”All About Docking” seminar
Practical seminar to enhance your docking skills in real harbor conditions
9-10 November
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Open Sea Training Experience
We are excited to announce the “Flotilla Fast Track” program during the flotilla taking place from October 20th to 27th.
Starting from the port of Volos and ending at Fanari, Rhodope, this is a unique week-long educational experience in open sea, offering full practical training in real conditions.
Open sea training provides the perfect opportunity to acquire valuable sailing skills through an intensive and interactive training process.
Basic Training Program: Introduction to sailing for beginners.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join an intensive and dynamic sailing training program that will prepare you for any challenge at sea.
Intensive and interactive training
Practical training in real conditions
Open sea trainning experience
Obtain a worldwide recognized sailing license
7-Days
Beginners
Beginners Section
You can choose:
A) N.A.S.C/ Greek license
Obtaining an Sailing License
Internationally recognized for sailing vessels up to 24 meters – without mile limitations, from the Northern Aegean Sailing Club, a member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation and World of Sailing.
B) ISSA/ International license
These licenses are recognized by most of the leading charter and insurance companies,to become a licensed skipper and charter yachts around the world, ISSA INSHORE Skipper Course.
*also there is an option to obtain both diplomas from N.A.S.C & ISSA.
What's the route?
The route is designed in a way to provide participants with a rich sailing and nautical experience, always in complete safety. All crews have the opportunity to participate actively, steering, trimming the sails, mapping the route as well as other actions required for safe and rapid navigation.
Stops and the final route of the Flotilla depend mainly on the weather conditions. The crews will gather at each stopover for weather analysis and mapping of the following route. We aim to go on open sails as longer part of the route as possible!
What is the duration?
The “Flotilla Fast Track” program during the flotilla taking place from October 20th to 27th 2024
Start:Volos,Magnisia,Greece.
About the International Sailing Schools Association (ISSA)
Headquartered in Cyprus, the International Sailing Schools Association (ISSA) is an international non-governmental organisation committed to offering opportunities worldwide for people who dream of learning sailing. ISSA helps those looking to start their sailing education in schools and also provides an international career pathway for sailing and windsurfing instructors to teach in different countries.
As a non-profit international association, ISSA sets common standards for quality and safety in sailing and windsurfing schools globally. These standards apply universally, ensuring consistent certification for students completing courses at all levels.ISSA ensures that all its sailing and windsurfing instructors are trained to the same high standards.
Promote Yachting in the regions, areas and among people where it is not popular yet. This is an excellent activity for individuals and families. Helps to develop respect to other people and nature.
Educate those who decided to occupy themselves with water sports. Water sport activities
provide a lot of fun, but we need to obtain some preparation to enjoy it to a full extent.
Standardise training worldwide. We are committed to assist the ISSA schools to maintain
the highest and most modern standards of education. We are also open to help those who
are not associated. With safety being the main priority.
Exchange Cultural Experiences between various countries. As an organisation present on
most of the continents we aim to contribute to mutual understanding of people originating
from different cultures.
Let's meet our instructors
CHRISTOFOROS GKRITZELAKIS
Founder-instructor of N.A.S.C. & ISSA
He has 30 years of sailing experience and for the last 20 years he is a professional skipper with many distinctions in national offshore races.
He is also one of the best known instructors of sailing in Greece and Bulgaria and mentor of hundreds of sailors and skippers, sharing his vast knowledge and experience with them.
PANAGIOTIS VAFIAS
Started sailing 25years ago. Sailor, offshore sailing instructor and ORCI/int official measurer of E.I.O (Hellenic National Federation)& ISSA instructor.
Has big experience in offshore sailing as he has participated in many national offshore races with distinctions. His racing miles are over 4500nm.
Now he passes his knowledge, passion and love for the sea to new sailors (beginners and advanced).
OUR TEAM IS HERE TO ASSIST YOU IN CREATING YOUR EDUCATIONAL PLAN
64200 Keramoti, Kavala
+30 2591051180, +30 6978415004
info@northsailing.gr