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TheYachtWeekSkipperAcademy2011
InGreeceandCroatia 16 30 ofApril2011
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Pricefor2weeksofeducationonayachtallinclusive:600(excludingflightcosts) Ifyouhaveapassionforsailingandwouldliketoworkasaskipperthisisperfect foryou.AllparticipantswhopasstheSkipperAcademywillbeofferedasummer jobatTheYachtWeek.Maybethebestjobintheworld! YoushouldnotwaittoattendtheSkipperAcademytoapplyforthissummer.Do applyassoonaspossibleandbeconfirmedaftercompletingthetraining. TargetGroupfortheAcademy: ExperiencedsailorsthatareinterestedinworkingasaskipperforTheYacht WeekinCroatiaorinGreece. CompetencyRequirements:
TheoreticalNauticalEducationinordertosailasaskipperinGreeceor Croatia.(acompletelistofvalidcertificatesisavailablehere: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25704698/ValidSailingLicencesinCroatia 1407) VHFCertificate(canbepassedaftertheSkipperAcademy) Wellexperiencedsailor(ofyachtsofanysize,bareboatcharters,regattas, deliveries,orsimilar) Experienceonlargeyachtsisdesirablebutnotamust. Technicalknowledgeaboutyachtsisdesirable(VHF,dieselengine,out board,etc.)
PersonalProfile:
GoaloftheSkipperAcademy
Toassembleastrongteamofcompetentskipperswhowillleadourevents duringthesummer. Makesurethateveryskipperfeelssafeandconfidentinhisorherroleon boardwhensailingwithguestsinvariouswindandweatherconditions. Creatingateamofskippersthatwillgettoknoweachotherandworkto getherthroughoutthesummer. Gettoknowallskippersinpersonandensurethatyougettoknowthe Companyandourstaff. Makeyoucompetentenoughtoprepareforafuturecareerasaskipper forprofessionalorprivatereasons. LearnhowtopartyTYWstyle!
GeneralContentoftheAcademy 50% 20% 10% 10% 10% Maneuvering,mooringandanchoringpracticewithengine. Sailinginshelteredandopenwatersinvariousweatherconditions. Technicalyachtknowledge(electronic,mechanicalandengine). Safety,Emergency,Geography,Theory. Theskipperrole,TheYachtWeekRouteandEvent.
TheSkipperAcademyPreliminaryPrograminCroatia
Everyyachtwillhave1instructor,12hostessesand6participants.Whenwedo mooringpracticesthecrewwillbedividedinto2groups:3ontheyachtwiththe instructorand3onlandwitheducationonlandoranotheryacht. Ex:09.0011.00GroupAdoesmooringexerciseswhilegroupBdoesatechnical exercisewithenginesonayachtintheport. 11.3013.30GroupBdoesmooringexerciseswhileGroupAdoesatechnicalexer cisewithenginesonayachtintheport. Withthissetupweensurethatyouwillhaveasmuchtimeaspossibleatthehelm (drivingtheyacht).(1instructorwiththeparticipants) Date Day Night AM PM Port 16 Saturday Kastela Arrivalday,Start16.00/Wel come/program,Provisioning, Checkinprocedure,Yachtmod els,1stassessmentwrittentest Welcomedinner ~15:00ArriveinVis
17 Sunday
Vis
08:00Breakfast 08:30Departingfromama 15:3017:00 rina(checklist) 09:00SailingfromKastelato A:Mooringpractice B:VisTour(marinaoffice,su VisviaBrac32M(56h) permarket/shops,partyvenue) Navigation/Takebear ings/Chartplotter/VHFopera 17:0018:30 B:Mooringpractice tion A:VisTour(marinaoffice,su Lunchunderway permarket/shops,partyvenue) Whatcangowrong?senar Dinner ios 07:30Breakfast 13:0015:00 A:Mooringpractice 08:0009:30 B:Sailing/reefing A:Technical/Mechanical B:Mooringpractice 15:0017:00 B:Mooringpractice 09:3011:00 A:Sailing/reefing B:Technical/Mechanical A:Mooringpractice 17:0017:30 Mooringforthenight 11:0012:00All
18 Monday
Vis
Groupmooringwithanchor 17:3019:00 andsternline Classtheory(all) 19 Tuesday Komiza 12:0013:00Lunch 07:30Breakfast Dinner 13:3015:30 A:Mooringline/anchorpractice 08:00SailingfromVistoKo B:KomizaTour(village,party mizaviaBluecave18M(34h) venue) Bluecave:hovering 15:3017:30 12:0013:00 B:Mooringline/anchorpractice All:Mooringline/anchorwith A:KomizaTour(village,party sternlinepractice venue) Dinnerandcharttheory 14:00SailingfromScedroto Palmizana15M(23h)
21 Thursday
Hvar
22 Good Friday
Zirje
07:00SailingfromKomizato Scedro32M(56h) 16:3018:30 All:Mooringpracticeintight All:Anchorandsternline marina practice 18:3019:30 All:SmalltourofPalmizana LunchinScedro 19:30Dinner 07:30Breakfast 13:0016:00 08:00SailingfromPalmizana B:Mooring/anchorpracticeon toHvar(2M,20min) bothsidesofharbour A:Hvartour 08:3011:30 A:Mooring/anchorpractice 16:0018:00 onbothsidesofharbour All:Theory&StudyTime B:Hvartour Dinner 11:3013:00Theory/Study Eveningparty Timeandlunch 07:00SailingfromHvarto 15:0016:30 Zirje46M(78h) A:Mooring/anchorpractice B:Zirjetour Breakfastandlunchenroute 16:3018:00 Emergencytheory B:Mooring/anchorpractice A:Zirjetour Dinner 12:30SailingfromKornattoZut ~12M(2h)
23 Saturday
Zut
07:00Breakfast 07:30SailingfromZirjeto
MOBexercise 16:3017:30 A:Mooring/anchorpracticeon longpier B:Ashore 17:3018:30 B:Mooring/anchorpracticeon longpier A:Ashore Dinner 14:0016:00 A:Enginetheory B:Ondecktheory(boatparts, vocabulary,...) 16:0018:00 B:Enginetheory A:Ondecktheory(boatparts, vocabulary,...)
24 Easter Sunday
Kaprije
25 Easter Monday
Skradin
Dinner 12:00LunchandMotoringfrom VodicetoSkradin14M(2h) 08:00SailingfromKaprijeto Mooring Vodice9M(1.5h) Mooring 14:0018:00Krkawaterfalls 07:30Breakfast 10:0012:00 VisittoHaciendaClub 07:30Breakfast 08:0009:00 A:Mooringpractice B:VHF 09:0010:00 B:Mooringpractice A:VHF Dinner 12:00Lunch 12:3014:00 A:outboardtroubleshooting B:Mooringpractice 14:0015:30 B:outboardtroubleshooting A:Mooringpractice 15:30SailingfromMandalina (Sibenik)toKremik(Primosten) 15M(23h)Theory DinnerinPrimosten/Aurora 13:0015:30 A:Mooring/Anchoring/Sternline
26 Tuesday
Kremik
08:00SailingfromKremikto B:Theory Solta19M(34h)Theory 15:3018:00 12:00Lunch A:Mooring/Anchoring/Sternline B:Theory Kebabdinner LunchunderwaytoKastela 14:0018:00 Study/Finaltests Lastchancemaneuvers Dinner 13:0018:00 PersonalMeetings Packing
28 Thursday
Kastela
29 Friday
Kastela
30 Saturday
TheSkipperAcademyPreliminaryPrograminGreece (moreinformationwillbeaddedtotherouteandprogram)
Everyyachtwillhave1instructor,12hostessesand6participants.Whenwedo mooringpracticesthecrewwillbedividedinto2groups:3ontheyachtwiththe instructorand3onlandwitheducationonlandoranotheryacht. Ex:09.0011.00GroupAdomooringexerciseswhilegroupBdoatechnicalexer cisewithenginesonayachtintheport. 11.3013.30GroupBdomooringexerciseswhileGroupAdoatechnicalexercise withenginesonayachtintheport. Withthissetupweensurethatyouwillhaveasmuchtimeaspossibleatthehelm (drivingtheyacht).(1instructorwiththeparticipants) Night Date Day Port 16 Saturday Poros 17 Sunday Poros 18 Monday Poros 19 Tuesday Poros 20 Wednesday Poros AM PM Start15.00 SailtoPoros Technical/Mechanical Yachtmodels/Engine Sailing Mooringpractice Mooringpractice/theory Mooringpractice/Theory Sailing Mooringpractice Mooringpractice/Study Mooringpractice/Study 21 Thursday Hydra Time Time Anchorpractice/Restaurant 22 Friday Spetses Sailing Dinner 23 Saturday Plaka Sailing 24 Sunday Dhokos Sailing/Mooringpractice Mooringpractice Anchoring/MOB/Emer 25 Monday Ermioni Sailing/anchoring gency 26 Tuesday Hydra Sailing/Mooringpractice Theory 27 Wednesday Hydra Sailing/Anchoring Sailing/Anchoring 28 Thursday Poros Sailing Study/Finaltests 29 Friday Lavrio SailRace/Refuel PersonalMeetings+Party! 30Saturday Lavrio 09.00Checkout&END
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