Dear friends! And again, the Academy of Young Navigators is ready to accept all those who dream and are already in love with sails, in the sea, in salt spray! We are waiting for an extraordinary sailing trip along the most beautiful islands of Croatia. For many years we have been organizing children’s family cruises on yachts. Such a responsible task requires the participation of professionals in their field, careful preparation, it is necessary to provide every detail. And the result of our work is always infinitely pleasant, inspires new ideas, ideas and is definitely worth it! 
WHAT IS THAT?
The Young Sailors' Academy is more than yachting! We know from experience that sailing on a yacht with active training and participation in the life of a boat opens up a huge range of new knowledge in a field that was previously unknown to you. This is a complete change of the usual picture and type of activity, a reboot of adults and children, a cool alternative to the usual hotel tourism. Family regattas are an opportunity to live a new, unlike anything else emotional experience of traveling with a child, in which there are no passive roles. Each member of the crew from small to large will definitely receive a lot of new knowledge in the development of marine affairs, get acquainted with rigging, semaphore alphabet, mooring of the ship, boat management, learn how to knit knots. This completely new way of life changes a person. Parents discover their children from new angles, see their wisdom and courage, their readiness to work together and overcome difficulties, their happiness every minute at sea.
WHAT IS THE FORMAT LIKE? Format: active rest of children with parents. In any of our “Academy of Young Navigators”, the principle of “new day – new adventures” always applies. Training yachting necessarily alternates with entertainment and rest. There will be short non-tiring sea crossings for 1.5-3 hours, during which captains share their knowledge on yacht management, laying routes, setting sails and more. Every day we land on new beaches and spend a lot of time driving on the shore. We spend the night on boats in ports or at anchor in quiet picturesque coves. We always have a lot of swimming, games, other exciting ventures.
All week he travels with us and from morning to evening a children’s animation team works – these are young, active, “charged guys” who adore children and have prepared a huge number of activities, quests, interesting topics for communication. Therefore, a significant amount of children's time is devoted to such activities as dancing, games, film screenings directly on the yacht, walks along the shore, joint night showers under the stars on the bow of the boat. And no gadgets! First of all, no time! Secondly, nobody remembers! At the shift there are children and parents of different nationalities from different countries. The language of communication is Russian.
HOW'S IT GOING TO BE LIKE?
To participate in the yacht shift, you do not need to know anything. If you or your child have never been to regattas or sailed, so much the better. It'll be easier to surprise you. Under the guidance of experienced captains and counselors, the team embarks on a week-long maritime expedition on comfortable cruise yachts. Our skippers have traveled thousands of miles across seas and oceans, they are dads themselves and take their children to family regattas every year. These brave captains will teach you seamanship, charge you with love for the sea and adventure! In addition to the exciting immersion in yachting training, on our shifts, idleness, humor, arranging joint dinners on boats, fooling around, politeness, empathy and common sense are encouraged. 
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
Together with the captains, we will raise sails, stand at the helm and lay out routes on maps. Together with the counselors, we will learn how to knit sea knots, have a picnic on a desert island, climb a mountain, sing many songs together, sway in the “pirate swing” and properly salt in the “pirate jacuzzi”! We will learn to find the North Star, the Big and Little Dipper in the night sky. While children have fun, parents can devote their free time to their hobbies, and can join the children, which is often no less interesting! 
You don’t have to worry about what to do with your kids on vacation. Especially for parents, we have come up with a “parenting hour” – every evening counselors will pick up children and watch a film on the deck under the stars, discuss the past day and make plans for the next, giving parents the opportunity to sit after dinner for a glass of wine or walk along the shore.
HOW IS FOOD ORGANIZED?
Breakfast and lunches are prepared on yachts together or in turn, each crew on their own boat. Dinners are usually at restaurants on the beach. Products are purchased from the ship's cash register. The cash register is formed by the crew, usually from 80 to 100 euros per week per person. Restaurants and alcohol are not included in the cash register.
HOW DO WE LIVE?
Children and parents live on boats in comfortable double cabins. 5 cabins have 3 bathrooms with shower and hot water (depending on the model of the boat). Each boat has its own kitchen with everything you need. 
WHAT DOES THAT DO?
By the end of the journey, parents and child will know what the work of a sailor, a boatsman, a navigator, a radio operator, an assistant captain is, as well as what a gazebo knot is, how to knit faucets, stuff a duck, give and receive moorings and loudly shout “anchor is clear” when we embark on the journey. In addition to new experiences and vivid memories, you will have new friends. And they will appear not only in children, but also in their parents! Yachting unites whole families around the world who are happy to visit each other and meet at new regattas.
SAFETY AND HEALTH
All participants of the yacht journey must be insured. Insurance with extension for active rest on the water. In addition, in all shifts with us in the flotilla will be an experienced doctor. The first aid kit on the yacht will be quite voluminous, but if you have special prescriptions, then take the necessary medicines with you. It is also important to carefully complete a medical questionnaire for each participant.
WHAT AGE CAN CHILDREN BE TAKEN TO REGATTA?
Children's programs are designed on average for children from 6 to 12 years. If your child is younger, let’s talk and talk. We have four-year-olds who feel great and fit perfectly into the team. Just kids can be difficult in the conditions of the hike, but most importantly: it can be difficult for you, parents. If there is any doubt, let us communicate! Call or write to WhatsApp, we will discuss everything. Children over 12 years of age are grouped into a separate group. They help guides and are real assistant captains. If these guys are recruited from 8 people on one shift, we can offer parents to combine them on a separate "teenager" boat with an experienced captain and counselor. They will walk with us in the same flotilla, but they will completely arrange their life independently, as well as participate in the management of their boat.
The Young Sailors' Academy is one of three sure-fire ways to make a child happy in the summer.The other two have not yet been invented!
HOW DOES OUR DAY LOOK?
8:30-9:00 - morning exercise with our counselors right on the boat or on the beach
9.00 – 10.30 breakfast, preparing yachts for the sea
11.00 – 13.00 – crossing, sailing, swimming, “pirate swing”, “pirate jacuzzi”
13.00 - 14.00 - lunch
14.00 – 16.00 – transition to the place of night parking
16.00 – 17.00 – mooring of the flotilla at the place of night parking
17.00 – 18.00 – program of counselors for children
18.00 – 20.00 – time for dinner
20.30 – 22.00 – program for children with counselors and a separate program for adults 
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