Learn to Sail on Your Own Boat
Maneuvers, navigation and sail handling. Ricard comes to your marina. Just you, your boat and an instructor with 20 years at sea.
Your boat, your best classroom
No two boats are alike. You'll learn more in 3 hours aboard your own vessel than in 10 hours on an unfamiliar charter boat. Ricard travels to your marina and tailors each session to your level, your boat type and exactly what you want to improve.
Boat Handling Under Engine
- Propeller effect and pivot point — how to use them in your favor.
- Bow-in docking, stern-to, side-tie and tight-space maneuvering.
- Anchoring: choosing the spot, approach, setting and retrieval.
- Correct use of boat hook, springs and dock lines.
Coastal Navigation
- Your boat's instruments: VHF, GPS, log, depth sounder.
- Route planning and waypoint management.
- Chart reading and buoyage recognition.
- Practical weather briefing before departure.
Sail Handling & Trim
- Efficient hoisting and lowering of mainsail and genoa.
- Close-hauled, reaching and downwind: trim for each point of sail.
- Tacking and gybing safely.
- Reefing and sailing in stronger winds.
Rate
€50/h
3-hour minimum
+ travel & parking costs
At your marina
Ricard travels to wherever your boat is moored. Ask about availability for your location.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ricard covers the Barcelona coast and surrounding areas. Travel costs (parking and mileage) are billed on top of the hourly rate. Contact us with your marina location and we'll confirm availability.
Any sailing boat or motor-sailer. Before the first session, Ricard reviews your vessel's specifications so the lesson is tailored to how your boat actually behaves.
No licence is required to take the lessons, but if you intend to skipper the boat independently afterwards, you'll need the relevant Spanish nautical certificate. We also offer PER and PNB courses if you need one.
Yes. With a 3-hour minimum you can mix, for example, 1h of maneuvers in the marina and 2h of sail handling at sea. Tell us your priorities and we'll structure the session accordingly.
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Request sailing lessons on your boat
Tell me where your boat is and what you want to improve
Know what you want to practise?
Tell me your level, boat type and marina. We'll design the session plan that suits you best.