Advanced course

In case you have finished our beginner's or cruising course, or you have acquired the sailing basics in some other school or from friends, you can profit from our advanced course to push your studies further.

We will teach you how to sail using spinnaker, how to sail and navigate by night, among islands and rocks, with the help of lighthouse if there is one. Furthermore we will teach you how to launch the boat or how to approach the coast if the engine does not function, how to save a crew member if they fall overboard, etc.

Those who need to refresh their basic knowledge will have the opportunity to do so.
You will learn how to organise several-days stay on board, all about the "traps" of anchoring, cooking and sleeping aboard, and all the rest which is called sailing and life at sea. You will also try to catch a fish, and maybe for some it will be first one in life.

Advanced course students, after they meet on Saturday, first have lunch together and then their knowledge is being evaluated. Afterwards they prepare the sailing boat for a several-days stay aboard and on Sunday morning they set off for Kornati Island. The course takes place in those beautiful waters where they sail and acquire and practice all the elements of the programme. The return to the base is planned for the following Friday afternoon. At the arrival back to Jezera the students have dinner together with the participants of other courses, followed by putting the boat in order, ...

Once you have successfully acquired the skills and knowledge offered in the advanced course you might start to consider sailing on your own. Your knowledge is sufficient, it is up to you to make the decision. Choose your crew, maybe some friends you have met during the sailing course, rent a boat over the weekend, check the weather forecast, and if it is OK - sail out.

Make sure to take your waterproof jacket with you, regardless of the season, a sailing knife, sleeping bag and ear plugs - the number of snorers is constantly increasing!