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Terms and Conditions
These Terms describe how an inquiry and a booking for Pula Sailing School programmes work, how a place is confirmed, how payment is made, how cancellation works, and what the participant and the organiser are each responsible for.
Last updated: September 2026.
1. Service provider
Pula Sailing School is the name under which services are provided by:
Service provider
PULA BOATS, obrt za turizam i promidžbu, vl. Anton Jelaš
Registered address
Selec 1C, 10291 Brdovec, Hrvatska
OIB (tax number)
23118735630
Phone / WhatsApp
Where programmes run
Pula · ACI Marina Pula · Marina Veruda
VAT is not charged; the business is not registered for VAT.
2. Scope of these Terms
These Terms apply to the programmes and services of Pula Sailing School published on sailingschoolpula.com.
Sending an inquiry through the website does not automatically create a contract and does not confirm a booking.
The web form is used to send an inquiry and to check availability.
3. Booking and confirmation of your place
Booking works as follows:
1You choose a programme and a preferred date.
2You send an inquiry through the web form, by email, by phone or on WhatsApp.
3Pula Sailing School checks availability manually.
4We send you confirmation of availability and the bank details.
5To secure your place you pay 50% of the total price by bank transfer.
6The remaining 50% is paid at the end of the programme.
Sending an inquiry alone does not guarantee availability and does not reserve a place.
A booking is considered confirmed once the organiser has confirmed availability in writing and the first payment of 50% has been received.
4. Programmes and prices
Beginner Sailing Course
Price: 450 € per person.
Duration: 3 days, Friday to Sunday. The programme normally runs from approximately 09:00 to 17:00.
The price includes:
✓Three-day beginner sailing course
✓Use of the Hanse 430 sailboat
✓Instructor Ivan Radolović
✓Hands-on practice at sea
✓Use of sailing equipment
✓Use of safety equipment
✓All costs of running the programme
✓Two nights aboard the Hanse 430
Not included: Food and drinks.
Advanced Sailing Course
Price: 550 € per person.
Duration: 3 days, Friday to Sunday. The programme normally runs from approximately 09:00 to 17:00.
The price includes:
✓Three-day advanced sailing course
✓Use of the racing sailboat
✓Two instructors — Ivan Radolović and Boris Radolović
✓Hands-on practice at sea
✓Sail trim
✓Racing crew organisation
✓Spinnaker handling
✓Drifter handling
✓Gennaker handling
✓Use of sailing equipment
✓Use of safety equipment
✓All costs of running the programme
✓Two nights in an apartment
Not included: Food and drinks.
Regattas
Price: 200 € per person.
Regattas are one-day programmes and do not include accommodation. The exact content, location, date and any food or drinks covered are listed with each individual regatta.
The price includes:
✓A place in the racing crew
✓Use of the racing sailboat
✓Skipper on board
✓Crew briefing and preparation
✓Taking part in the regatta
✓Sailing and safety equipment
Not included: Accommodation, Food and drinks beyond what the official regatta entry fee covers.
There are no additional compulsory costs beyond those stated in advance. See the regatta pages for details of each event.
5. Payment
Payment is made by bank transfer after availability has been confirmed manually. To secure your place, 50% of the total price is paid.
Beginner Sailing Course — 450 € per person in total: first payment 225 €, remaining 225 € at the end of the programme.
Advanced Sailing Course — 550 € per person in total: first payment 275 €, remaining 275 € at the end of the programme.
Regattas — 200 € per person in total: first payment 100 €, remaining 100 € at the end of the programme.
The IBAN does not have to be published on the website. Payment details are sent to you once availability is confirmed.
An invoice is issued for the service in accordance with applicable regulations.
6. Cancellation and date changes
Cancellation or a change of date is possible no later than 7 days before the programme starts.
If you cancel at least 7 days before the start, you are entitled to a full refund of everything paid so far. Instead of a refund you may ask to move to another available date.
If you cancel less than 7 days before the start, the first payment of 50% of the total price is not refunded.
A change of date is not possible less than 7 days before the start.
To cancel or change a date, write to info@pulaboats.com or call +385 91 939 0213.
7. Weather and safety conditions
Sailing depends on weather and safety conditions.
The organiser and the instructor may adjust the daily schedule, the exercises, the departure time or other operational elements of the programme where this is necessary for the safety of participants, crew or vessel.
If the programme cannot go ahead because of weather or safety conditions, you may choose another available date or a full refund of the amount paid.
The safety of the crew and the vessel always takes precedence over the planned schedule.
8. Previous experience
No previous sailing experience is required for the Beginner Sailing Course.
Previous sailing experience is required for the Advanced Sailing Course. Previous sailing experience is also required to take part in a regatta.
The advanced programme and the regattas are not intended for people who have never sailed.
9. Minimum age
The minimum age for participation is 16.
Participants aged 16 and 17 need the consent of a parent or legal guardian.
The organiser may ask for that consent to be provided or signed before the programme starts.
10. Participant duties and safety
Participants are required to:
✓follow the safety instructions of the instructor and skipper
✓use safety equipment when asked to do so
✓behave in a way that does not endanger themselves, other people or the vessel
✓inform the organiser in good time of any circumstances that may matter for safe participation
The instructor or skipper makes the final operational decisions relating to the safety of navigation.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits the organiser's liability in cases where such a limitation is not permitted by law.
11. Withdrawal from a booking
Programmes held on a date fixed in advance are subject to the cancellation rules set out in these Terms.
Where mandatory legislation gives the consumer an additional right that cannot be limited or excluded by contract, that right prevails over these Terms.
12. Written complaints
A consumer may submit a written complaint by email to info@pulaboats.com or by post to the registered address of the service provider given in these Terms.
Receipt of a written complaint will be acknowledged without delay.
We reply to written complaints in writing within 15 days of receipt at the latest.
Records of written complaints are kept in accordance with applicable regulations.
13. Personal data
Personal data is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy published on this website.
14. Intellectual property
The texts, photographs, graphic elements, logos and other content of this website are protected by the corresponding intellectual property rights, unless expressly stated otherwise.
Unauthorised commercial use of the content is not permitted.
15. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the law of the Republic of Croatia.
Nothing in these Terms limits the rights a consumer has under mandatory legislation.
16. Changes to these Terms
The organiser may update these Terms because of changes to the programmes, to the business or to legislation.
A booking that has already been confirmed is subject to the terms that applied when it was confirmed, unless a change is required by mandatory legislation.