ATHENS SAILING ACADEMY
SAILING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IN THE GREEK ISLANDS.
An English sailing school in Greece teaching sailing in the Greek islands.
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OUR TEACHING YACHTS
The school uses 3 different types of yacht. We have 2 large cruises and a smaller 25 foot dinghy keel yacht that is used
by our novices to learn the basics of sailing. We use big comfortable boats similar to those that you would charter around the
world. The yachts are well equipped for your comfort and learning experience. Yachts in the Aegean tend to be a little
bigger than those found in Northern Europe, basically because they handle the short Mediterranean sea better and
remain cooler in the warm Greek summers.
Our Yachts go though a strict inspection every 2 years, the Hellenic Shipping Ministry certifies our yachts for professional
offshore sailing. They carry all the latest navigation equiment and safety gear for use both night and day. All the yachts
carry GPS Plotter, EPIRB, GDMSS radio and much more.
Our Novice teaching dinghy
Farr Yacht Design, Ltd. was commissioned to design the Platu as a racing sailboat suitable for teaching sailing skills and acing skills to “new sailors”. The yacht will be fast and sporty with no interior fit out as it is intended for day racing only. The light displacement hull shape combines a long waterline, fine bow sections and powerful stern sections, all carefully balanced to deliver exceptional performance. The combinations of wide, flaring topsides that increase the effective stability from crew weight and a highly refined keel geometry will give the high stability essential for a well-rounded, light displacement design. The SG cast iron keel design has evolved from the keels seen on our most recent Whitbread designs featuring a large bulb carefully integrated into a slender fin. The highly refined rudder profile and sections shapes, unique to Farr designs, call for a
carbon rudder stock, glass and foam rudder blade.
An efficient, no nonsense deck layout has been designed to make the yacht easy to sail for either the novice or regatta veteran. Complete with sail and rig controls, emphasis has been placed on the careful placement of gear.
Configuration of a double swept-spreader, fractional rig with short over-lapping headsail and large mainsail will allow for a high performance rig that is strong and reliable yet allows for effective adjustment of sails for varying wind conditions. The large spinnaker is set on an “over-length” pole.
Our "Bareboat Skipper" teaching Yacht
KORALIA 3
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This 54 foot Jeanneau racing ketch is a favorite among yachtsmen for sport sailing, as well as for leisure sailing. KORALIA3 was built in the French yard of Jeanneau 1989. She is a custom design by the French naval architect Guy Ribadeau-Dumas.He designed her to be a comfortable performance cruising yacht, that could also offer excellent charter qualities. Her interior layout features 3 large guest cabins. a spacious salon with wrap around deck house style windows. This creates a large bright area where guests can relax in comfort on the leather couches.
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