Cruising Sailing Basics in Madrid, San Juan Reservoir

This first course of our cycle, developed in the San Juan Reservoir (Madrid), is aimed at those who wish to start in the world of cruising sailing and have no previous experience. Your goal is to convert an uninitiated into a valid crew member in the course of a day.
We will start the session with a presentation of the safety fundamentals on board to continue with a brief theoretical presentation referring mainly to the parts of the boat and their use.
Later we will go to the water where we will spend the rest of the day in a fun navigation where we will see the essential maneuvers on board. The instructor will participate to the extent that it is necessary for safety, giving instructions and leaving the execution in the hands of the students who will rotate to occupy all the positions on board.

Plan

Program
- Ship architecture. The helmet. The firm rigging The motor. The candles. The maneuvering rigging.
- Before leaving. Personal equipment. Route planning. Meteorology. We prepare the exit.
- The course. Heading relative to north. Heading with respect to the wind.
- The distribution of functions. Cane. Trimmers. Piano. Stick. Proel. Cane handling. Management of sheets and halyards. Weight distribution.
- We went out into the water. We hoist sails. Sail position. The bow tack and round. Sail in different directions. We collect candles. The return home.

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Other information

All crew members are welcome, even if they do not know the language spoken on board (english and spanish)

I will send the exact location of departure in advance. Upon arrival and on board, the safety rules and minimum knowledge necessary to understand each other will be explained. If the wind allows it, some maneuvers will be rehearsed to, immediately go out into the water and start the program.

Clothes adapted to the temperature of the time, it is a cruise, we will not tip over or touch water. Recommended raincoat.
MINIMUM, THREE CREW

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Boat details

Day cruise based on the San Juan Reservoir. It is an ideal boat for teaching due to its capacity and nobility of reactions, and for regattas in protected waters since its design, derived from the j80, makes it a fast and ventolinero boat. It is equipped with a spinaker maneuver, which gives it a good disposition for regattas.

Specifications

Model: Decision - 7.5
Capacity: 8 spots
Length: 7.50 m
Cabins: 1
Year: 2005
Bathrooms: 0

Features

Life jackets
Sounding line

4.8 · 44 reviews

Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

pablo

September of 2024

A highly recommended experience for anyone who wants to get started in sailing. The teacher taught us in a very professional way how to handle the sailboat.

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Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

Francisco Javier

September of 2024

A wonderful morning with the team! Alfredo's explanations were excellent and he was always very attentive and encouraged us to participate in the experience to internalize the knowledge.

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Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

Jose Antonio

September of 2024

Very good experience, with a good mix of theory, important concepts and then practice. Very pleasant instructor, with a lot of experience. 100% recommendable. I will repeat.

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Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

Francisco Javier

August of 2024

Totally recommendable: Alfredo is a magnificent skipper and instructor, with a sense of humor, which is appreciated, and even when there was hardly much wind, what little there was was very well used to begin this journey in sailing.

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Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

Juan Manuel

April of 2023

Very good experience with Octavio, despite the lack of wind, due to the recent rain. Very professional and practical. grs

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Fundamentos de Vela de Crucero en Madrid, Embalse de San Juan

Carlos

March of 2023

It has been a great day. Excellent patron and teacher. Excellent crew and a great time. You can not ask for more. highly recommended

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Reply from Luis

Thank you very much for what I get, a pleasure to have you on board.

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What happens in case this activity is booked and it rains a lot? and if there is no wind?
- Like any outdoor activity we depend on the weather, but logically we cannot take responsibility for it. It is only automatically suspended if the conditions may pose a danger, in other cases we leave. The rain is bearable well equipped and you have to learn to navigate with little wind.
  
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