ISPA Day skipper sailing course

ISPA Day Skipper

The Day Skipper sailing course is the second level in the ISPA certification scheme. Formerly called navigation course, its objective is that sailors start their path to become autonomous bareboat skippers in mild conditions. Typically, students are trained in order to be able to rent a small sailboat for island hoping with their crew in calm summer days in Croatia.

This program is the logical continuation and an addition to the experience acquired in the previous ISPA Competent Crew course. It is held by instructors with outstanding skipper and yachting experience.

The ISPA Day Skipper Sail course is usually held on Beneteau First 36 sailing boat, a racer/cruiser from 2022, or a BENETEAU Oceanis sailing yacht from our fleet, with maximum 5 attendants. The course attendants are accommodated on board during the whole course.

The navigation area includes some of Adriatic’s most beautiful and famous islands: Brač, Šolta, Hvar, Vis and Korčula. Over the Five days of practical course, you will go through topics such as an independent navigational program, nautical skills, following the weather conditions, anchoring in secluded bays… Everything that it takes to develop the attendant’s sailing skills. Participants will also get an introduction to night navigation.
This course is also about discovering and learning the efficient and safe ways of life at sea such as: doing the dishes with limited water consumption, provisioning and cooking typical or easy to prepare meals, adapting to the constraints of sailing.
The following daily working program is dynamic and subject to change according to weather conditions:

Information

  • Pre-course requirement: ISPA Competent Crew Sail Theory and Practice (basic sailing course) or equivalent.
  • Participants are required to bring their ISPA Logbook to the course
  • Participants need to have swimming ability and appropriate fitness condition for the practice of sailing
  • Possible changes due to weather conditions
  • We recommend using sunscreen and white tee-shirt during summer, hat, non slippery sailing shoes or sneakers, warm sport clothes for winter.
  • Licence and Ability after the course: ISPA Day skipper certificate. This licence is approved by the Ministry of the Sea in Croatia-MMPI.
    The holder of the ISPA Day Skipper Certificate is competent to sail:

    • a vessel for private or charter purposes
    • up to 30GT within inland waters
    • during daylight, in light to moderate conditions
    • provided they also hold a valid VHF licence if the vessel has a VHF or GMDSS-VHF station on bord.
  • Sailing instructor and sailboat
  • ISPA Online theory course voucher /or/ ISPA Workbook
  • waterproof suits loan
  • Accommodation in shared cabin
  • Mooring in ACI Split
  • Fuel
  • 25% VAT
  • Food and beverage (including for the instructor)
  • Moorings/berths in marinas and ports
  • Transfer to/from ACI Marina Split

Schedule

Meeting in ACI Marina Split. Check-in, general info about the course, provisioning (buying all the groceries needed for your 5 day embarked course)

  • 09:00 — Meeting with your instructor, safety briefing, personal equipment review.
  • 10:00 — Setting sails for an island, rehearsal of basic sailing practice, seamanship, MOB drills, heaving to, coming about, gybing and promoting safe sailing practices. Final examination of sailing practices.
  • 16:00 — Berthing on island of Šolta or Brač and tidying up the boat
  • 17:00 — Revision and individual feedback
  • 19:00 — Dinner and free time on the island
  • 09:00 — Breakfast
  • 10:00 — Setting sails and sailing to one of nearby anchorage areas
  • 12:00 — Anchoring exercises
  • 17:00 — Berthing on island and tidying up the boat
  • 18:00 — Individual feedback, Q&A
  • 19:00 — Dinner and free time on the island
  • 09:00 — Breakfast
  • 10:00 — International buoyage system, direction of buoyage, collision regulations (IRPCS) theory and individual examination
  • 14:00 — Detailed docking practice
  • 17:00 — Berthing on island and tidying up the boat
  • 18:00 — Individual feedback, Q&A
  • 19:00 — Dinner and free time on the island
  • 09:00 — Breakfast
  • 10:00 — Chartwork and passage planning, Sources of meteorology and basic knowledge of depressions and high pressure systems, using the correct almanacs and books
  • 14:00 — Setting sails and following the passage plan, individual examination of position fixing along the way
  • 18:00 — Berthing on island and tidying up the boat
  • 19:00 — Dinner and free time on the island
  • 08:00 — Breakfast
  • 09:00 — Chartwork and Navionics app aid to navigation Theory. Passage plan to Split harbour.
  • 10:00 — Setting sails and sailing to Split, Individual examination to test competency of students before providing the certificates
  • 15:00 — Berthing in Split and tidying up the boat
  • 16:00 — Individual feedback, Certificates and Diploma

Availability

Last minute discounts available for 21.06.2025. and 05.05.2025. enquire now at school@ultra-sailing.hr

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Course Term Price (Per person) Status
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 26.04.2025.
until 01.05.2025.
850.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 05.05.2025.
until 10.05.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 11.05.2025.
until 16.05.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 17.05.2025.
until 22.05.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 24.05.2025.
until 29.05.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 07.06.2025.
until 12.06.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 21.06.2025.
until 26.06.2025.
990.00€ Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 05.07.2025.
until 10.07.2025.
763.00€
30% off
Finished
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 19.07.2025.
until 24.07.2025.
1,090.00€ Sold out
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 23.08.2025.
until 28.08.2025.
1,090.00€ Last spots
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 30.08.2025.
until 04.09.2025.
1,090.00€ Available
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 20.09.2025.
until 25.09.2025.
990.00€ Available
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 27.09.2025.
until 02.10.2025.
990.00€ Last spots
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 29.10.2025.
until 03.11.2025.
850.00€ Available
ISPA Day Skipper
6 days
From 11.11.2025.
until 16.11.2025.
850.00€ Available