Collection: Advanced Sailboat Navigation Course in Colombia

This level is for those who have completed the Intermediate level with us or have equivalent experience and knowledge. The prerequisite is to have been at sea for a total of at least 24 days in command of a sailing vessel or as a watch leader on at least 2 voyages and in 2 different maritime zones.

The advanced course lasts 5 days, all the time on board . It sets sail at 9am from the Club Náutico in Manga and the destinations may vary depending on the time of year, although it usually goes to Fuerte Island via the San Bernardo archipelago. Here each participant will be captain of different daytime and nighttime sections and more advanced navigation techniques will be applied.

It sets sail at 9am from the Nautical Club in Manga.

Curso Avanzado de Navegación de Veleros en Colombia

Advanced Sailing Course

ADVANCED COURSE

Long distance sailing

In the Advanced Course, participants are captains, taking turns during the days and nights of the course. More advanced exercises will be practiced and what was learned in previous courses and workshops will be put into practice. Individual night shifts will be done and more advanced theoretical and practical topics will be covered.

The topics you will delve into in this course include:

ISSUE	Theory	Practical
Parts of a Ship	X	X
Navigation Positions	X	X
Nautical Terminology	X
International Maritime Law	X
Types of Sailboats	X
Sailing maneuvers	X	X
Handling Ropes and Sails on Board	X	X
Basic knots	X	X
Coordinates and Nautical Charts	X	X
Tides	X
Safety on board	X	X
Docking, mooring and anchoring	X	X
Global Navigation Routes	X
Beaufort scale	X
Maritime signals	X	X
Navigation lights	X
Electronic systems on board	X	X
Apparent vs. real wind	X	X
Boat preparation	X	X
Right of way	X	X
Meteorology	X
Binnacle	X	X
Dead reckoning navigation	X	X
Route Planning	X	X
Magnetic Variation	X
Environmental Protection	X