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Level 2 - Advanced

Level 2 - Perfectionnement allows you to go deeper into the fundamentals of catamaran sailing.

Navigation area

Approximately 100 miles of coastal sailing between St Tropez and the Calanques, with the islands of Hyères, Porquerolles, Port Cros and the Presqu'île de Giens a must. Nights are spent at anchor, depending on the weather, and a stopover in port may be considered during the course, depending on weather conditions.

School boat

Our Lagoon 380 is fast, easy to handle and safe, making it an excellent catamaran for learning. All safety and comfort equipment is on board.

Content of your level

Know the location of the equipment

Check safety equipment (life jackets, crown buoy, FAR, raft, fire extinguishers, pinochle, hand-held lights, Grab bag)

Identify hazards on the course

Assess wind strength and sea state

Identify beaconing, sounding lines, rocks, UFOs, nets, traps, ships

Knowing the Beaufort and Douglas scales

Grouping together

Reporting difficulties

Experiment with safety maneuvers in modified conditions

Participate in evacuation exercise with grab bag

Inform authorities by visual signals and use VHF procedures (Pan Pan, Mayday, Safety)

Know how to reduce sail (reefing, headsail change, capeing, recovering a floating object using the engine

Apply the 3Rs rule (Route, Trim, Stow)

Locate your starting area

Coastal positioning technique

Know where you are at anchor, in port and on the map

3 Alignments + Z, point coordinates (longitude, latitude), plot course and define drift (windvane),

Use the Cras ruler, Fill in logbook

Getting ready to sail/motorize

Know how to start the engines, Prepare for mooring line release (double point),

Protecting the boat with fenders

Know how to maneuver the engine out of port, area, speed, throttle management, etc.

How to hoist sails (Zone, preparation, shipping)

Launching and using the dinghy

Maintain a fixed trajectory

Adapting the sail opening to the point of sail

Shock or tuck the sail to compensate for imbalance

Follow a trajectory on a Bitter, on a heading, in relation to speed

Know when to choke or border to maintain the sail/wind angle

Trim the sails to relaunch the boat (notion of over-bordering or under-bordering)

Adjust trajectory to sail setting

Choose trajectories that offer upwind/downwind gains

Turning and gybing without stopping

Knowing when to Loft or Trim to maintain sail/wind angle

Know the concept of the frame edge (close-hauled, broadside), Know the concept of VMG

Change tack with the sails accompanying the manoeuvre

Participate in engine maneuvers

Know how to maneuver an engine out of port (start, stop, ½ turn, 360°, forward and reverse trunk)

Know how to maneuver an engine in port (quay, dock, catway...)

Getting to know natural species

Identify fish (Sar, Sunfish, Tuna), cetaceans (dolphins, whales)

Applying the rules of the road

Apply RIPAM and be aware of other ships' routes (collisions)

Monitor equipment condition

Checking and maintaining equipment: 8 knot at the end of halyards, sheets, dents, state of spinlock, rope breakage, winch greasing, etc.

How much does it cost?

  • Skipper certification
  • 1295
    per pers / excluding service pack at €380
  • Duration 7 days

- 10% for the second person in a shared cabin
- 10% on your second course in the calendar year
- 10 % for your first rental following a week-long course

ACM has chosen to take care of the entire organization of your cruising course, based on the principle of a service package.

We take care of everything, so that we can concentrate 100% on training.

Our service package

Service pack information

  • PACK SERVICES ACM
  • 380
    per person
    to be added to the cost of your training
  • New for 2020! 1 month of online theoretical training in the form of videos with commentary, graphic diagrams and summary sheets.
  • Partnership with Ocean Skill
  • Private cabin
  • Safety equipment - Individual self-inflating vest and additional safety equipment for offshore courses.
  • Provisioning - Breakfast, lunch and dinner and little extras we deliver in the morning. Arrange for storage, so you know what to bring.
  • On-board consumption:Gas, batteries
  • Bedding (complete kit) - Top and bottom sheets, pillow and pillowcase, blanket and comforter.
  • Catamaran cleaning package: No need to clean the catamaran when you return.
  • FFV MMA insurance: You are insured for the course via the Fédération Française de Voile.
  • Your ACM / FFV passport: We validate your level and number of miles sailed. Equivalence validation according to your experience.
  • Navigation software: Introduction to navigation software on the iPad (INAVX and Weather 4D Pro) From course 3 offshore.
  • Welcome and early night on board the day before: restaurant (not included in the service pack) with the crew and your instructor.
  • Parking space and amenities : You can leave your car and motorcycle in an enclosed space just a few steps from your catamaran. Showers and toilets on site.
  • Supplement to be arranged by crew
  • According to consumption
    per crew
  • Diesel + dinghy fuel: According to consumption on your return (approx. €20/person, depending on destination)
  • Provisioning : Provisioning (if necessary) *On 7-day courses, allow for a supplement
  • Stopover: According to weather conditions or crew wishes (otherwise anchored)

Our upcoming Level 2 courses

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See our other levels

Level 1: Initiation

Level 3: Evolution (Semi-high-rise)

Level 4: Watch leader (offshore)

Skipper (Yachting)

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