5-day course to discover the southern coves

Your cruise

Embark on a unique experience at sea, combining learning to sail with discovering the most beautiful anchorages on the Mediterranean coast. For five days, you'll perfect your sailing skills while exploring exceptional sites such as La Ciotat, Cassis, Marseille's Calanques, the Frioul Islands and the Côte Bleue. Between theory and practice, you'll learn to maneuver a sailboat independently, anticipate the weather and manage navigation in real-life conditions.

Your possible stops during this cruise

Your program for this 5-day course to discover the southern calanques.
This itinerary is given as an example and can be adjusted according to your wishes and weather conditions.

Day 1 - Monday: La Ciotat
Boarding and introduction to navigation Departure from Bandol harbor at 8:30 am. The adventure begins with boarding and provisioning. After a safety briefing and weather study, the crew plans the navigation route. The afternoon is devoted to getting to grips with the yacht: learning to move around safely, using the sails to move forward and slow down, and steering to steer. First anchorage offshore, total immersion in life on board. Night at anchor near La Ciotat

Day 2 - Tuesday: Cassis
Safety maneuvers and first sailings Sailing to Cassis. The day begins with an essential exercise: man overboard under sail. You'll learn how to react quickly and effectively in emergency situations. Sailing continues with the learning of different points of sail, sail trim and key maneuvers such as tacking and gybing. Overnight at anchor in Cassis Bay

Day 3 - Wednesday: Les Calanques
Port maneuvers and advanced sailing to the Calanques de Marseille. In the morning, you'll focus on crew management and harbor maneuvers, essential for safe docking. In the afternoon, you'll deepen your sailing skills with exercises in course keeping, weather watch and route estimation. Sailing becomes more natural, each maneuver more fluid Overnight at anchor in the Calanques

Day 4 - Thursday: Frioul Islands
route planning and autonomous navigation Navigation to the Frioul Islands. This day focuses on preparation and anticipation. you'll study the weather, draw up an optimized route and manage your navigation to reach your goal without unnecessarily lengthening the course. Experiment with strategic decision-making and emergency maneuvers to gain in responsiveness and confidence. Night at anchor on the Frioul Islands

Day 5 - Friday: Côte Bleue
Debriefing and return to Bandol Navigation to the Côte Bleue and back. On this last day, a full day's sailing, punctuated by an individual and general debriefing of the course. An opportunity to review what you've learned, assess your progress and enjoy the beauty of the Mediterranean coastline one last time, before arriving in Bandol around 4 p.m. in the late afternoon.