CVC Academy - AC1
Who the CVC ACADEMY first level (AC1) course is intended for.
To those who wish to acquire the technical skills of handling racing maneuvers and sail trim necessary to discover and explore racing. The course requires physical fitness suitable for even demanding sporting activity.What are the minimum admission requirements for those who have already taken courses at the Caprera Sailing Center?
- for those who have already taken courses at the Caprera Sailing Center: having been recommended for CVC ACADEMY, having taken the HP course or having passed the D3 or C3 courses with a good or excellent rating in technique and nautical sense
- for those who have not yet taken courses at the Caprera Sailing Center: have gained and be able to document experience in dinghy racing or have initial experience in one-design racing
The course syllabus
- Basics of boat preparation for racing, mast adjustment, rig and gennaker management
- Roles on board and crew training criteria, communication in racing, trim management in the various gaits
- Deepening of a role based on skills and physical characteristics to maximize overall crew performance
- sail adjustments for the regatta
- Basic racing maneuvers: start & stop, bow tack with roll, stern tack with gennaker, bare-away hoisting, lowering from upwind and downwind
- Advanced racing maneuvers: hoist tack and hoist, hoist Gybe-set (in bare away and in tack & hoist), Gennaker gybe with roll, lowered ''kiwi drop''
- The management of edging and VMG, management of timing and speed at the start, lay-lines and buoy turns
- Self-pen maneuvers and management of 360s under white sails and with Gennaker
- Racing safety maneuvers (quick stop with white sails and with Gennaker)
- Hints on starting procedures in fleet racing, race courses, the management of tacking and VMG
- Basics of Fleet Regatta regulations, rankings and scoring, hints on protest management
Teaching aids
- Boats: J80
- One instructor per crew, embarked until autonomy in maneuvering is achieved
- Pathways and water exercises to support the program
- Electronic compass
Please note:
- from week 24 to week 31 no alcohol will be sold at the Punta Coda shop.
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It should be noted, and the student at the time of enrollment declares to take note of this, that the document "release" for the use of photo / audio / video footage must be sent in the manner specified in the registration form, no later than 15 days before attending the course, taking the enrolled note that if not sent, he/she will not be allowed to attend the course and will not be entitled to any refund of the amounts previously paid for any reason
Prerequisites
- Drift -D3
- Pre-C3
- High Performance (active course until 2023)
- Application for direct admission
Useful information
Within one month (30 days) before the start of the course it is necessary that:
- Upload to your CVC account a medical certificate (for at least non-competitive activity) in pdf format (you can use our form found here
Without a certificate you are not admitted to the courses (we remind Milanese that we have an agreement with Medici In Famiglia on non-competitive medical certificates, all details here. - Upload the duly signed "release" form to your account. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility for courses:
- form for minors;
- form for adults; - Upload double-sided copy in single file of one of your ID documents
- If this is your first course at CVC, or if you have not yet taken it, you must also upload a passport-size photograph of yourself.
- Fill in your master data in your account: "account details" menu and "master data" menu.
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For luggage, use soft bags that take up little space when folded (no hard suitcases).
Remember that at the base not cigarettes and tobacco are on sale.
For all courses:
- if you have already been to the CVC, bring your SAILING BOOKLET, it will be filled in by your shift manager.
- sleeping bag (or sheet + blanket)
- sailor's knife (*) needed on the boat for safety and on land as a cutlery (see photo on our website under "Recommended equipment" or "Frequently asked questions")
- boat shoes and also boat boots for cabin cruiser courses
- 2-3 linen changes
- 2-3 changes of sports socks
- casual short and long trousers
- light, long-sleeved shirts and hats to avoid sunburn (light colours recommended)
- woolen sweaters/fleece (at least 2) to cope with the cold at sea even in the summer months
- personal hygiene items* and towels
- battery-powered torch*
- sunglasses
- sailing gloves*
- pillowcase (travelling courses only)
- sunscreens
- water bottle or thermal bottle
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- lightweight long or short-sleeved T-shirts made of lycra
- spry top jacket
- neoprene wetsuit*, essential in spring and autumn, also recommended in summer
- high sailing shoes with socks (to protect your feet from the straps) or, better still, neoprene socks*. For D3, D4 and D5 courses knee pads may be useful.
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- light or heavy sailing oilskin (*) depending on the season
- Boat shoes with suitable soles (no Superga or similar, they slip), boots in cooler months
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By ship (arrival in Olbia or Golfo Aranci)
- with TIRRENIA, MOBYLINES or GRIMALDI, departing from Genoa, Livorno (the night before) or other ports and arriving in Olbia. For information on current Conventions send an email to the secretary's office.
- with SARDINIA FERRIES with departure from Livorno (the evening before) and arrival in Golfo Aranci.
- AEROITALIA, EASYJET, VOLOTEA or other airlines, with departures from major Italian cities
Palau is 50 km from Olbia, these are the means of transport (journey time about 1 hour):
- from Olbia port (maritime station), regular ARST bus service. Price about 3 Euro
- from Olbia centre (bus station), ARST bus service with departures every hour
- from Olbia airport: - hourly bus services to downtown Olbia - TURMOTRAVEL (0789/21487) runs a direct service from Olbia airport to Palau in the summer months-see schedule: https://gruppoturmotravel.com/linee-extraurbane - Aisoni cab service, with which the CVC has an agreement (70 Euro for cab up to 4 people, 90 Euro for minibus from 5 to 8 seats, 15 Euro per person per bus for groups of more than 8 people). Reservations at #0789/709309 or online www.sardegnatours.it . Mr. Aisoni will send the most suitable means (cab, minibus) according to the number of reservations.
La Maddalena > Caprera Base Every Saturday in La Maddalena 1:45 p.m., on the Waterfront via Amendola, motorboat Apollo II departure with a CVC sign will transport students to Caprera (meet 10/15 minutes before). Before May 1 and after Oct. 31, the motorboat will be replaced by bus, same time and meeting point. Phone to be used only on Saturday of arrival in case of emergency: 347/6749599. If you arrive late, you can call a cab from La Maddalena (see contact details among Useful Phones - average price 23/30 Euro or more). The Centro Velico Caprera does not organize collective trips but reports the existence of a Facebook page dedicated to arrivals and departures so that participants can make the best travel arrangements. It is not recommended to arrive at the base bycar . Access is allowed only as far as the gate to the Precruise dock, from there you wait for other students to arrive by ferry from La Maddalena. For the duration of the course you will have no opportunity to use it. For those arriving by car it is recommended to leave it in Palau.
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The base has three settlements on the south coast of the island:
- Punta Coda where initiation courses are usually held.
- Refinement, where other dInghy courses or cabin cruisers usually stay
- Pre-cruise, where the cabin courses usually stay.
When disembarking from the ferry, the students of each course are assembled and assigned a place in the dormitories. You will take possession of your sleeping place, dressed appropriately for the swimming and scuba diving test (dInghy initiation courses) or for the activity on the boats. You will then be assembled in the classroom to receive instructions from the Chief of Instructors (Shift Leader) and base staff.
There are individual safety boxes in the Punta Coda Initiation settlement. You will be given the key against a deposit of 50 Euro. In the other settlements there are collective safes. The school is not liable for the theft of items left unattended. Avoid bringing valuables or excessive amounts of money.
Timetable
Life on Caprera is regulated by the following timetable:
06.30 wake up
07.00 breakfast
07.45 lesson
09.00 boarding
12.30 disembarkation
13.00 lunch
13.45 lesson
14.30 boarding
18.30 disembarkation
20.00 dinner
21.00 comments on the day
22.30 silence
Particular attention is paid to resting during the night: very intense sporting activity does not allow hours of rest to be lost.
- Centro Velico Caprera is a sailing and sea school, not a holiday resort: attending courses requires commitment, discipline, a spirit of adaptation and acceptance of rules of behaviour. Access to the Bases is reserved only for those who are teachers or students on an ongoing course. Cars (which must remain outside the gate) or motorbikes, dogs or other animals are not allowed. Acceptance to courses is at the sole discretion of the School.
- Arrivals and departures must take place strictly in accordance with the scheduled dates and times. No responsibility is assumed by the Centre with regard to journeys to and from the Caprera base.
- You may not leave the base, even temporarily, except for justified reasons and with the authorisation of the base chief. Visits from relatives or friends are not allowed, without special permission from the base chief.
- Tidiness and cleanliness, which are essential in a community life, concern not only one's own person and personal belongings, but also the dormitories, the common rooms and services, the surroundings, as well as the equipment and facilities of the Base.
Vital to the School is the care of the boats and materials. - Sleeping after a busy and tiring day is a sacred right, so all noise in the vicinity of dormitories must stop at the hour of silence. Small radios, cassette players and the like are not welcome and their use is forbidden in the common areas. Mobile phones are also to be used discreetly, but must be switched off during communal activities.
- On courses with dormitory accommodation, pupils are not permitted to attend the female students' dormitories and vice versa.
- Safety is a dominant theme in education both at sea and on land: from the obligation to wear a life jacket to rescue and fire-fighting equipment. Everyone contributes to the work of prevention, to avoid damage to people and equipment.
- The Head of the base has the right to remove from the base any student who proves to be unfit for community life at the school or who is guilty of serious misconduct.
- The use of boats is permitted for the School's institutional activities. Any other use must be authorised by the Base Head.
- The CVC reserves the right to take any measures, including sanitary measures, that it deems appropriate or necessary, in compliance with or as a result of legislative and/or regulatory provisions to gain access to the base and to attend courses.
- The rules reported above are subject to national and regional regulations for the measures, including behavioural and individual protection ones, aimed at fighting the spread of COVID-19, as well as those set out in the document "Behavioural rules for COVID-19 emergency" available for consultation. AT THIS LINKwhich is to be considered a substantial part of the present Code of Conduct.
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Oltre ai telefoni personali, per mettersi in contatto con gli allievi, da maggio a ottobre, si può telefonare alla Segreteria di La Maddalena (0789/738529).
Non è consentito usare i telefoni cellulari in barca o durante le lezioni a terra.
Il loro uso è consentito solo nei momenti liberi.
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Tutti gli allievi partecipano alle attività comuni (distribuzione dei pasti, pulizia della mensa, dei dormitori e dei servizi, aiuto in veleria e sui gozzi). Ciò aiuterà ad acquisire la mentalità della vita in comune su una barca dove tutto l’equipaggio contribuisce alle attività di bordo.
Per un giorno, nei corsi settimanali, o due giorni, nei corsi quindicinali, ogni allievo viene impiegato nella “comandata”.
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- The CVC commissary is at Punta Coda and Precruise and is open daily (including Sundays). Hours: Punta Coda 12:30-1 p.m. 6:45-8 p.m. (Saturday 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.). Pre-cruise: 6:45-8 p.m. (Saturday 9:30-11 a.m.). At the commissary you can pay with cash, ATM or credit cards.
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- At the commissary you can find:
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- - technical garments for sailing:
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- - windbreakers;
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- - sailing gloves;
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- - wetsuit boots;
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- - neoprene wetsuits;
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- - sailing pants;
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- - boots (on request).
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- - clothing for sailing:
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- - polo shirts, sweaters;
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- - shoes (on request).
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- - Miscellaneous accessories: blankets, sleeping bags, knives. Cigarettes are not for sale
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- You can also find:
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- - drinks, cookies, snacks, etc;
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- - personal hygiene items.
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- If there are special needs (medicines, etc.), the commissary clerk can purchase the necessities from time to time in La Maddalena.
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Coca cola, birra, vino e altre bevande possono essere acquistate tramite il personale dello spaccio.
L’acqua in tavola ed in barca è fornita gratuitamente, Per uso personale è sempre possibile ricaricare le proprie borracce dagli appositi erogatori presenti nelle basi.
- The CVC is organized to follow the diet of people with celiac disease or severe food allergies (notified to the Secretariat before the start of the course).
- In the case of food preferences, on the other hand, there may not be a dedicated meal, but one may choose the food genre, from those available, that is compatible with the intolerance as long as it is promptly reported and documented at the time of registration.
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Si raccomanda di portare il tesserino personale dell’ASL. A Caprera esiste un’infermeria.
Nel caso sia necessario il trasferimento in un ospedale a La Maddalena o ad Olbia l’allievo dovrà pagare il mezzo per il rientro alla Base.
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- The last morning of your stay in Caprera is dedicated to tidying up the boats, the sails, the dormitories and the last bureaucratic formalities, including filling in the QUESTIONNAIRE (which you will have received by email in the early hours of the morning), where you can express your satisfaction with the school's activities and suggestions for improvement: we value your opinion! After filling in the questionnaire, you will have to prepare your luggage.
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- Students are brought back to La Maddalena around 12.00 noon by motorboat (before 1 May and after 31 October the motorboat will be replaced by a coach). From La Maddalena you can take a ferry to Palau and from Palau the regular bus to Olbia. We recommend booking a flight or ferry departing from Olbia from 18.00 onwards.
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- ARST and TURMOTRAVEL - Olbia-Palau-Olbia regular bus schedules:
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- ARST: see http://arst.sardegna.it/orari_e_autolinee.html or call toll-free 800 865 042
- TURMOTRAVEL: see http://www.gruppoturmotravel.com/trasportopubblico.php or call 0789/21487
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Milan Secretariat 02/86452191
La Maddalena Secretariat 0789/738529
La Maddalena Hospital 0789/737732
Cab Aisoni (Olbia/Palau) (also for minibuses) 0789/709309 - 336/814055
Cab Todde 330/649933
Cab Acciaro (also for minibuses of 6) 340/1554000 328/800335
Cab Musa Roberto (also for minibuses) 347/3706074
Phone to call only on Saturday of arrival in case of emergency: 347/6749599
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