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How to get RYA certificate?

For everyone who desires to feel the wind in their hair and the scent of the Adriatic Sea and at the same time attend the World-class sailing course under the British Royal Yachting Association (the RYA), ANA brings to you this unique possibility. Regardless if you are a complete beginner or you have sailed before, or you have skippered the boat before, the RYA has something for everyone. From the Competent Crew course to Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper practical courses, you can feel and experience what it means to learn to sail under to rules of British yachtsmen on the beautiful Adriatic coast in the unspoiled and exotic aquatorium of Murter and Kornati islands. Our friendly and experienced instructors will open wide the doors of the fascinating world of sailing to you and give you confidence and knowledge so you too can make the wind and waves our friends and allies. 
 

More on the courses


Competent Crew: we aim to make you, the complete beginner to sailing a proper valued crew member by teaching you the basics of sailing, deck work, seamanship skills and manors.

Day Skipper: sailors with some experience will be introduced to the world of RYA. We will teach you the skills of boat handling in ports and under sail, making a passage plan, basics of day and night navigation, man overboard recovery, team work and leadership. With this certificate you will be able to charter anywhere in the World.

Coastal Skipper: those with more experience will benefit from this course as they will be turned from insecure skippers to future Yachtmaster candidates. Here we will give you the basics to understand and master the most demanding RYA standards of navigation, sailing, safety and also your own limits as to sailing in adverse conditions, longer routes and new destinations. 

Pre-Course Conditions


Competent Crew: no pre-knowledge needed.

Day Skipper: it’s a plus if you know your way around the boat, we will provide 100 NM of sailing and 4 night hours to your logbook.

Coastal Skipper: 300 NM of navigation prior to course. 8 night hours, 2 days as skipper. We will provide 100 NM of sailing and 4 night hours to your logbook.

Age: 18
Gear: depends on the season
Duration: 5 days
 

Possibilities after


The RYA has something for everyone. From Competent Crew level you can advance to Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper and later to Yachtmaster Offshore and Ocean certificates. The latter offer you the chance to either work professionally in the industry of charter best yachts anywhere in the World. What you will be guaranteed is that your sailing knowledge as RYA Yachtmaster is nothing short of World-class.
 
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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.