Skipper & Ocean Sailing Course

Become a safer and even better skipper - welcome to an educational week of holiday in beautiful surroundings

An exciting and educational week holiday

The purpose of this sailing course is to make you a more experienced and safer skipper. During a full 7 day course with accommodation, we will also sail on a trip in Norway’s most beautiful coastal and sea areas.

In this sailing course you will learn a lot, from preparing a trip and the technical preparation of the sailboat, to reading and understanding waves, currents and weather forecasts and planning day by day. Safety is one of the main focuses in this sailing course, and you will also learn about sailing in open waters.

As in all our sailing courses, the teaching form will be nice and casual. In other words, as a participant in this sailing course you can also look forward to a memorable and social week of holiday with a lot of exciting sailing and great experiences in nature.

A confident skipper is a good skipper

As a skipper, you have a great responsibility on board. First of all, you are responsible for life and health, that the boat is in a technical and seaworthy condition, and that it is handled in accordance with the rules of the sea. It is also important that a skipper can communicate in a nice and understandable way, even in stressful situations.

Becoming confident in the role as a skipper is something that will develop over time, along with more knowledge and experience. Being a participant in this sailing course, we hope you will experience development, and as a result become even better and safer in the role as a skipper.

Ocean sailing

It is something about the infinite sea and the mighty nature that appeals especially to us when we are on a sailboat. Crossing an open sea area is a very special feeling, and people who have done exactly this will most certainly agree to it.

Ocean sailing is on the other hand quite different from coastal sailing; On the high seas, we are very exposed and vulnerable to the unexpected. Therefore, ocean sailing requires more planning and better preparation of the boat and equipment.

In this sailing course we will do one or more ocean passages. We will learn more about what is required of us as skippers, together with requirements of the boat and the equipment. We will also learn about different types of safety equipment such as Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), Personal Locator Beacon (PLB), AIS and SART.

Lofoten 2022

Our annual Skipper & Ocean sailing course to Lofoten lasts from 7-13th of August, 2022

We will meet in Bodø and sail north to the nice archipelago in Steigen. Then we will cross the Vestfjord over to Lofoten. In this sailing course we will visit places like Kjerringøy, Skrova, Henningsvær, Reine, Værøy and Røst.

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Who is this sailing course suitable for?

This sailing course is suitable for anyone who has some previous experience with sailing, whether you have been participating in a beginner’s course or been a skipper on a sailboat for a limited time. If you think you need an evaluation on your qualifications for this sailing course, feel free to contact us for counseling!

The goals and learning objectives of the course

The purpose of this sailing course is to make you a more experienced and safer skipper. In this sailing course you will learn a lot, from preparing a trip and the technical preparation of the sailboat, to reading and understanding waves, currents and weather forecasts and planning day by day. Safety is one of the main focuses in this sailing course, and you will also learn about sailing in open waters.

The sailing course includes

Practical experience in the role as a skipper
Advanced sail trim
Safety and use of safety equipment for ocean sailing
Exercise in the “man overboard” situation for engine and sail
Practical exercises in navigation
Theory on the use of EPIRB, PLB, AIS and SART

Day by day program

The day by day program for this sailing course will be published in January 2022

What is included in the price?

Included

Preparatory e-learning course
Safety equipment
7 days of teaching
Accommodation in the boat during the entire sailing course
All meals on board (we will do the cooking together)
Drinks (non-alcoholic), fruit and snacks
Course certificate after completed sailing course
Equipment for cruising such as fishing rod, inflatable boat, hammocks, exciting books about the sea, nature and sailing
Expenses for port rent and electricity, gas for cooking, diesel etc.
Personal injury insurance for incidents in the sailboat when at sea

Not included

Clothes and personal equipment (see our packing list)
Alcoholic beverages (can be brought by the individual)
Personal insurance on land (we will recommend all participants to make sure they have this insurance on their own)
Transport to and from Bodø

Brief summary

7-days sailing course with accommodation and meals included
Course date: 7 – 13th of August 2022
Meeting place and time: Bodø, 7th of August at 16.00
Number of participants: 4
Price per participant: 16.490,- NOK
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Age limit: 18 years