Croatia Sailing School

The best way to spend time. Learning, adventuring, achieving goals and making amazing friendships. Not to mention exploring amazing natural beauty only accessible on the water.

The Sailing Virgins Sept 24 course in Croatia was an amazing, full experience. Our instructor Oran created a team/family out of 4 strangers in just 1 day. He taught from a place of deep experience and instilled that confidence in us. My husband and I were first timers on a sailing boat for this long of a time and really new to sailing in general. However, we were empowered by Oran to feel comfortable sailing and living in a boat almost right away. Not only did we learn to sail (and pass our exams) we learned so much about life. We were encouraged to adventure past our comfort zones. We hiked, did breathwork, cooked, explored and so much more. Can’t speak highly enough of the course and our instructor. We will be doing many more SV courses in the future!

One week in Croatia with Sailing Virgins turned out to be one of the best times in my life. Our teacher Oran Teach (look hime up on IG and youtube) delivered an amazing experience balancing fun, training and increadible destinations in Croatia. I came out of this week having made new friends, learned sailing skills, inspired, confident and motivated to continue growing as a sailor and as person I cannot recommend this experience enough!

Oran is an excellent instructor and boatmate! We saw some amazing places and got some real cruising experience the entire trip!

We sailed with Oran as our instructor from Split in Croatia. 3 couples and the most passionate teacher who worked hard to make sure we all developed the critical skills to enjoy our own bareboat charter. It is worth checking Oran out at Oranteach on instagram. He makes 60+ year olds feel like 20 year olds with his humour. He is also a great chef and provider. If you want an adventure where you learn new skills this could not be better!

The entire experience was well orchestrated and well organized. Communication in advance of the trip was great - from managing all the prep materials to simply setting expectations about what we needed and what we would do. The experience on the boat (in Croatia) was fantastic, and this all had to do with our instructor - Oran - I could not imagine having done this with anybody else (though I’m sure there are many qualified instructors) - the course took real work but I really felt like I had a partner in Oran and how he managed our group as a crew, and on a personal level, I can’t say enough. Well done to the entire Sailing Virgins team for this experience !

This year I have been on two Sailing Virgins trips and I highly recommend them as a company. My first trip was with Orlaugh and she was an incredible instructor in the British Virgin Islands for our all women’s course. She was thoughtful and thorough and extremely well-versed in sailing. My second instructor was Oran in Croatia, and he is a brilliant sailor and wise beyond his years. He taught us navigation, breathing and diving techniques, and inspired us try things out of our comfort zone. It was such a treat to have been on trip with both of this amazing and truly inspired people. 10/10 would go on another SV trip!

Jose loves sailing. And it shows. He’s an attentive instructor who is invested in helping people learn. It takes boatloads of patience, skillful communication and trust to teach others to successfully manœuvre and dock a 10+ tonne sailboat. Jose helped everyone accomplish that - and he did it with “tonnes” of humour 🤓. What an unforgettable week of sailing and adventuring with beautiful people I now call friends!

This was absolutely one of the best trips I’ve ever been on in my life. I went stressed out and came back the most relaxed I have ever been. Sailing Virgins put us on a beautiful boat in Croatia and gave us their best skipper/instructor in Oran. He was absolutely the best and will be a friend/brother for life!!! I will book with Sailing Virgins again! Croatia itself is beautiful and I highly suggest a trip. The people and culture are amazing. The water and wind in the Adriatic is a dream come true for any sailor. Thank you Oran for bringing me back down to earth and teaching me to enjoy being present.

What an amazing adventure! Sailing the islands of Croatia for a week , swimming in crystal clear private coves and hopping ashore at night to experience the night life of little harbor towns was just the best time ever. Our skipper Oran was amazing! Laid back and generous with his sailing knowledge while being one of the funnest and funniest people I’ve ever met. And he was a great chef preparing yummy food throughout our journey. He truly made the trip special and unforgettable. Our sister ship skipper Shabby also made our trip great, the chemistry between Oran and Shabby was magic, so much fun! Before the trip I read the trips are tailored for athletic active 30 year old/ millennials, that’s a vague memory for me since I’m 70 years old! But I thought, oh well I’m going for it, and I’m so glad I did. Everyone was so welcoming and accepting of me. Thank you all. 2boats full of great people, so much fun,a trip I will never forget.