If you already have a skipper certificate, and wish to improve your skills in preparation for your first charter, or just extend your knowledge, this course will provide you with the necessary experience to confidently skipper a yacht.

​

Pre-course requirements: 

Minimum age: 16 for students accompanied by an adult or 18 for unaccompanied students.

​​​

Thessalia Sailing runs the 5 day course from Sunday to Thursday. You will arrive in Volos on Saturday, the boat is ready to board at 1530 and you will spend the first night on the boat, getting to know your fellow students.

The course begins on Sunday morning and we head out into the gulf.

Each day we endeavour to stop for lunch and a swim in a new, idyllic spot.

Evenings are spent either in a small fishing harbour, sampling the fresh Greek food, or at anchor in a secluded bay enjoying Liz's home-cooked meals.

Students will have a chance to navigate a short night passage.

We will arrive back in Volos on Thursday evening, leaving you free to travel home on Friday or Saturday. You can stay on the boat on Thursday evening.

​​

Course content: 

All aspects mooring in harbours.

Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualling, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making, night cruising.

​​

Duration: 

5 days​

​​

Dates for 2027: (Alternate dates may be available on request)

July 10th-15th

​September 18th-23rd

​​

Maximum Student to Instructor ratio: 5:1​​​

​

Included in the price: 

Breakfast, lunch and 2 evening meals on board the yacht. You’ll get freshly laundered linen & towels, pillows, and bedding. Also included are fuel and mooring fees.

​​

Not included: 

Meals eaten ashore and the cost of getting here. (Please refer to our getting here page)​

​