Sailing course in Corsica and Lavezzi on catamaran Lagoon 450

Your cruise

I offer a 2-level sailing course, introductory or advanced, lasting 8 days in Corsica, departing from Ajaccio to the Lavezzi Islands on a LAGOON 450F catamaran.
The catamaran is luxurious and comfortable. The ports of call are sumptuous: Bonifacio, Anse de Rocapina, Campomoro, the Lavezzi islands and possibly the Maddalena archipelago in Sardinia, weather permitting.

Program 2025, according to level:
Initiation, first tacks :
→ July 5 to 12, 2025.
→ July 30 to August 6, 2025.
→ August 23 to 30, 2025.
→ From August 30 to September 6, 2025.
→ From September 6 to 13, 2025.
Perfectionnement :
→ From August 30 to September 6, 2025.
→ September 6 to 13, 2025.
Please specify your level when booking. Welcome aboard!

Your possible stops during this cruise

Here is an itinerary for your Sailing course in Corsica and Lavezzi on a Lagoon 450 catamaran.
It can be modified according to weather conditions.

D - 1 : Arrival in Ajaccio and access to the boat
Boarding at 2:00 pm, meeting with the crew, installation on board the catamaran and safety briefing.

D - 2 : Ajaccio - Anse de Conca.
We sail to Cap Muro (approx. 2 hours sailing), anchoring north or south depending on the wind. Lunch and swimming. We reach the wild Anse de Conca or the white rocks of Scogliu Lunghu (approx. 2 hours sailing) and spend the night at anchor.

D - 3 : Anse de Conca - Anse de Paragnano
Sail to Roccapina cove (approx. 2 hours), where we'll be greeted by pink granite, a Genoese tower and the lion of Roccapina (a rock resembling a reclining lion). Swimming in turquoise waters. After sailing for around 3 hours, we'll spend the night in the cove of Paragnano. From here, we can visit the Fazzuolo cove.

D - 4 : Anse de Paragnano - Bonifacio
Sail for around 2 hours to the superb Lavezzi islands, where we'll anchor for a swim and a few dinghy rides. We'll then sail for 2 hours to Bonifacio, where we'll spend the night. It's a town perched on a cove where bars, restaurants and a variety of stores mingle - a nice return to civilization.

D - 5 : Bonifacio - Lavezzi Islands
On this fifth day of our sailing course, we head south to the Lavezzi Islands. A heavenly archipelago with a Seychelles feel. Where you can congratulate yourself on your progress with a swim in one of the most beautiful anchorages in the Mediterranean.

D - 6: Lavezzi Islands - Campomoro
Our catamarans head back north-west towards the Senetosa headland and a swim in one of Porto-Pollo's coves. In the evening, we call at the large bay of Campomoro. Night at anchor.

D - 7 : Campomoro - Ajaccio
After two hours' sailing, we drop anchor in the superb classified site of the Sanguinaires islands, before slowly making our way back to Ajaccio for our last night on board.

D - 8 : Disembarkation in Ajaccio
Disembarkation at 9:00 am in Ajaccio, following a week's sailing training aboard a Lagoon 450.

please note: preparation and meal logistics are the responsibility of course participants.

Here are the modules and topics to be covered, according to level:
Initiation, first tack :
Objective: Sail the boat on an itinerary decided and supervised by the instructor.
- Move around with the help of the sails, and steer with the helm.
- Start from a dock or buoy and prepare to set sail or motor.
- Set sails to move forward.
- Tack and gybe with a crew.
- Stop the boat.
- Listen to and apply the safety rules set out by the instructor.
- Know how to use winches.
- Balance on the catamaran.
- Know where the wind is coming from, whether in port or stationary on the water.
- Tie two knots.
- Report polluting or dangerous objects.
- Respect the instructions for preserving the environments encountered, particularly at anchor.

Improvement :
- Sailing maneuvers (tacking, tacking, gybing, reefing, hoisting the spinnaker, man overboard).
- Motorized maneuvers.
- Mooring and port entry/exit management.
- Relations with the harbor master's office and other yachtsmen.
- VHF & Safety.
- Weather, charts and on-board electronics.
- Good seamanship / ecology.