Yacht Charter Preparation in Athens
Prepare the Skipper. Prepare the Crew.
Planning your next yacht charter?
Prepare before you go with practical, hands-on training tailored to your skipper, your crew and your upcoming trip.
Refresh essential skills, practise real onboard situations and make sure everyone knows their role before you take responsibility for the yacht.
A Safe Charter Starts Before You Leave.
Having a sailing certificate is important. Feeling confident taking responsibility for a yacht and crew is something different.
Before your charter, we identify what you and your crew need to practise and tailor the training around your experience, destination and actual charter plans.
Tell us:
→ Where you’re sailing
→ What type of yacht you’re chartering
→ Your skipper’s experience
→ Your crew’s experience
→ What you want to practise
We’ll build the training around the situations you’re most likely to encounter, so you arrive at the marina prepared, confident and ready to sail.
Train together before you sail together.
Confidence Starts with a Prepared Team.
A successful charter depends on more than the skipper. The skipper needs the confidence to make decisions and manage the yacht, while the crew needs to understand their roles, communicate clearly and work together.
Training is tailored to both, focusing on the skills you’ll actually need during your charter.
Prepare the Skipper
Understand What Happens Before You Take the Helm.
→ Marina manoeuvres & boat handling
→ Mediterranean mooring & anchoring
→ Navigation & passage planning
→ Sail handling & reefing
→ Weather & decision-making
→ Safety & emergency procedures
Prepare the Crew
Knowledge Becomes Skill on the Water.
→ Lines & fenders
→ Mooring & anchoring roles
→ Sail handling
→ Lookout & communication
→ Basic navigation awareness
→ Onboard safety & MOB procedures
→ Marine communication (VHF, AIS etc)
Learn Before You Step Onboard
Combine your practical Charter Preparation with Sailing Compass Academy to refresh essential knowledge before your training session.
Explore yacht systems in 3D, review procedures and prepare online — then put that knowledge into practice on the water.
Learn Online. Practise Onboard. Charter with Confidence.
3D Sailing Platform Academy
Who Is Charter Preparation For?
→ Recently certified skippers preparing for their first charter
→ Experienced sailors returning after time away
→ Skippers chartering a larger or unfamiliar yacht
→ Families and groups sailing together for the first time
→ Crews with different levels of sailing experience
→ Anyone who wants to arrive better prepared and more confident
Real Training. Real Sailing.
Training is led by officially licensed sailing coaches registered with the Greek General Secretariat of Sports, combining professional instruction with extensive practical sailing and teaching experience.
⚓︎ Licensed Sailing Coaches
Greek General Secretariat of Sports
⛵︎ Professional Sailing Training
Hellenic Sailing Federation
✚ First Aid / BLS-AED
Basic Life Support & Automated External Defibrillator Training European Resuscitation Council
⛵︎ Certified & Professionally Inspected Yachts
Phoenix Register of Shipping