Sailing Holidays

Sailing Courses for Everyone

With Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualified instructors offering first class tuition and a superb selection of sailing craft at your disposal, you will find sailing with Mark Warner whether just for pleasure or to gain a qualification couldn't be easier.  What's more, our waterfront crew will rig your boat and craft for you and are always on hand to offer helpful hints and tuition.

For more information on the courses and tuition we offer, please see below.

Equipment

Nothing but the best is good enough and, that's why we have all the latest sailing kit. Children and beginners have a great time in our funboats and seasoned enthusiasts are often blown away by our thrilling Hobie 15s. For more information on our equipment please see below.

Free Improver Clinics

Designed to help you master the basics before you progress to the open sea, our FREE group sailing clinics will gently introduce you to the wonderful world of dinghy sailing. Once you've got to grips with the basics, you can join our improver clinics. They cover a variety of topics including race techniques, asymmetrics single handed and Catamaran sailing.

Safety First

We take every precaution to ensure that you're in safe hands and are supervised at all times whilst out on the water. We provide buoyancy aids and helmets and a full safety briefing on arrival.

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Free Group Sailing Clinics

Free Sailing Clinics

We operate free group sailing clinics for sailors of all standards six days a week. To join the right group for you, simply come along to a briefing at the start of your holiday.

The beginner sailing clinic aims to get our novice sailors out on the water in their own dinghy as quickly as possible. The Refresher clinic is for those who have sailed before but would like to recap on the skills they have learnt and, the Improver clinic is for sailors ready to cover topics such as race techniques, trapezing, asymmetrics, catamaran and single handed sailing.

RYA Sailing Courses

 

Our Royal Yachting Association (RYA) qualified instructors provide first class tuition and we have a superb selection of sailing craft for your use. Whether you want to sail at your leisure or you'd like to gain a qualification, it couldn't be easier.

A full range of RYA Sailing Courses are offered at Lakitira and San Agostino In Greece, Abamar in Sardinia, San Lucianu in Corsica and Abu Soma in Egypt for sailors who would like to achieve a qualification. The Level 1 and 2 and the Youth courses are pre-bookable and payable in the UK, which is strongly recommended as spaces are limited. All other RYA courses are booked and paid for in resort.

 

RYA Level 1 - Start Sailing

10 hours tuition introducing the basic skills of sailing. At the end of the course the RYA Level 1log book and certificate (subject to successful assessment) are awarded.

Minimum age 14 years.

Cost £50

 

RYA Level 2 - Basic Skills

10 hours tuition taking you to the next level of competence in sailing. At the end of the course RYA Level 2 certificate (subject to successful assessment) is awarded.

Minimum age 14 years.

Cost £50

 

RYA Seamanship Skills

10 hours tuition learning dinghy launch and recovery, stopping, reducing sails, recovering man overboard and anchoring.

Cost £40

 

RYA Sailing with Spinnakers

10 hours tuition learning how to rig your dinghy, gybe and recover one type of spinnaker.  This course is available at our Lakitira and  San Agostino beach resorts in Greece and San Lucianu in Corsica.

Cost £50

 

RYA Start Racing

10 hours tuition teaching you all the skills required to enjoy club racing, maximising boat speed and out-witting your opponents. The course is available at our Lakitira and San Agostino, Greece beach resorts.

Cost £50

 

RYA Youth Scheme, stage 1 or 2 (age 6-13 years)

Comprising of 10 hours of tuition, this course introduces children to the basics and fun of sailing. Stage 1 or 2 certificate awarded (subject to successful assessment).

Cost £40 per stage

 

RYA Youth Scheme, stage 3* (age 8 years upwards)

10 hours of tuition teaching rigging, launching, recovery, capsize recovery, sailing techniques and theory.

Cost £40

 

RYA Youth Scheme Stage 4* (age 10 years upwards)

With 10 hours of tuition you'll be taught sailing techniques including launch, mooring and recovery manoeuvres in crewed boats. Man overboard recovery techniques will also be taught.

Cost £40

 

Private tuition

Private tuition is also available at most of our resorts for a maximum of 2 guests per instructor.

Costs £40 for 1.5 hours (only bookable in resort)

 

*RYA Youth scheme stages 3 & 4 available at San Agostino and Lakitira beach resorts only.

Sailing Equipment

A wide variety

The following is a guide to the watersports kit available - please ask our reservation staff for further information

 

Hobie Hobie 15

This performance catamaran features twin trapeze, spinnaker and mainsail reefing. Twin wiring in high winds makes for an unforgettable ride.

 

 

 

Dart Dart 16

The Dart 16 is stable and forgiving, providing sailors of all standards with the perfect introduction to the exciting world of catamaran sailing.

 

 

 

Laser Laser

The world's most popular single-hander, the Laser remains a firm favourite on our beaches. This high-performance Olympic class boat is fast, fun and easy to sail. This dinghy is still the club-racing favourite among most sailors and has proved itself time and again with our guests.

 

Feva RS Feva

A brand new design from RS Racing, famous for its innovative dinghy designs with great sailing characteristics. 12ft long with a roomy cockpit and stable hull, makes it ideal for youngsters and adults. 

 

PicoPico

Stable and simple enough for total beginners and young sailors alike, the Pico is a fun boat for all the family.

 

 

Funboat Funboat

If you can ride a bike, you can sail a Funboat! With its exceptionally stable hull shape, spacious cockpit and high boom, the Funboat is a great confidence booster that really does make sailing available to everyone.

 

laserstratos Laser Stratos

The Stratos is the perfect family training boat, but add in the trapeze and gennaker options and you've got a fast, exciting, performance dinghy guaranteed to satisfy the most experienced sailors.

 

Topper Topper Sport 16

Spacious, fast and easy to handle, Topper's Sport 16 is just right for fun holiday sailing.

 

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