PER – Sailing practices in the Balearic Islands + Sailing / 48h

The price of navigation practices to the Balearic Islands and PER Sailing includes:

• 48 hours of navigation through the Catalan Mediterranean on a journey to the Balearic Islands.
• Makeup bag
• Insurance, VAT 21 %.

Method and structure of the joint practices of navigation to the Balearic Islands and sailing of the PER

• 48-hour journey with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation.
• Groups of up to 10 participants.
• Every month of the year in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• On board sailboats up to 15 meters in length.
• Departure on Friday afternoon.
• Crossing Barcelona – Balearic Islands – Barcelona
• They enable motor and sailing sailing between the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
• Extend the length up to 24 meters.

REMEMBER: Doing these practices does not exempt you from performing the mandatory navigation practices of 16 hours.

Agenda for the PER navigation extension course to the Balearic Islands + Sailing

The objective of the navigation practices is to prepare you for long-term navigation. In its development we will work on the navigation aspects oriented mainly to the journey, safe night navigation and at the same time we will work on the safety guidelines on board so that you are able to avoid risks during sailing. Special emphasis will be placed on tacking and jibing maneuvers, since during these there is a greater risk of accidents and breakdowns.

• Preparation of defeat and abandonment exercise. Checking the charts of the area to be navigated.
• Update of the notices to the navigators. Defeat plot. Hazard identification.
• Documentation to carry on board. Weather forecasts.
• Review of the critical points of the boat and checks prior to going out to sea.
• Fuel level check, battery charge. Navigation lights.
• Availability of water and sufficient food for people on board.
• Communication to the CCS of departure, area to be navigated and ETA.
• Maintenance of an effective navigation watch.
• Effective surveillance. Visibility. Navigation lights.
• Monitoring of weather forecasts.
• positions on the chart. Use of GPS and radar.
• Calculation of the current, its course and hourly intensity.
• Esteem navigation. Landfall.
• Courses of the boat depending on the wind and maneuvers.
• Boat elements related to sailing: rigging, rigging, sails... and the most common knots.
• How sails are folded and cared for.
• How to hoist and lower the sails.
• How sail balance influences gait.
• How the boat reacts when you put the rudder to one side or another and its effect on speed reduction.
• Adjust sails depending on the course and the use of the ropes.
• How to take the waves depending on the course and its influence on the progress of the boat.
• How to carry out advanced maneuvers under sail: tackling, pairing, anchoring, leaving the anchorage under sail and safety maneuvers such as collecting man overboard, putting reefs, etc.

How the sailing practices to the Balearic Islands + Sailing of the PER are organized

• The Barcelona – Balearic Islands – Barcelona crossing will last 48 hours, with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation.
• The estimated departure from Port Olímpic will be on a Friday around 7:00 p.m. aboard a cruising sailboat of more than 40 feet.
• The meeting point is at the Marina Dock of the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• The destination will be the island of Majorca or Menorca.
• The sailboats are equipped with all the regulatory security measures, both for personal security elements and for communications. They have a location system that allows us to know where they are at all times.
• Depending on the weather forecast, it is advisable to bring a raincoat and warm clothes. In addition to comfortable clothing appropriate for a journey and appropriate footwear.
• During the navigation you will be able to rest while others will guard on deck, you will take turns.
• As for food, it is recommended that you cook little on the boat, try to bring prepared food or things that are easy to do. The school will put coffee pot, coffee, infusions and sugar on the sailboat.