FAQs Escuela

What’s the correct clothing for the sailing lessons?

• Clothes must be comfortable. Depending on the season and forecast, you should bring warm clothes and rain gear, hat, sunscreen.
• It is necessary to bring a raincoat under rain condition.
• Shoe’s soles must be of light color in order to not leave any marks on the deck.
• Bring a backpack to store all your spare clothes & equipment in order to change your clothes in the boat. All of them have cabins and a bathroom.

Where do we eat when we are on a 6 or 8 hour sailing lesson?

Normalmente se suele comer a bordo. Por eso te recomendamos que traigas un bocata y algo de bebida si el curso es superior a 4 horas.

Usually we eat on board. It is therefore highly recommended to bring snacks and drinks if the course is above 4 hours duration.

What’s the departure and arrival dock for Sailway Academy’s sailing lessons?

Departure and arrival dock is Real Club Náutico de Vigo, located at Vigo, Pontevedra.

What’s the meeting point to attend sailing courses?

The skipper will be waiting at the agreed time in front of our store. On the street, just in front of the store’s showcase.

I can’t find the Sailway store. Where is it exactly located? 

It is placed in the very “Estación Marítima de la Ría” (in Vigo), in the same building where you can buy the tickets of the Naviera Mar de Ons and Nabia to go to the Cies Islands and Cangas. The building is placed between “Real Club Náutico de Vigo” and the A Laxe Shopping Center. 

How are the boats where we teach?

They are big sailboats between 10 and 12 m of length with bathrooms and cabins in all of them.

How many people fit in the Sailway Academy’s boats?

Depending on the boat’s capacity, minimum 4 people and maximum 7 or 11 people.

Do we stop for sunbathing and swimming during the courses?

No, sailing lessons are merely instructive.