You have just bought a boat
Get to know it with a professional on board: how it handles, its engine, its electronics, its manoeuvres. Then you head out on your own, with confidence.
Sailing coaching · On your boat or ours
Become a sailor: sailing coaching on your boat in Marseille
You have the boat. Now become the sailor. Stress-free harbour manoeuvres, a crew that knows what to do, and calm when the wind picks up.
Sessions from150€
- Qualified BPJEPS instructors
- Alone, as a couple or a crew
- The whole PACA coast
Who is it for?
Our boat owners become sailors
Many owners sail rarely, or have just changed boats. A few hours with an instructor are often enough to make the apprehension disappear, especially in the harbour and when the wind rises.
From motorboat to sailboat
You know the sea but not the sails: points of sail, trim, tacking and reefing, with an instructor who builds on your experience.
From monohull to catamaran
Two engines, more windage, no heel to warn you: a catamaran handles differently, especially in the harbour.
You sail 15 days a year
Your boat sleeps in the harbour for lack of time. A few hours to get the essential moves back, harbour first, and the season starts again.
Before a charter or a cruise
You are chartering bareboat this summer or planning a family cruise: a targeted refresher, on our boat or the one you will charter.
Alone, as a couple or a family
Everyone has a role, clear calls, a crew that knows what to do: sailing as a couple without raising your voice.
Programmes
Four programmes, one tailor-made plan
We combine them according to your boat, your crew and your goals.
Calm, confident sailing
Everyone at ease on deck, and calm when the wind picks up.
- Who does what on board: roles, briefing, calls
- Reduce sail before you need to
- Rising wind, building sea
- Man overboard and crew safety
Performance
Make your boat go faster, on every point of sail.
- Genoa and mainsheet traveller trim
- Mainsail, kicker, backstay, cunningham
- Trim, heading and speed: reading your instruments
- Spinnaker and gennaker, depending on your boat
Racing
A coach for you and your boat, from preparation to the finish line.
- Boat and crew preparation
- Starts, positioning and tactics
- Coach on board or following from a RIB
- Debrief after each race
Technical modules
The moves that make the difference, practised until they become reflexes.
- Harbour manoeuvres, every situation
- Reefing and dropping the sails
- Changing your headsail
- Anchoring, picking up a buoy, mooring lines
Harbour manoeuvres
Harbour manoeuvres, every possible situation
This is where everything happens, and where tension on board starts. We work in your harbour, at your berth, with the day’s wind: we repeat until the manoeuvre becomes simple.
Manoeuvre
12knots of crosswind
Crosswind
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- Leaving a tight berth in a crosswind
- Reversing onto the quay, prop walk
- Picking up a mooring line alone or as a pair
- Stern-to, rafting up or on a finger pontoon
- Turning round in a channel
- Using the bow thruster without depending on it
- Handling a catamaran with its two engines
- Preparing the lines and placing the crew
Other technical modules: reefing, dropping your sails, changing your headsail, trimming your genoa and mainsheet traveller, anchoring and weighing anchor safely.
Animation
The wind is rising: when to reef?
Increase the wind and choose the number of reefs: watch the heel, the speed… and the mood on board.
True wind18 knots
- Heel
- °
- Speed
- knots
- The instructor recommends
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Animation
Trim your genoa with the telltales
Choose a point of sail, then play with the sheet and the car: the telltales tell you everything.
Point of sail
knots · efficiency · %
EasedSheeted in
Car forwardCar aft
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Options and prices
Become a sailor: the options
Starting prices, the rest on quote: every programme is built for your boat, its size and your crew.
On your boat
2-hour session
One specific point worked on in depth, most often harbour manoeuvres.
- On your boat
- Ideal on weekdays
- A written sheet to keep
from150€
per session, on your boat
Ask for a quoteHalf day
3.5 hours to combine harbour, sea and back to harbour: the most requested option.
- Harbour, sails, anchoring
- Alone, as a couple or a family
- Tailor-made programme
from250€
3.5 hours, on your boat
Ask for a quoteFull day
Time to cover everything, from fine trim to reefing, with a break at anchor.
- Calm sailing or performance
- Anchoring and lunch
- Written review
from420€
under 45 ft, on your boat
Ask for a quote3 half-day pack
Three spaced-out sessions to lock in the moves: real progress.
- The same instructor
- Follow-up between sessions
- Valid for 12 months
from690€
3 × 3.5 hours, on your boat
Ask for a quoteOn our boat, and racing
On our boat, half day
No boat yet, or you want to train on another one: we provide the sailboat or catamaran.
- 40 to 47 ft sailboat or catamaran
- Instructor on board
- Up to 12 people
from690€
the boat with instructor
Ask for a quoteOn our boat, full day
A full day on one of our boats: ideal before a charter or a purchase.
- Monohull or catamaran, your choice
- Instructor on board
- Up to 12 people
from990€
the boat with instructor
Ask for a quoteRace coaching
Preparation and race day, on board or from a RIB, depending on your rating.
- IRC, OSIRIS, one-designs, CIM
- Coach on board or in a RIB
- Entry fee not included
from490€
per day
Ask for a quoteStarting prices, taxes included. Full day on your boat of 45 ft or more: from 490 €. Travel is free between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat; elsewhere on the PACA coast, a flat fee is shown on the quote. The final quote depends on your boat, its size, your harbour and your goals.
The team
Who coaches you
Qualified BPJEPS instructors
Every session is led by a state-qualified sailing instructor with a professional card and their own insurance. Several instructors with different profiles, to suit everyone.
Captains 200 and 500
Professional merchant navy captains, used to commanding boats of every size, inshore as well as offshore.
Racing sailors
For the racing programme: sailors who know the Marseille race areas and the IRC, OSIRIS and one-design rules.
Pôle Tauroentum
Our maritime training partner in La Ciotat, to go further towards professional qualifications.
How it works
How it works
- 1
Your request
Your boat, its size, your harbour, who is coming and what you want to work on: two minutes with the form below.
- 2
A preparation call
The instructor calls you back, clarifies your goals and suggests a programme and dates. The quote follows.
- 3
The sessions
On your boat or ours, at everyone’s pace. We repeat until the move is mastered.
- 4
Your manoeuvre sheet
After each session: a written sheet for your boat and your harbour, to keep on board, with our advice for what comes next.
Racing
The racing calendar around Marseille
Exact dates are published every year by the organising clubs.
Spring
- SNIM · April, Marseille
- Massilia Cup · spring, Marseille
- Voiles du Vieux-Port · spring, Marseille
- Calanques Classique · June, classic yachts
Summer and autumn
- Rallye des Îles · summer
- Quadra Solo Duo · August, single or double-handed
- Juris’Cup · September, Marseille
- Voiles de Cassis · Cassis
- Vire-Vire Banque Populaire Méditerranée · October, Marseille
Winter
- Coupe des Rois · January
- Challenge Florence Arthaud · winter, Marseille
- Coupe des Pieds Gelés · winter
Most of these regattas welcome IRC and OSIRIS rated yachts, one-design classes (J70, Grand Surprise…) and the CIM rule for classic yachts. Notices of race and entries are usually online on the French Sailing Federation website. We help you choose the right regatta for your boat.
Our boats
No boat yet? Come aboard ours
Monohulls and catamarans from 40 to 47 ft, up to 12 people per half day or full day.
Bénéteau Oceanis 43available for modules
Bénéteau Oceanis 473see the boat→Grand Soleil 43available for modules
Lagoon 420see the boat→Fountaine Pajot Astrea 42see the boat→Bali 4.0available for modules
Fountaine Pajot Elba 45see the boat→Quote
Ask for a quote
Quick reply, by email or WhatsApp. The instructor calls you back to prepare the programme.
FAQ
Become a sailor: your questions
What is the « Become a sailor » coaching?
Personalised coaching by a qualified sailing instructor, on your boat or ours, to progress on what matters to you: harbour manoeuvres, calm sailing when the wind picks up, sail trim, racing. It is not a group course: the programme is built for your boat and your crew.
How much does a session cost?
A 2-hour session on your boat starts at 150 €, a 3.5-hour half day at 250 € and a full day at 420 €, taxes included. The final quote depends on your boat, its size, your harbour and your goals.
Who runs the sessions?
A sailing instructor holding the BPJEPS and a professional card, with their own insurance, joined when needed by our Captain 200 and 500 skippers or a racing sailor for the racing programme.
Can we come as a couple or a family?
Yes, it is one of the most useful formats: everyone finds their role on board, calls become clear and manoeuvres happen calmly. Up to 12 people on our boats.
Do you come to our boat?
Yes, anywhere on the PACA coast. Travel is free between Marseille, Cassis and La Ciotat; elsewhere, a flat fee is shown on the quote.
I don’t have a boat yet, is that possible?
Yes: the session takes place on one of our 40 to 47 ft sailboats or catamarans. It is ideal before buying or chartering bareboat.
How many sessions do I need?
A 2-hour session is often enough to crack a harbour manoeuvre. To become independent, we recommend the pack of 3 half days, a few weeks apart.
What if there is too much wind?
The instructor adapts the programme: a moderate breeze is a great opportunity to practise reefing and calm sailing. If the weather does not allow a safe outing, the session is postponed at no cost.
Can I give coaching as a gift?
Yes, with a gift voucher for the amount of your choice, valid for 12 months: a great idea for a new boat owner.
Quick reply, no commitment
Ready to become a sailor?
Tell us about your boat, your harbour and what you want to work on.
Set the right course from the start!
