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.
Cesar Ochando –
The course has been wonderful. The school has become like a second home in recent months and the truth is that I am going to miss going every week. I have always felt very comfortable. The treatment of the reception staff was unbeatable. Always with a smile and very diligent. The director, Rodrigo, attentive to any detail, the teaching staff, unbeatable. Special mention for Raúl, as main teacher. He makes the complicated something simple to understand, always in a very didactic way. All the classes have been very entertaining for me. The online platform has been very useful to me and the material is necessary. The course has far exceeded all my expectations.
Raul Armero –
I can only say that you deserve a 10 for both the facilities and the staff and with a special mention for Raúl Serrano, a great professional and a privilege to be his student.
Juan Manuel Cardenas –
The school is good and the teacher too. For me it only has one flaw. Who knows a lot about the subject and believes that everything is easy. Maybe that's the case for young people, but for people like me who no longer remember anything I studied, it has been difficult for me to keep up with the class and I have had to get more information on the Internet. I have missed a more leisurely explanation of the exercises without taking anything for granted. What we say _x001C_explain for dummies _x001D_
Cesar Ochando –
I found the practices unbeatable. Having Raúl as captain and teacher is a real privilege. I really don't have any buts. Everything has been perfect. I enjoyed it like a child.
Quim Plaja –
The practices have gone very well, with good organization and a great Professor.
Alessandro –
Ten out of ten, wonderful experience to acquire learning, despite having adverse weather on the return, the security that Raúl (as instructor) and the boat offered us were absolute. On the journey we were able to put into practice many of the theoretical knowledge acquired.
Anonymous –
Perfectly adapted tutorials. There are still details to polish in the platform and in the CY notes in which there are some errors, but you are already correcting them as you have told me
Domingo Ródenas –
All good. Good teacher and good facilities.
Now I just need to do sailing practice with one of your boats to see how it goes.
José –
Everything fantastic as always!!
Ignatius –
The teacher is very good.
The online platform can be greatly improved.