Sardinia/Valledoria & Sailing school - lessons on the river Coghinas and on the sea
It is said that ... every great captain has started as a child .... The sailing school Playsardinia offers courses at different levels. Beginners start on the mouth of the Coghinas, while advanced students can also surf the sea .....
The North coast of Sardinia, favored by an idyllic location, offers a variety of small coves. Most, however, are accessible only by sea. It is choosing to spend an hour to rent a motorboat or a sailboat for a romantic and exciting journey. But we can use a boat?
The sailing school offers several possibilities with Playasardinia courses. The base is located at the mouth of the river Coghinas. The sailing conditions are ideal both for beginners who can sail on shallow, calm waters of the river Coghinas and for advanced with low seabed.
The reserve of the river Coghinas creates a unique opportunity to experience this beautiful area on the north of the island of Sardinia. Thanks to its favorable geographical location (the sea coast and the mouth of the river Coghinas) is an extremely interesting area. During the day the arrival of a slight breeze blowing from the north north-west favors a ride sail.
The sailing school PlayaSardinia offers students the choice of three types of sailboats depending on the conditions and abilities: The boats available are as follows: first RS Tera (2.85 m long - mainsail for children) according RS Feva (3.86 m long - mainsail, jib, spinnaker), up to 140 kg total weight (as a one-man or double occupancy) and thirdly, RS Vision (4.60 m long - mainsail, jib, spinnaker), up to 225 kg for the double and even four-man crew.
During the teaching of practical part it is made available to a motorboat to attend the sailing school. PlayaSardinia offers in Valledoria (all year), from the base of the Coghinas, 3 different levels of sailing courses:
Level 1 - basic course for sailing dinghies: The course is offered to children and adults, who want to start the first approaches to the sail, includes theoretical and practical lessons on the winds, the local ecosystem, safety, arm and disarm the boats , main gaits, change of route, roles.
Level 2 - intermediate course for sailing dinghies: addressed to those who have already played the first level at the base of Valledoria, or at other sailing schools, it plans to meteorology lessons, safety, sailing and adjustments refinement, tacking and jibing, outlet buoy, starting and finishing at the beach.
Level 3 - Advanced course for sailing dinghies: addressed to those who have already played the second level at the base of Valledoria, or at other sailing schools, provides training lessons with strong, Security wind, use the gennaker, use of the trapeze, improving buoyancy and gaits.
Individual sailing turns are available with the Playa Sardinia Watersports team to try surfing and learn more about marine-lacustrine environment Area S.I.C. mouth of Coghinas.
