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Aegean island-hopping as a classroom — navigation, anchoring and med-mooring up to the licence that lets you charter.
- How long
- ~12 days
- Cost
- $1,800 – $3,200
- In rupees
- ₹1.7L – ₹3.1L
- Starting level
- Beginner – Intermediate
7–21 days
$208/day
₹19,900/day
moderate pace
Price covers: 12-day live-aboard course, tuition + berth + certification. Range built from typical 2026 market rates. Verify before you book. Flights and visas are never included, and nothing here is a quote.
The price includes
- Tuition
- Somewhere to sleep
- A certificate
You come away with: IYT Bareboat Skipper
Best months — Apr-Oct
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While you're in the region
Is this a good one?
- Against others of its kind
- At $208 a day this sits near the top of the range, against a $105 median for water & sailing. It is cheaper than 2 of the 24 water & sailing options mapped here.
- Other things to learn in Greece
- 2 other options in Greece, starting with sport climbing in Kalymnos from $700.
- When to go
- Workable across 7 months of the year — Apr-Oct. Outside that the season is against you, not the school.
- How long it really takes
- Most people give it 12 days, but the honest range is 7 to 21. That spread is wide because how far you take it is up to you.
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