Catamaran beginner course for children from 12 to 16 years old

The wind blows, the Catamaran runs, you bring the rudder… smile!

Guided by our professional instructors and with a maximum of 2 pupils in each Catamaran, you will learn to mount and prepare for take off using the manoeuvres and directions to be able to sail independantly and safely. You will be able to change direction, to gybe and to sail in all directions from leg, of the wind and reaching. You will practise capsizing and getting back to the sailing position and the man over board manoeuvre. In addition, you will be able to acquire the necessary knowledge about the equipment and the environment,in order to learn how to sail by Catamaran in an entertaining and secure way.

The existing conditions of the thermal winds in Playa de Muro and Alcudia’s Bay assure the power to offer Catamaran Courses for all levels. Even for the youngest, constant wind allows them to develop at their pace.

In the beginner course, we can assure you that you will learn at a level in order for you to be able to rent the catamaran by your self, with a wind intensity of up to force 3. And if you wish , we will accredit your learning by recieving your VDWS International license which allows you to rent Catamarans in Mallorca or anywhere in the world.

In the 2 h classes with your instructor, you will experiment with speed so you can handle these light boards. You will be able go quickly to any point in Alcudia’s Bay that you choose yourself, using only the wind to move you. The classes in groups will allow you to practise helmsman when you control the craft by your self or of fore, controlling your ship with your weight and working constantly with the prow sail type jib, using the equipment with your crew member and managing to exit simultaneously several catamarans of the same class at once.
When you book your course, you can specify how you want your course in order to learn and become comfortable with the nautical nomenclature that is used in the course.

Our sailing school has the best catamarans for a school, the new brand Hobie Cat, the Hobie Cat 15 and the Hobie 18 Pacific. These take off’s allow different sail measures, so we can adapt the sail depending on the age and weight of the pupils, in order to ensure full control at all time.