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Are you Passionate about Boats and Sailing? Do you want to work in beautiful locations in the sunshine? Are you a people person that loves meeting new people?

Because we have MANY fantastic opportunities for YOU to join our teams in Greece and Croatia!

All roles come with a competitive salary, flights, accommodation, as well as global career opportunities, training sponsorship for our top performers as well as a fantastic staff yacht usage policy!

Chief Instructor - to lead our sailing School in Lefkas, Greece and Agana, Croatia. The role will include setting up the sailing school for the season, ensuring the sailing school yachts meet the RYA standards and working closely with the base manager to design a plan for the summer. You will be joining an experienced base team and leading another a team of Cruising instructors during the season. We teach a range of courses, including RYA Competent Crew and Day Skipper. This is a very flexible role with time on the water and interacting with guests as well as shore-based duties.

Cruising Instructor - You will be supporting our Chief Instructors in providing a range of courses, including Start Yachting, Competent Crew, Day Skipper and ICC. You should have experience managing lessons and small teams with the ability to identify issues before they grow into larger problems.

Bareboat Skippers and Flotilla Skippers - If you have your RYA Yachtmaster qualification (must be commercially endorsed) and are looking for your next role on board, you may be perfect for one of our Skipper roles. You will be guiding the guest boats through their trip and ensuring everyone is safe and happy.

Flotilla Hosts – Punch parties, group meals and dinghy races! If you are organised, proactive and love spending time with people, then this is a great chance to build your miles and do what you love most, sailing, and meeting new people!

Flotilla Technicians and Marine Technicians – with onboard and shore-based roles available, this role will revolve around maintaining our fleet of yachts. This is a great role if you are confident with basic yacht repairs, including diesel engines, outboards, marine plumbing and being part of a strong and experienced team!

If one of these roles sounds perfect for YOU, please click on the links for a full job description and APPLY TODAY!

If you have any questions, please feel welcome to contact our recruitment team, and we will be happy to help! [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you!

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We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive people for a range of roles based in Lefkas, Greece.

All roles come with a competitive salary, flights, accommodation, as well as global career opportunities, training sponsorship for our top performers as well as a fantastic staff yacht usage policy!

Yachtmaster Instructor - to lead our sailing School in Lefkas, Greece. The role will include setting up the sailing school for the season, ensuring the sailing school yachts meet the RYA standards and working closely with the base manager to design a plan for the summer. You will be joining an experienced base team and leading another Cruising instructor during the season. We teach a range of courses including RYA Competent Crew and Day Skipper. This is a very flexible role with time on the water and interacting with guests as well as shore-based duties.

Bareboat Skippers and Flotilla Skippers - If you have your RYA Yachtmaster Coastal qualification and are looking for your next role on board you may be perfect for one of our Skipper roles. You will be guiding the guest boats through their trip and ensuring everyone is safe and happy.

Flotilla Hosts – Punch parties, group meals and dinghy races! If you are organised, proactive and love spending time with people then this is a great chance to build your miles and do what you love most, sailing, and meeting new people!

Flotilla Technicians and Base Technicians – with onboard and shore-based roles available this role will revolve around maintaining our fleet of yachts. This is a great role if you are confident with basic yacht repairs including diesel engines, outboards, marine plumbing and being part of a strong and experienced team!

To apply or learn more, please visit our website via the links in the highlighted roles!

You can also contact our Yachts Recruitment Team by emailing [email protected]

We can't wait to hear from you!

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#SailingClubs - Sailing holiday firm Sunsail is ‘Funding the Future for Sailing Clubs’ in a new UK-wide competition for £5,000 in funding.

As British Marine reports, sailing and yachting clubs across Britain taking part must submit a business plan to detail what they would do with the funding — from new equipment to membership drives to youth sail training and more.

The club with the most innovative idea, as judged by a panel including Volvo Ocean Race veteran Dee Caffari, will win the investment to bring their plans to fruition — as well as a place on Sunsail’s stand at January’s London Boat Show.

British Marine has more on the story HERE.

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#TradeNewsBBC News reports that nearly 100 jobs could be at risk in Portsmouth as sailing holiday firm Sunsail plans to relocate its operations to London.

The company, which specialises in sailing tourism and boat rentals, says it is consulting individually with staff as it consolidates with other brands under the Specialist Holidays Group umbrella - including yacht operator The Moorings - at a new headquarters in Surbiton.

However, the company has confirmed that its UK operations of schools and events will remain in Port Solent and are not affected by the relocation plans.

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About the 29er Skiff Dinghy

The 29er is a one-design double-handed, single trapeze skiff for youth sailors.

There is an active class in Ireland, just one of the 38-countries from across all continents now racing the high-performance skiff.

The 29er is one of the latest dinghy classes to arrive in Ireland and has a 50/50 split between boys and girls.

The class like to describe the boat as "The most popular skiff for sailors who want to go fast!".

Derived from the Olympic class 49er class and designed by Julian Bethwaite the 29er was first produced in 1998.

Two sailors sail the 29er, one on trapeze.

The class is targeted at youth sailors aiming at sailing the larger 49er which is an Olympic class.


The 6.25-metre high rig features a fractional asymmetrical spinnaker; a self-tacking jib decreases the workload of the crew, making manoeuvres more efficient and freeing the crew to take the mainsheet upwind and on two-sail reaches.

The 15.00 m2 spinnaker rigging set-up challenges crews to be fit and coordinated, and manoeuvres in the boat require athleticism due to its lack of inherent stability and the high speed with which the fully battened mainsail and jib power up.

The 74kg weight hull is constructed of fibreglass-reinforced polyester in a foam sandwich layout.

The fully battened mainsail and jib are made from a transparent Mylar laminate with orange or red Dacron trimming, while the spinnaker is manufactured from ripstop Nylon.

The mast is in three parts - an aluminium bottom and middle section, with a polyester-fibreglass composite tip to increase mast bend and decrease both overall weights, and the capsizing moment a heavy mast tip can generate. Foils are aluminium or fibreglass.

About the ILCA/Laser Dinghy

The ILCA, formerly known as the Laser, is the most produced boat in the world, with 220,000 units built since 1971.

It's easy to see why the single-handed dinghy has won the title of the most widely distributed boat of all time.

The Laser is a one-design dinghy, the hulls being identical but three rigs that can be used according to the size and weight of the sailor.

The class is international, with sailors from 120 countries. The boat has also been an Olympic class since 1996, being both the men's and women's singlehanded dinghy.

Three rigs are recognised by the International Laser Class Association (ILCA):

  • ILCA 4: sail of 4.70m2
  • ILCA 6: sail of 5.76 m2
  • ILCA 7: sail of 7.06 m2

29er skiff technical specs

  • Hull weight 74kg (163lb)
  • LOA 4.45m (14.4ft)
  • Beam 1.77m (5ft 7in)
  • Crew 2 (single trapeze) 
  • Spinnaker area 15.00 m2 (181.2sq.ft)
  • Upwind sail area 12.5 m2 (142.0 sq.ft)
  • Mast length 6.25m (20.5ft)

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