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  • Offers details

    You never tried a sailing experience and think that time has arrived?
    Sicilying has arranged a sailing course for beginners. The aim is to teach you how to manage an offshore boat on the high seas.
    The course, divided in 8 lessons (at least 2 lessons per week), will take place on-and-off board.
    You will attend short lectures, practice manoeuvres exercises, and at the end you will be awarded with the IVF diploma. 


    Upon booking you will have to choose the first lesson. The next ones will be agreed with the school .

    Program schedule
    - The hull: different types of hulls and its components. 

    Equipment and manoeuvres: mast, rigging, cables, nodes, blocks and tackles. 
The wing: parts of the wing, wing shape, the reef, running rigging, types of wings.
    Terminology: rest and luff, upwind and downwind, tack and gybe, starboard tack and left, tacking. 

    Point of sails: In irons, close hauled, reaching, running downwind

    Managing a sail boat: control of the wings, buoyancy control, ship stirring control. 

    Manoeuvres: hauling the wind, bearing away, tacking and gybe.

    So, book now! This experience is just waiting for you!

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  • What is included

    • task_alt The offer includes: 8 group lessons (2 lessons per week) of about 3 hours each. 

    • task_alt Sea trips of about 3 hours along the coast of Siracusa. 

    • task_alt Boats, FIV membership card and lessons run by federal instructors.
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  • Equipment

    • Recommended equipment: boat shoes and waxed jacket.
  • How to reach us

    • The Sailing School is located at the following address: Porto Grande - Molo Zanagora, Syracuse.
  • Where

  • Booking terms and conditions

    • It is required an advanced payment amounting to 30% of the total price.
Balance must be paid by bank transfer or by cash the day when the course begins.
  • Terms of use

    • In order to attend the course you must be able to swim and submit a medical certificate attesting good health for non-competitive recreational sports. Minimum age limit: 14 years.
    • When booking you are requested to indicate the date you want to start your first lesson. The next ones will be agreed with the school .In case the lessons have already started, you will be given individual lessons to quickly reach the level of the other students.
  • Cancellation policy

    • Withdrawal policy:
    • Non-refundable deposit
    • Non-refundable balance
  • label_important Sailing classes in Italy - the best offers in Sailing Course to organize a holiday of Boating holidays in Sicily, Italy
    label_important sailing diploma with lesson for beginners in siracusa

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      Sicily / Syracuse

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      Sailing Course in Sicily

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place

Syracuse

date_range

Everyday

timer

3 hours

leaderboard

Easy

translate

Italian and... arrow_drop_down

translate

Italian
English

people_alt

Min. 1 Person


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