Guaranteed departure from 4 people, from 15 years old.
On board cash (supplies, diesel, port): about 25€/ day/person. All the crew does the shopping together before the departure.
Please bring a sleeping bag. For private boat, bedding option : 60€.
Expenses to be paid on site:
- French Sailing Federation license for the courses: 11,5€/pers.
- Membership to the sailing school: individual: 5€ / family: 10€ / group (privatization): 15€.
For a single person, the cabin will be shared
If you wish to privatize your cabin, it is optional: the individual supplement is + 100% of the price per person.
- Available on :
- Full boat
- Cabin cruise
Your cruise
Lionel welcomes you aboard his sailboat for a 5-day sailing course from Bandol
The objective is to bring the trainees towards autonomy so that they can sail without a guide on a sailboat
Most of the courses are discovery courses for beginners or almost beginners ;)
If you wish to improve your skills, please refer to our specific offer : CLICK HERE.
Your possible stops during this cruise
You have an appointment with Lionel at the Port of Bandol at 9am on Monday morning to start your sailing course. According to the level of the trainees the program varies. The itinerary is adapted to the wind and the weather.
From Bandol, you can discover the Calanques or head east to the Golden Islands.
Discovery course Supervised by a competent, available and attentive instructor, you will discover the techniques of sailing, the basics of chart navigation and life on board. You will live with the wind, feel and understand the reactions of the boat under the effect of the sails and your actions at the helm.
In terms of pedagogical content, you will learn to :
- prepare yourself and the boat for departures and arrivals, under sail and motor,
- understand and use the propulsion of the sails, steer at different speeds, keep a fixed trajectory,
- adjust the opening of the sails according to the point of sail, make tack changes,
- move around during maneuvers, slow down and accelerate the boat, etc
You will also learn to read the main information on a nautical chart and understand the dynamics of the tides.
Finally, whatever your level, you will learn about the different safety aspects on board. You will also learn a little more about the marine environment.
You will be back at the Port of Bandol on Friday around 6 pm.
The skipper
Embark with Lionel for an unforgettable cruise on the Mediterranean coast. From Bandol, go for a day or a week to discover the exhilarating sensations of sailing.
Above all, we must have fun in life.
View ProfileIf cabins are occupied, the skipper sleeps in the middle
The skipper helps you to cook but everybody is participating
- Places of embarkation:Bandol Port
- Boarding time:9H00 / 9 AM
- Time of landing:18H00 / 6 PM
We advise you to take the train or the plane to Marseille, then you can take the train or the bus to the port of Bandol.
I passed an amazing week on the boat of Lionel. Everything fitted very well: the sailing experience, the people and the place we visited. Every day there was some theoretical explanation that was directly applied during the day trip. Lionel was able to create a good atmosphere on the boat so that everyone felt part of the team. We discussed and laughed a lot! We saw really nice spots on Porquerolles and Porc-Cros, nice fishes, nice ports and nice nature! I can only recommend.
Lionel is very professional. He is a good teacher, a good organiser and a good entertainer!
Magnificent place : Porquerolles, Bandol, les embiez... Very beautiful boat, very beautiful experience... We are delighted with this stay-course where we learned a lot and handled the different stations including the kitchen under the swell ;)
Lionel is patient, educational, funny and full of energy. He creates a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere on board.
We crossed the Charles de Gaules port-aircraft and some guards came to tell us in zociac to stay above 1000m. It was a great moment! The storm then arrived and we headed away from our destination to get away from the lightning! Very memorable moment!
Beautiful scenery, great atmosphere, great week 🤩 Thanks
Lionel is an exceptional person, he knows his job very well. He is a very calm person who teaches us a maximum of things in a very short time. I strongly recommend this person. Thank you Lionel for this great week with you and we hope to see you again with your little family in the Jura. (Choupinette kisses you.) Thank youiiiiiii We are organizing the next course 👌👌👌👋.
We did a family sailing course with Lionel. 5 days on his Sun Fast. We had a great time with beautiful sailing in beautiful settings (Calanques, Porquerolle Island ...). We learned a lot of things and at the same time they are still holidays. The pace was perfect. I really recommend!!!
Lionel is very educational. He is very clear, very nice, very funny. He allowed us to progress well and in the same time to spend a great week.
Everything was perfect
Good teacher, very nice
A 5-day stay in the islands of Porquerolles and Port Cros which allowed to combine learning, swimming and snorkeling. Lionel took the time to explain us the basics of navigation, he knew how to put us in confidence for the maneuvers and thus allowed us to progress. He knew how to adapt to our desires and made us discover magnificent places.
Charlotte from Skippair gave us the choice between several skippers. She has the desire to bring the best service to her customers and this is very much appreciated.
Magnificent, simply magnificent!
A beautiful human encounter, a captain at the top :) Hats off!
Lionel suggested a very scenic route and chose great spots for the "mouillage" every evening. Life on board was uncomplicated and very pleasant.
Lionel was very competent, an excellent sailor and a good teacher. He allowed for lots of opportunities for us to sail ourselves .
Getting used to a very heeled boat and knowing that it won't actually capsize. At one point we reached speeds of 9 kts on a close haul .... it is a fast boat!! "Tres sportif!! "
We did 5 days of cruising which was a very formative sailing course and adapted to our level as much on theoretical explanations as on practice. Life on board is well organized, very relaxed and pleasant. The habitable part of the boat is comfortable. It was a first sailing experience and we will keep a perfect holiday memory and the desire to continue sailing. But all this thanks to skipper Lionel and his boat.
Our skipper Lionel does his coaching with passion, solid experience and a lot of patience and in a good mood... We sailed with complete confidence. The sailing course was a very high quality course with all the explanations and answers to all our questions at all times. He lets us manoeuvre at all the stations by repeating the safety instructions. He is from a very pleasant and very nice company. They are waiting for us for our next internship that we will do with Lionel without hesitation. Long live the sail! Hip hip hooray for Lionel
A dream lake, especially outside of holidays... almost alone at anchor in the creeks!
Competent and attentive to the project and the learning rhythm of each person, in a very good atmosphere.
Everything was well organized. Very well maintained boat. Easy to live with. The training was excellent. The anchorages are at their best!
Very good pedagogue. Very serious in training and super attentive the rest of the time. Always available and attentive. Totally perfect!
An unforgettable evening at Port Cros. Super funny crossing in the annex. Very nice dinner. A great way to make friends. And the last evening with a shooting star, music and the next day the tuna jumping in front of the boat!
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