Regatta course

The regatta course is designed for those who wish to experience competitive sailing on regattas.

The course is intended only for the people whose sailing experience and knowledge match (at least) the level of Advanced Course, meaning that they have to know how to use spinnaker, how to do tacking, jibing, trimming, navigation and other elements. Another requirement is a medical certificate on physical fitness necessary to register the participation in regattas. The certificate is issued by family physicians.

The programme starts on Saturday at noon when the participants meet and have lunch together. After that they get familiar with the sailing boat and make all the preparations for sailing out.

The first training at sea starts on Sunday morning.

The course programme includes both sailing and theoretical preparation comprising the following subjects: the history of regattas, types of regatta fields, crew preparation as well as the preparation of the sailing boat, trimming of the sails and mast, regatta rules, starting tactics, sailing tactics, starting signals, placing protests procedure, application for participation in regattas and other subjects.

The course will take place every day in the waters in front of Jezera on Murter Island. On Friday morning the we will set off towards the venue of the first regatta; usually regattas take place in the waters of Zadar, Biograd or Split.

Sailing back to Jezera is scheduled for after the competition and dinner offered by the club that organised the regatta.

The course will be held aboard the Elan 333, fully equipped for racing.

It is expected of the participants to "shape up" a little before the course, so a few visits to the gym and a little bit of jogging are highly recommended since the course will be not only interesting but also very demanding.

The daily schedule of the course:

07:00 Getting up
07:20 Stretching and jogging
08:00 Breakfast
08:45 Indoor lesson
09:40 Warming up exercises
10:00 Sailing out and training
13:00 - 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 - 16:30 Training - continuation
16:30 Return to the base and tiding up the boat
16:45 Stretching
17:00 - 17:30 Break (shower and tea)
18:00 Indoors lesson - Analysis of the day
19:00 Supper