{"id":15492,"date":"2022-08-19T10:33:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T08:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juliovernenautica.com\/uncategorized\/tips-for-choosing-a-nautical-school-what-should-i-take-into-account"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:13:06","slug":"tips-for-choosing-a-nautical-school-what-should-i-take-into-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juliovernenautica.com\/en\/nautical-training\/tips-for-choosing-a-nautical-school-what-should-i-take-into-account","title":{"rendered":"Tips for choosing a nautical school, what should I take into account?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you have come this far, you are likely looking to obtain a qualification and\/or improve your sailing skills<\/a> to become a skipper, and for that, you need a nautical school. But how do you find and choose from all the available options? Aware of the concerns and needs of students, we explain the keys to choosing as objectively as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Location<\/h3>\n

The area you choose to learn to sail <\/span>is very important to enjoy a boat.<\/b>, and in Spain, we have the privilege of being surrounded by different seas and having a multitude of places to carry out our practical training. When assessing which area to choose, our advice is not to think so much about its proximity as about the sailing conditions it offers. To gain confidence and safety, the ideal approach is to sail in both protected and open waters. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the internet you will also find <\/span>some inland schools that carry out their practices on lakes and reservoirs for <\/span> . It is a “comfortable” option for the student and of course it is enough to start sailing, but it is not the best option to progress as a skipper, because these places have much easier conditions than the sea as there are no waves, so it is a start but you will not be adequately prepared when you want to sail on your vacations along the coast. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Educational Center<\/h3>\n

Did you know? To be able to provide theoretical and practical training, a nautical school must have the approval of the competent administration in the autonomous community where the activity is exercised. <\/span><\/p>\n

An accredited school <\/b>should be a guarantee that it meets minimum quality conditions, and that its instructors are professionals with proven experience. But make sure you also find out what the facilities are like, the condition and age of the boats and, above all, the curriculum of the instructors. It can make all the difference! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Faculty experience<\/h3>\n

The level of preparation of the instructors is, without a doubt, a key point to take into account when comparing nautical schools. It may sound obvious but most students look more at the price of classes than the curriculum of the teachers before hiring their practices. The consequence is that, in many cases, the quality of training and the level of attention they get are not as desired. <\/span> You should choose a sailing school that has a team of instructors who are professional <\/b>team of instructors who are professional boating instructors with extensive<\/u><\/b><\/a> and have an extensive sailing and training background, and ensures that all necessary levels of training are offered. <\/span> <\/p>\n

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Fleet status<\/h3>\n

To avoid unpleasant surprises, <\/span>never hire an internship without first knowing the condition of the boats.<\/span> available for that purpose, even if only through photographs or videos. It also values the age and performance of the boats when comparing schools, as well as the variety of available fleet. <\/span><\/p>\n

You should know that in <\/span>many centers carry out their internships on ships that hire intermediaries<\/span>, so they cannot always guarantee availability of dates or the same type of vessel. So <\/span>our advice is to choose a <\/b>nautical school with its own fleet<\/u><\/b><\/a>well maintained and of course homologated.<\/b><\/p>\n

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Advantages of Julio Verne N\u00e1utica as a nautical school<\/span><\/h2>\n