Sea-Master: What a course for the VELAFestival! Triple the number of boats and add a Pogo 40

Great success for the Sea Master “out-of-series” course at VELAFestival. The boats triple and will be Bavaria 40, Oceanis 40 and Pogo 40. The program is tantalizing and the chief skipper is exceptional it isMaurizioVettorato, ocean navigator and champion of the solo Mini 6.50 class. The course, Friday through Sunday, leaves from La Spezia and heads to Santa Margherita with a return to La Spezia on Sunday. Education, fun and participation in the VELA Cup in the program mix, starting at 399 euros, including a subscription to the Sailing Newspaper. But Sea Master’s courses are many and for every need. We report the four-day “Deep Sea Sailing” course by the legendary Matteo Miceli aboard his Cass 40, starting from 1,200 euros in early May, departure from Riva di Traiano. And then, for the summer, a real treat: aboard Pandora, a 30-meter vintage schooner a weekly course, from the Aeolian Islands to Greece, to learn navigation, voyage planning, resource and safety management, sail sewing, blockhole restoration, splicing… but also leisure, swimming, snorkeling dives and shore visits. 500 euros per week from mid-July. More info at www.sea-master.it.