - choose session from application form
Zone - Kavala, Greece
Price - 1170 EUR/ EUR spot in double cabin/ person
* the course is payable in installments
* with a advance of 270 EUR join the waiting list until a group of 5 students is formed
* you have the possibility to defer the advance to another HOP session
HOP PRIVATE
HOP Private training
Duration - 7 days/ you choose the week and the boat
Zone - Kavala, Athens, other areas on request
Price - from 3900 EUR/ module
The price shown is the starting price. The final price will include the hire of the boat (of the learner's choice) + RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Capetan certified instructor. Flexible period, subject to availability of student and instructor. Destination of choice.
PRICE INCLUDES
- 7 days theory and practice with one of the CAPETAN Club trainers
- Minim 8 hours of practice per day
- Accommodation on school boat with maximum 5 trainees + trainer
- Boat hire
- Equipment
- Linen/towels
- End-cleaning
- Access to pre-departure theoretical workshops
- Night sailing hours
- Feedback sessions and personal counselling
- Necessary documentation in electronic format
- Associated diesel/ marine/ water/ electricity costs
- Deposit insurance
- Shopping essentials for the week
- Dedicated support before and during the course
does not include
- Transport to and from the departure marina (Kavala/Athena)
- Deposit 100€/ pers, refundable
THIS IS HOP
HOP is a 7-day intensive training program conducted exclusively on sailboats, combining theory with direct practice on the water, so that participants develop the confidence and skills needed for such a charter. The practice areas are tourist sailing destinations in Greece.
PRACTICE
We give you the opportunity to put your shoulder to the wheel and practice as many manoeuvres as you need to sail properly.
CAMARADERIE
Join the CAPETAN community, a club of sailing enthusiasts that will always help you out when in need.
EXPERIENCE
The knowledge provided is designed to help you easily navigate situations that can arise when sailing a charter boat in a busy holiday destination with an inexperienced crew.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE & INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
Skipper for 7 days
HOP is the intensive practice module for sailing enthusiasts who are beginners or at an intermediate level. Hands-On Practice follows a carefully structured curriculum designed to suit both those who have obtained their license but lack real-world practice, and those without a license who want to discover what it means to be a skipper, get acquainted with the complexities and typical challenges of sailing, and adjust their future plans accordingly. HOP is for those who have sailed before, but are not as comfortable as they would like to be in executing certain maneuvers and need practice and a thorough understanding of them. HOP is for those who want to navigate with confidence in their own knowledge and decisions.
JUST STARTING OUT AS SKIPPER?
Choose the practice module that suits your sailing needs and plans.
Hands On Practice - HOP is the course where you’ll train in all the essential and frequently used maneuvers on a sailboat, while building real confidence and learning skills you’ll rely on every time you’re on the water.
HOP
Hands on practice
The HOP module will follow a curriculum with theoretical topics and practical exercises where we aim to give you the basic knowledge and practice to be able to charter and sail a boat in coastal waters.
The module comprises two stages:
- The first stage, before travelling to Greece, involves individual study of the theory, with access to workshops on different themes.
- the second stage takes place in Kavala, Greece and is intensive sailing practice - 7 days, 8 hours a day.
safety
- MOB with motor
- using emergency tiller
- how to prepare a cruising vessel for sea, including engine checks, securing and stowage of all gear on deck and below
- safety briefing
- presenting first aid kit
- first aid training
- using fire extinguisher
- using a fire blanket
- using flares
- explaining life raft
- procedures
- using harness + life line + lifesaver
- VHF /EPIRB /AIS radio
- about gas
- bilge pump
- how to properly use bossun's chair
crew management
- crew psychology & handling
- role play check in for each skipper
- check in list
- training to do a thorough check in
- role play - crew briefing /week to come summary
Maneuvers
- align boat within fixed points
- going out from anchor
- going out from mooring
- rules for anchor
- rules for mooring
- docking stern to (med-mooring)
- portside docking &
- starboard side - coming bow first
- docking portside, starboard side - coming stern first
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