Yachting School of Captains "Norinohi"
Practice Program - take your sea navigation and yacht management skills to the next level with practical programs from our skipper school
Updated in 2026
General description of practice program
"We offer an intensive program for managing sailing and motor yachts in the best coastal locations - from the calm waters of the Adriatic to the sunny coast of Spain and the picturesque bays of Greece"
Improve your skills with us, open a sea of opportunities for adventure and travel
Improve your skills with us, open a sea of opportunities for adventure and travel

Duration: 7 days

Location:
Water area of the Mediterranean basin and Canary Islands
Water area of the Mediterranean basin and Canary Islands

Team level: Beginners

Activity level: middle

Number of nautical miles: 150+

Age: From 16 years old
The amount of knowledge and skills acquired during practices:
- Route planning (check-in / check-out of yachts and the detailed process of preparing the vessel’s route before sailing)
- Rules of conduct on a yacht and safety at sea
- Operating a yacht on a motor
- Sailing a yacht
- Controlling sail sheets (ropes) and tacks (maneuvers)
- Working with cables and "springs" (mooring ropes)
- Coastal navigation (sea charts, direction finding, depth gauge, distance measurement, pilotage)
- Navigation based on electronic means (GPS, Radar, AIS - Automatic Identification System, Sounder, Electronic Sea Charts)
- International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
- Lighthouses and lights
- Night sailing
- Anchor control
- Mooring
- Meteorology
First step
Theory
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- 100% conformity to ISSA
- Unlimited access to theory
- Video lessons + basic materials + online tests
- Language - English
- Price: 350 euros
*Theory is an important step on the path to acquiring and developing captaincy skills
Second step
First practice
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- Group up to 6 people
- Duration at sea 7 days
- one-bed accommodation (2-bed cabin)
- New comfort class yachts
- Language - English
- Price: from 990 euro
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* For beginners /
available after theory
Third step
Skill development
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- Group up to 6 people
- Duration at sea 7 days
- one-bed accommodation (2-bed cabin)
- New comfort class yachts
- Language - English
- Price: from 890 euro
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* Additional practices
for licensed skippers




Practice program
Our program is designed to provide you with all the necessary knowledge and skills to confidently manage a yacht in any conditions (depending on the weather conditions and the number of people in the group can be adjusted by the skipper-instructor)
Saturday
Acquaintance and reception of the yacht. Basics of Security
Theoretical and practical study of the structure of the yacht.
Review and acquaintance with marine terminology, mastering the process of receiving a yacht in a charter company
Safety training, crew briefing and emergency response.
Theoretical and practical study of the structure of the yacht.
Review and acquaintance with marine terminology, mastering the process of receiving a yacht in a charter company
Safety training, crew briefing and emergency response.
Sunday
Practice of driving a yacht under a motor, admission to COLREGs
Mastering the control of a motor yacht. We will learn how to anchor, get to a buoy, moor to the pier by the stern, moor with the log, and rescue a person overboard. Get into a drift. "International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea". Learning and applying rules for avoiding collisions at sea.
Mastering the control of a motor yacht. We will learn how to anchor, get to a buoy, moor to the pier by the stern, moor with the log, and rescue a person overboard. Get into a drift. "International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea". Learning and applying rules for avoiding collisions at sea.
Monday
Steering under sail
Mastering the management of a yacht under sail, yacht courses in relation to the wind, the procedure for setting sails,
use of an additional sail - a gennaker.
Rescue of a man overboard under sail.
Mastering the management of a yacht under sail, yacht courses in relation to the wind, the procedure for setting sails,
use of an additional sail - a gennaker.
Rescue of a man overboard under sail.
Tuesday
Continuation of practice under sail. In-depth study of COLREGs
We analyze and apply in practice the compilation of International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
We develop the skills of managing a yacht under sail as a team
We analyze and apply in practice the compilation of International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
We develop the skills of managing a yacht under sail as a team
Wednesday
Round-the-clock yacht management practice. Coastal navigation
We learn to read charts and plan crossings, learn to read sea charts, lay out a route, distinguish between sea lights, signs and sound signals, determine the position of the vessel by bearing, use charts with a plotter on a yacht.
Work with navigation equipment and programs for determining the position of the vessel and routing
We learn to read charts and plan crossings, learn to read sea charts, lay out a route, distinguish between sea lights, signs and sound signals, determine the position of the vessel by bearing, use charts with a plotter on a yacht.
Work with navigation equipment and programs for determining the position of the vessel and routing
Thursday
Round-the-clock yacht control and radio communication
An essential part of any maritime practice is radio communication. Learning the basics of working with a VHF radio station, calling Marina, using the maritime alphabet.
An essential part of any maritime practice is radio communication. Learning the basics of working with a VHF radio station, calling Marina, using the maritime alphabet.
Friday
Round-the-clock practice of yacht control and meteorology
Basics of meteorology, analysis of winds, types of clouds, working with meteorological applications - sources of meteorological information, the ability to use modern programs for weather forecasting - these are essential skills for the future Captain.
Basics of meteorology, analysis of winds, types of clouds, working with meteorological applications - sources of meteorological information, the ability to use modern programs for weather forecasting - these are essential skills for the future Captain.
Saturday
We continue the practice of yacht management. Return to Marina
We continue to consolidate all skills in practice. We are preparing the yacht for delivery.
We are learning to charter a yacht in a charter company.
Yacht check-out.
We continue to consolidate all skills in practice. We are preparing the yacht for delivery.
We are learning to charter a yacht in a charter company.
Yacht check-out.
What is included in the price of each package
- Educational materials of theoretical preparation
- Rent a yacht for 7 days
- Skipper-instructor services
- Practical preparation for the exam
- Bed linen, towels
Additional costs
- Air flight and transfer: All expenses to the place from which the trip begins are paid independently.
- Food and diesel costs: Costs are distributed among all participants
- Payment for berth at third-party marinas: Costs are shared among all participants.
- Security deposit for yacht charter, which is REFUNDABLE:
Approximately 150-350 euros per person, based on the number of people in the group (it turns out that the charter company is at the end of the price, since the yacht does not wear out), and there is also daily insurance for the charter deposit yachts






Class schedule 2026
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