Pogo 36
- Planes at 8 knots
- Gennaker, code 0, jib, staysail, square-top main
- NKE autopilot
- 3 cabins, 6 berths
“A wonderful sailboat with lots of sail options to learn” (Richard P., Day Skipper student)
The school
Few students, real instructors, a sea that teaches.
Top Sail Italy is a training centre recognised by the RYA, the UK’s Royal Yachting Association. Small groups and tailored courses too, with one aim: nobody left behind.
Our instructors. Students call them by name.
120+times named in Google reviews
RYA shorebased, sail and power instructors, SRC assessors, FIV instructors
William AddobbatiPartner and instructor, Yachtmaster OceanNamed in about 50 reviews. “Infinitely kind and patient […]” (Chris H.)Shorebased Instructor · YM Sailing Instructor · YM Power Instructor · YM Ocean Instructor · Master 200 GT Instructor · Diesel Engine Instructor · GMDSS SRC Assessor · FIV Instructor
Fabrizio MorgiaInstructor, YachtmasterNamed in 26 reviews, mostly by Yachtmaster candidatesShorebased Instructor · YM Sailing Instructor · YM Power Instructor · GMDSS SRC Assessor
Leonardo MolfettaInstructor, SRC & first aid“Personal anecdotes from his long experience at sea” (Filippo C., SRC course, our translation)Shorebased Instructor · YM Sailing Instructor · Diesel Engine Instructor · GMDSS SRC Assessor
Nicole LaiInstructor, power & SRCShorebased Instructor · YM Power Instructor · Powerboat Instructor · GMDSS SRC Assessor
Daniele AnderleInstructor, sailShorebased Instructor · YM Sailing Instructor · GMDSS SRC Assessor
Damiano FlorisInstructor, powerYM Power Instructor
Giorgia AscaniLogistics & communityCommunity manager
Also: Flavio (onboard instructor, Day Skipper) · Paola (onboard instructor) · Agata Carrà (instructor, sail) · Antonio Ferrari (instructor, sail) · Francesco D. Noce (instructor, sail) · Andrea Deiana (instructor, power)
Our motto
Where passion meets profession.
Love of the sea and professional skill together: that’s what we try to teach aboard. Here are two of our films.
The boats
Our sailing yachts.
Based in Olbia and Cannigione: three cabins, six berths and every sail for every point of sail. For the Yachtmaster power practical there’s a motor boat too.
The base
You learn where the sea teaches.
In the Strait of Bonifacio there’s wind most days, plus currents, lighthouses, islands and sheltered coves for the night. In a week you cross to Corsica and back: it’s the training ground for our courses aboard.
- CannigioneDay Skipper & Competent Crew departures
- La MaddalenaThe archipelago, 6 miles out
- BonifacioCorsica, across the Strait
- Porto CervoCosta Smeralda
- OlbiaClassroom, Marina di Olbia, Yachtmaster exams
A week, seen by those who were there.
Photos students left with their reviews: the archipelago, manoeuvres, chartwork on deck, dinners in the cockpit. Tap one to see it full size.
The sea in Sardinia. Theory close to home.
Practical courses and Yachtmaster exams are in Sardinia. Day Skipper and Yachtmaster theory and the GMDSS SRC radio course also run in Rome, Rimini, Salerno, Palermo and Puglia.
- Top Sail Italy SardiniaCannigione & OlbiaThe sea base: sail and power practicals, Yachtmaster exams, classroom theory
- Top Sail Italy RomeOstia, Lega NavaleDay Skipper & Yachtmaster theory, GMDSS SRC
- Top Sail Italy AdriaticaRimini & RavennaDay Skipper & Yachtmaster theory, GMDSS SRC
- Top Sail Italy SalernoSalerno & EboliDay Skipper & Yachtmaster theory, GMDSS SRC
- Top Sail Italy SicilyPalermoTheory, GMDSS SRC, first aid
- Top Sail Italy PugliaGallipoli & BisceglieDay Skipper & Yachtmaster theory, GMDSS SRC