Programme format
• participants’ age: 7–16
• group: up to 6 children
• on board: a skipper and a cook
• duration: 7 days
Children arrive on Saturday and return a week later.
Every day 45 minutes of phone time are set aside for calling parents; the rest of the time phones are kept by the skipper.
What the children will do
Even if it’s a child’s first time on a yacht, they will become part of the crew.
Children will master:
• sail handling and helming
• the basics of navigation
• nautical terminology and tying sailing knots
• cooking freshly caught fish
• keeping the boat shipshape
The programme also includes snorkelling, fishing, water games and beach activities.
Accommodation
Accommodation on a four-cabin sailing yacht:
• 3 cabins for the children
• 1 cabin for the skipper and the cook
Boys and girls stay in separate cabins.
What’s included in the price
✔ accommodation on the yacht
✔ three meals a day and drinks
✔ training and sea activities
✔ excursions
At the end of the programme every participant receives a “Useful Crew Member” diploma.
For parents
While the children are on the programme, parents can join a cruise on a sailing catamaran in the same waters and on the same dates — a great way to combine the kids’ adventure with a holiday of your own.
a large yacht for comfortable travel. The Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 is the new model from the famous French shipyard Beneteau. It stands out for its exceptionally large cabins, not only in the stern but also in the bow. The saloon and cabins are finished in light oak, and the cockpit deck in teak. The yacht has 5 double cabins, 3 heads + a skipper’s cabin.
* Please note that the programme may change slightly depending on weather conditions.