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80 %
Last replied
2 May 2024
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24
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Description
Valid Italian work visa/EU citizenship required
We are a sailing school and bar restaurant located in Salento, a region in the southeast of Italy, in Santa Maria di Leuca. We teach sailing to both children and adults during the summer.
We operate a weekly sailing course and will also have some sailing camps for kids in June and July.
We love sailing and have been around the sea and boats all our lives. For us its about having fun!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Since many years we host people from different countries. We love improving our English and have a cultural exchange with every people want to spent some time with us and learn italian language and culture. Probably in our sailing school more then 30 people arrived and stayed with us by workaway.
In the first times we offered only accomodation and food but when we have discovered that them really wanted to give us a hand we have decided to offer a payment to everyone according to every skills.
We give also in the free time in according with the instructors, the possibility to learn sailing.
Every people arrive in here like workwayer but leaves like our good friends.
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Help
Ciao a tutti!
We are looking specifically for sailing instructors from different countries.
We are looking also for anyone can stay with our students during the summer camps. Task is speak english with them during the sport activity and make some pictures and videos for our social and web site.
We are also a coffe/restaurant in the same area and we are searching for a barman, bartender, a kitchen assistant and waiters.
We can offer regular payment only to European citizens or people with resident permit or dual citizenship.
We can offer accomodation and payment.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Italian: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We love to host people for a language exchange, for us and sure for our students and for our bar restaurant customers.
Accommodation
The school is situated in a beautiful garden (we call it 'the ranch'), in the village centre, near the sea. You will be housed in the upper floor of the school where there are eight beds, kitchen and shared bathroom. Also, when it's necessary, during the sailing camp, you will be housed in a camping whit our students.
What else ...
It's preferable if you speak english fluent and a little Italian. The period is from May to September.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have two wi-fi lines one for sailing school and one for bar/restaurant. I don't know the speed but normally we don't have any problems. There are many usb plug and socket near every table in our space.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hrs / 5 days
Feedback (12)
She spent more than a month with us working in the restaurant and immediately learned the job.
She was always kind to everyone and always gave her best.
We hope to see her again soon.
Thanks Laima
We had a really great experience whith her, she is professional during the work and friendly and funny in the rest of the day. Every time availaible for every situation.
We love Caoilainn and we hope to have her back really soon.… read more
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She spent more than a month with us working in the restaurant and immediately learned the job.
She was always kind to everyone and always gave her best.
We hope to see her again soon.
Thanks Laima
We had a really great experience whith her, she is professional during the work and friendly and funny in the rest of the day. Every time availaible for every situation.
We love Caoilainn and we hope to have her back really soon.… read more
Thank you for all Cristina!!!
the atmosphere in that camp is magic, children are perfect, and sure, all the staff - are openmined and friendly.
i want to say one more time to all the people i have met in… read more
We can't describe what a beautiful surprise was Ross for us.
He worked with us for a long time, about three months in the some way, or better, than the other italian sailing instructors, without any language problem.
The staff and all the people who have attended during the season have loved Ross and his unique style.
We hope to… read more
The reason why I can tell you with certainty that this will be a good experience for you is because for these guys, its about the experience.… read more
She have spent two weeks with us.
She's a singer and she have sing for us for all the time ;-)
Very friendly and hardworker. very nice with childrens.
We hope to see her very soon.
Thank you Charlotte
We have spent a lot of time for dinners with friends and for to speak a lot.
We love her and we hope to meet her very soon.
Thank you Nichole!!!
This sailing school is a great place… read more
Excellent sailor, very helpful for every task.
We hope to see her very soon.
Thank you Maria!!!
We were very glad to meet her and know her fantastic australian language.
She has been very important for our work!
For one week Jessie has been a part of the crew.
Jessie is the creator of the first edition of the ".... shirt party"
We hope to meet her very soon!!!
For all the time she worked in with entusiasm in our team, as sailing instructor.
We hope to have with us Kyra for the next summer!
Kyra is a Top Banana!!!
Kyra please, come back !!!
I absolutely loved the chilled atmosphere in the school!
Lucia and Gabriele are amazing people, super friendly, funny, sweet and kind. I felt very looked after not only by them, but also by Nico and Mauro working in the school (these boys are hilarious and very friendly) as well as Maurizio and… read more
She is an enthusiastic hard worker and lovely girl. She spent with us 15 days between italian kitchen, photography, sea, sail, music and sometimes beach. She has been avalaible to help everyone in the school activities.
We hope to have, very quickly, a new occasion to meet her.
Attention,… read more
so, thanks… read more
We hope to see her back very soon.
p.s. Tendaaaaaa :)
