The price of the Yacht Skipper's navigation practices includes student insurance, 21% VAT and the necessary resources for its optimal development.
CY navigation practices: 48-hour journey from Barcelona to the Balearic Islands
48-hour journey with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation. They enable you to motor sail around the world in pleasure boats of up to 24 meters in length and pleasure vessels of less than 3000 GT.
They are carried out, every month of the year, on board one of our sailboats of more than 15 meters in length, departing from the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
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How CY navigation practices 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.
In summary, the navigation and rest periods will be a minimum of 18 hours without stopping on the way out, anchoring upon arrival, and if possible, we will go down to the Island to eat, but whoever prefers to eat on board can do so. For the return, another 18 hours of navigation, also non-stop, carrying out the planned agenda of the practices on both voyages.
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.
Agenda of the CY navigation practices
The objective of the navigation practices is to prepare you for long-term navigation. In its development we will work on navigation aspects oriented mainly to the journey, safe night navigation.
- Use of safety and fire-fighting equipment.
- Review of issues related to safety equipment, its stowage and maintenance.
- Maintenance, reviews and precautions for use.
- Life raft, with a mock abandonment.
- Use of the life jacket and recognition of its elements.
- Use of the accident location radio beacon.
- portable VHF. Operation, battery charge check and spare battery.
- Automatic Identification System.
- Preparation for defeat.
- Checking the charts of the area to be navigated.
- Checking the status and stowage of the sextant. Verification of the validity of the nautical almanac.
- Update of the notices to the navigators. Defeat plot.
- Documentation to carry on board.
- Weather forecasts and contrast with the local situation.
- Checks before going out to sea.
- Review of the critical points of the boat.
- Review of fuel level and autonomy.
- Engine start, and exhaust and temperature control. Battery charge check.
- Release of ropes and exit maneuver.
- Effective navigation guard.
- Effective surveillance. Visibility. Navigation lights. Precautions during night watch.
- Heading control. Government and march depending on the state of the sea and wind.
- Reconnaissance of the coast. Use of the course.
- Control of the state of the sea. positions on the chart.
- Physical condition of the crew.
- Navigation.
- situation in the letter. Situation by delays and distances.
- Use of GNSS equipment.
- Calculation of the current.
- Esteem navigation. Determination of the estimated time of arrival (ETA).
- Radar use.
- Navigation without visibility.
- Landfall.
Francesc Martinez Prieto –
CY internship at Fora Nirvis in Menorca. Spectacular weekend, with Raúl de Patrón, who transfers all his extensive knowledge to you, and teaches you how to feel the sea. Thank you very much for everything EscolaPort!!
Frederick Marques –
Excellent treatment by Raúl, very professional, it has been a good time to perfect aspects of navigation on the high seas.
Pep Carpena –
Hello, good day. The first thing I have to say is that I had an extraordinary professor. It is very enriching to share your experience at sea during these 48 hours. It is clear that he knows how to be the one who gives you control. It is didactic and pedagogical. I am not here, I will comment that I could serve so that the students learn. He integrates with the rest of the crew and participates in the conversations, etc. Pel que fa vaixell, l'habitabilitat és bona. Well, at the maintenance level I have to say that a review will be helpful. The anemometer does not work and the resending of the major does not work either. The "anti-spray" is also about to be damaged. The subtraction, correct. We will be comfortable during the entire journey. Greetings
José Luis Pampin García –
The course has been very pleasant both in the teaching aspect and in the relationship with classmates. The facilities and boats are excellent.
frames –
I am very happy with the school, very complete in all areas 100% recommended.
Carlos –
It is not the first course I have taken (at Escola Port) nor the last. Everything seems perfect to me, both the facilities and the staff.
Frederick Marques –
Excellent! Raúl is a 10!
Sergi –
Great practices with an impressive instructor (Julio). Professional and wise. We have made the journey and we have learned a lot from the guards. We have also been able to sail and practice with them. A 10 for everything.
Valentine –
They have been good although in my opinion, I think they were too saturated and perhaps the companions were not what we would have liked. But that is difficult to control. For captain practices. Is there the option of using our own boat and renting the services of an instructor? Or perhaps be part of a smaller group, even if it has a higher cost? Just to know if the possibility exists, in this way we would get more out of the practices and there is the possibility that being less, the environment will be better.
Rodrigo Andrade –
Thanks for your observations. We are very sorry for your inconvenience, we hope that the practices have been useful. Regarding doing the internship on a private boat, it's not possible. Keep in mind that a training ship must be dispatched on the sixth list, pass a series of requirements, in addition to costly and time-consuming procedures. From there, the Generalitat approves the boat to the school and then we can carry out the official practices. I assure you that they are all quite complicated procedures. Another thing you propose is that we do internships with fewer students, with small groups. We already do that on occasion. The price is higher, of course, but you can choose the date, as long as we have a boat and teacher available on the date.