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Mile Building and Cruising


Learning, acquiring Experience and Mile Building? 

Elements of courses from the group of additional programs type cruising:

  • Nautical and navigational preparation for sailing towards destination
  • Sailing to the destination and back with using different configurations of sails
  • Changing positions of crew on all duties (including ship kitchen)  
  • Sailing in and out with sails (regarding safe sailing methods that will not disturb other sailors) 
  • One day with night navigation
  • Simulation and drill ‘man over board’ in day and night conditions
  • Simulation of intervention and maintenance of boat engine
  • Navigationally plan and sail around more important and significant natural features of destinations
  • Boat inspection and accuracy of boat documentation 

Course on deep blue sea

Vis, Biševo, Svetac, Sušac, Palagruža, Jabuka
To experience Adriatic open sea islands is especially impressive adventure that sets the highest limits of sailing in Adriatic Sea. More >>

Magical archipelago of the town Dubrovnik

Daksa, Mišnjak, Ruda, Goleč, Kosmeč, Crikvine, Olipa
Many of you did not jet have the opportunity to sail so far south, so we are offering that possibility throughout this course. These are smaller islands in archipelago Elafiti, west of Dubrovnik. More >>

Course northwest – National Park Brijuni

Veli Brijun, Mali Brijun i 12 otočića čine otočki Nacionalni park Brijuni
Brijuni are islands and national park in north part of Adriatic Sea. They are located just a few kilometres west of Istria coast, opposite of small town Fažana, and are consisted of 14 islands and islets total size of 33,9 square kilometres. More >>

The secret of Odysseus cave - National Park Mljet

Mljet, Korčula, Pelješac
Mljet is named after the many swarms of bees that lived in his woods. Due to its original beauty carries the title of National Park. More >>

Farthest inhabitated islands of Croatian coast

Vis, Lastovo
Natural beauty and phenomena that we want to be sure to show in this course include the Blue Cave on the island Biševo, Green Cave on Ravnik, hidden bays of Vis - one of which Stiniva considered one the most beautiful bays of the Adriatic. More >>

Sailing to Malta and back in 14 days

Malta is located in the heart of Mediterranean, about 60 nautical miles south of Sicily. It is exotically rocky island that is surrounded with thick sea. More >>

One of the most popular additional programs – gourmet course

Course is organized on boat that has not only all sailing and safety equipment, but also has a spacious and mighty refrigerator and very efficient stove with oven. More >>

 

Where are we and our location


We are located between the two jewels of the Adriatic Sea - Kornati and Krka

Our sailing school is placed in ACI Marina Jezera on the island Murter, in the heart of Dalmatia. Jezera is a small town on the southeast side of the island, which is connected to the land with drawbridge over a narrow sea passage. The town is indent in bay shaped like horseshoe which is surrounded with gentle hills. Due to its natural position the town is not exposed to strong wind gusts so its bay is ideal for docking and ship habitation. Jezera, once exclusively a fisherman town, is still known as the most important starting point for fishing Adriatic tuna. Natural gift, beauty and indentedness of Adriatic Sea coast, something unusual and rare presents intrinsically encounter with sea. More >>>

Program managers and instructors


Zivko Matutinovic

chief of ANA base Jezera / island Murter
He is born in 1955. in Zaostrog, and is involved in sailing since his high school days. Since 1992 he is working in ANA as instructor. In the same year he has participated in ‘Columbus’ – transatlantic regattas anent discovery of America. He is one of the rare ones that can emphasize his participation in Whitbread, the hardest sailing race around the world (1993/94) that is known these days as Volvo Ocean Race. Since year 2000 he is chief of school base in Jezera where he dedicatedly carries over his rich experience in education and sailing. Each year, on the end of the season, he guides 14 day ANA course to Malta and back. 

 

Tiho Trnovski

Master Mariner, Head of RYA program
He has graduated Nautical and Maritime Business studies in Rijeka. Until year 2004 had sailed on the ships in merchant marine service, cargo and tankers. He held position as Master for 35 years, and is involved in sailing for over 20 years, on classic and modern yacht and boats, mostly on the West Coast of U.K. – Scotland and Ireland.  In year 2004 he sailed from Scotland to Dalmatia on 25 Ft. classic wooden boat (3442 NM sailed in 44 days). In 2007 he commenced involvement with RYA and spent some time as Cruising Instructor on West Coast of Scotland. From 2008 he is representing RYA- Recognized Training Centre as Principal. He is well known at Classic Boat rallies and is yearly participating in Classic Boat regattas in Trieste.

 

School boats


Practical part of training on basic and advanced courses will be held at ten metres long school sailing boats. 

Boat equipment is consistent with course programme that connote acquiring skills and coordination of crew in basic sailing manoeuvres and operations. Procedures of changing sails configuration is conducted with switching types of frontal sails and compression of mainsail, with no help of mechanism for retracting sails. Boat characteristics and equipment are subordinated to the purpose of school boat.

 

For higher levels of education (skipper course, all additional programmes) you will have boats type Elan 333 and Beneteau First 36.7 on disposal. 

Equipment of these boats will provide you with all the needed comfort for a few days stay on boat. Boat Elan 333 equipped with all the needed equipment that is regulatory by RYA.