HOP
Hands on Practice
We train you for all that it means to be a skipper on a charter yacht. Learn how to practically handle a sailing yacht in real traffic and marine situations.

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
Hands On Practice
Duration - 7 days
Period - choose session from application form
Zone - Kavala, Greece
Price - 970 EUR/ seat in double cabin/ person
* the course can be paid integral or staggered
Capetan students who repeat the module receive 10% discount
PRIVATE
Private training HOP/HOPA
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) + associated expenses + RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Capetan certified Offshore Yachtmaster instructor. Flexible period, subject to learner and instructor availability. Destination of the learner's choice.
including
- 7 days theory and practice with one of the CAPETAN Club trainers
- Accommodation on school boat with maximum 5 trainees + trainer
- Boat hire
- Equipment
- Sheets/towels
- End-cleaning
- Access to pre-departure theoretical workshops
- Feedback sessions and personal counselling
- Necessary documentation in electronic format
- Associated diesel/marine/water/power costs
- Securing the deposit
- Basic shopping for the practice week
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 programme 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 when you need it.
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.
BASIC AND ADVANCED
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 programme carefully structured to suit both those who have obtained their licence but lack the practice in real conditions, and those who don't have a licence and want to discover what it means to be a skipper, to get acquainted with the complexities and challenges of sailing, in order to 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 manoeuvres 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.
SKIPPER JUST STARTING OUT?
Choose the practice module that suits your sailing needs and plans.
Hands On Practice - HOP is the course in which you will practice the basic manoeuvres, the necessary and often used on the sailboat, you will gain authentic experience and useful knowledge.
HOP
Hands on practice
Module HOP 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 sailing 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
SEE HOW IT WAS IN PREVIOUS YEARS
From 2010 to now, we are proud of all our students!