Host Academy is a course for you who want to work a summer as host with QD & The Yacht Week.
The course will prepare you for working and living on a yacht for a summer season. You’ll learn all the tips and tricks of how to cook on board a sailing yacht, how to give your crew an amazing week of holiday as well as seeing the most common ports we sail to.
Host Academy is a requirement for everyone who want to work for us. If completed then will be offered to work with us for the summer.
If yes, then don’t hesitate to join our team for the summer season!
If you do not have the required experience please checkout our Training and Partner Schools page. The recommended training will help you gain the experience required to attend Host Academy.
The course is 8 days long starting from Split, Croatia. Each yacht has a dedicated instructor and the yacht is also shared by 4 skippers that will be your “guests” for the week
Day 1: Theory on land talking through what it means to be a professional host.
Day 2: Check-in and provisioning day for stocking up for a week at sea.
Day 3-7: Practical training on the water. Visit the islands we go to in the summer and practice cooking and hosting a yacht. Your skills will be evaluated and advice will be given by our expert instructors. Your skippers onboard will help you also to practice basic sailing skills.
Day 8: Check out of yacht, end of the course.
At the end of the course the instructors will ask themselves: “Would I feel comfortable sending you out on charter with my friends or family?” This decision will be based on 5 aspects and will determine if you pass or fail the course.
2024 dates will be released soon
WEEK 15 | 08-15 April | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 16 | 15-21 April | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 18 | 29-05 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 19 | 06-12 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |
WEEK 20 | 13-19 May | Split, Croatia | Closed |