The next step
Let's go a bit further!
Just finished a sailing course and you want to feel more confident? It’s been a while since you sailed last time and you want to brush-up a bit? We have something for you!
Development Trips
It is the most common question that we get at the end of a course: “What to do next?” And the most common answer we, as instructors, get at the end of the course to our question “Do you feel confident enough to sail on your own with friends or would you take your family out for a day or a week?”, is no. And this is perfectly normal! While during the week of the course you practice a lot and learn even more with the saefty of an experienced instructor next to you, when you are left alone suddenly you might feel that everything is very complicated, unsafe or uncomfortable. You will have to direct fairly unexperienced crew as well and that adds a bit more stress when it comes to manuevering in the harbour or taking a reef when the breeze kicks in while on passage. We understand all that. We have faced it ourselves, no one was born an expert. It’s practice that makes perfect. And this is what these trips are about. Practice! Onboard our Bavaria 40 training yacht or a yacht of your choice, even your own yacht, with an experience instructor by your side. And while not an official course you will benefit from one-to-one tuition. You will practice in the element that you need more. You will get to know your boat!
We can provide various options, contact us to discuss, and Let’s Go Sailing!
Catamaran Training
Catamarans are a popular option as they provide stability when sailing or anchored and ample of space to chill-out when at anchor or in a harbour. They can carry more equipment that a monohull as well, so it is not uncommon to find catamarans with genererator and watermaker along with airconditioning and even dishwashers! Catamarans are ideal if you want to spend nights at anchor in comfort. Why let that dream escape you?
That extra volume, though, along with the shallow draft, as well as the twin engine configuration make them a bit different in manuevering. Not necessarily harder if you know the tricks. Sailing is different also. Big, fully battened mainsails and a jib is the norm in the charter catamarans. But with that extra long main traveler track, the absence of a backstay and the smaller headsail, sail triming has it’s differences from a monohull as well. Let alone the absence of healing!
Catamaran sailing is a whole new world to discover. Train from the experts and you will enjoy the maximum of the comfort these vessels can offer!
Our Training Yacht
Our training yacht is a 2007 Bavaria, built 2007 and fully renovated in 2023-24. It is equipped with furling sails, for ease of use, boasts a roomy cockpit and has 3 cabins and two heads(toilets). It is ideal for a group of 4 or a small family who will be accomodated in the two fully airconditioned cabins, leaving the third for the instructor.
Ease of handling and good sailing charachteristics and stability thanks to her J&J designed hull, makes of an exetpional training yacht. Her twin wheel configuration gives a manuevering experience simmilar to morern yachts and her modest size will let you moor in that tight spot that bigger yachts cannot
Key features
- Furling headsail and in-mast furling main
- 3 cabins, 2 heads (bow cabin en-suite)
- Fully airconditioned (subject to shore-power avilability)
- Full safety equipment to RYA Standards
Your Instructor
Yiannos Ragkousis is a keen sailor that enjoys sahring the experience he got over the years. His calm and chilled attitude is reflecting to his teaching. He was involved with boats from a very young age. Since then he is teaching or coaching for various schools in Greece. Became Yachtmaster Instructor in 2010 ans besides pactical courses, he teaches Navigation, VHF, Diesel and Sea Survival in the classroom.
Advantages of private tuition
- Personalised training: We will discuss the aspects you want to practice more.
- Experienced instructor, coaching you while you are in charge of the yacht
- Your sailing companions are trained as well as enjoying the yachting experience. It's your holiday after all!