Sailing school

Nine days at sea near Volos, from your first knots to skippering a sailboat on your own. The course ends with an exam and an internationally recognised skipper licence for vessels up to 17 metres.

Price and sign-up
9 days
course length, 8 nights on board
17 m
licence for vessels up to 56 feet
Volos
starting point and training base
€1100
all inclusive, licence included
Our partner

A licence recognised worldwide

We run the training together with Himera Sailing School from Volos. The school has operated since 2010 and was the first private offshore sailing school in Greece.

Himera holds a licence from the General Secretariat for Sport (GGA, no. 3-3-2010) and meets the requirements of the Greek Sports Act (Presidential Decree 219/2006). That is why its diploma is recognised by the Greek authorities as well as by port authorities and charter companies outside Greece.

Himera Sailing SchoolHimera Sailing School · Volos, since 2010
Course programme

What you will learn in nine days

Practice at sea

  1. 01Deck workCrew roles, handling lines and winches, commands on board.
  2. 02Safety and knotsSafety equipment, rules on board and the basic sailor's knots.
  3. 03Handling the boatSteering under engine and under sail.
  4. 04Harbour manoeuvresEntering and leaving port, side-to mooring and Mediterranean mooring.
  5. 05Points of sailChoosing a course and trimming the sails.
  6. 06Man overboardRecovering a person who has fallen overboard (MOB drill).
  7. 07Anchoring in baysChoosing a spot, dropping and checking the anchor.

Theory

  1. 01NavigationNautical charts, plotting a course, fixing position by compass and GPS, lighthouses.
  2. 02MeteorologyReading the forecast and local winds.
  3. 03Diesel engineMechanical basics and routine maintenance.
  4. 04EmergenciesProcedures and communication when something goes wrong.
Course route

The Northern Sporades are the classroom

  1. Volos
  2. Trikeri
  3. Oreoi, Evia
  4. Volos

This is not a sailing holiday. The days are full of practice, in a group and one-on-one, and the pace adapts to what participants already know. Along the way you get to know the region's marinas, anchorages and winds, so after the course you can sail it on your own with your crew. The route changes if the weather requires it.

2026 dates
  • Aprilregular date
  • Mayregular date
  • Septemberregular date
  • Octoberregular date

We run the course in another month when at least four participants sign up.

Course price
€1100

The price is per participant and covers the whole stay on board, learning materials and the licence fee.

Sign up for the course
Included in the price
  • 8 nights on the sailboat
  • Meals and soft drinks
  • Learning materials
  • Fuel, port fees and marinas
  • Issuing the skipper licence
Not included
  • Travel to Volos and back
  • Accommodation and expenses off the boat
  • Travel insurance

The licence is issued by Himera Sailing School after the final exam. A participant who does not show enough knowledge during the course and at the exam does not receive the licence, so enrolling does not guarantee it.

From the course programme

Basic sailor's knots

01Figure-eight knotOsmica
02BowlinePašnjak
03Clove hitchVrzni čvor
04Reef knotRavni čvor
05Sheet bendZastavni čvor
06Round turn & two half hitchesPlutačni čvor

Course sign-up

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Total€1,100
Sailing experienceWe adapt the pace of training to what participants already know.

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