Courses

  • Veleria e produzione delle vele

    La veleria è un mestiere che si impara principalmente attraverso la pratica e l'esperienza. Il processo di apprendimento è spesso lungo e non sempre gli apprendisti velai hanno la fortuna di avere un mentore che insegni loro il mestiere. All'interno di questo corso, troverai riunite in un'unica fonte conoscenze e indicazioni precedentemente difficili da trovare o semplicemente non disponibili. L'istruttore utilizza molti esempi e foto per farti sentire come se fossi in una veleria a fare le cose che ti vengono insegnate. Alla fine del corso, avrai una buona conoscenza delle vele, dei tipi e della geometria, dei materiali, delle vele, delle macchine da cucire e della produzione di vele.
  • Sailmaking

    Sailmaking is a trade mainly learned through practice and experience. The learning process is often long, and only sometimes junior sailmakers are lucky enough to have a mentor to teach them. Within this course, you will find reunited in a single source knowledge and guidance previously difficult to find or simply unavailable. The instructor uses many examples and photos to make you feel like you are in a sail loft doing the things that are taught. By the end of the course, you will have a good understanding of sails, types and geometry, materials, sail lofts, sewing machines, and sail manufacturing.
  • Sail Design 1 + Aerodynamics for Yacht & Sail Designers

    Enroll simultaneously in the Sail Design 1 and Aerodynamics for Yacht & Sail Designers courses and learn the different aspects to be considered when designing a new sail and the fundamentals of fluid mechanics that govern how sails (and foils) work.
  • Aerodynamics for Yacht & Sail Designers

    Familiarity with fluid dynamics is fundamental for understanding how sailing boats work and designing and operating components such as sails, wingsails, keels, rudders, foils, and Flettner rotors. This introductory course will teach you its fundamentals, including airfoil and wing analysis, making accessible a field that has brought amazing innovations to sailing craft.

  • Sail Design 1

    Having a good set of sails is crucial for enhancing a sailboat’s performance on the water. This introductory course will guide you through all the different aspects to be considered when designing a new sail: rig, geometry, materials, aerodynamics, design phases, manufacturing, and sails inventories.