TEAM

Igor Orlov

He is the founder and head of the NASA Sailing Academy, an exceptionally experienced sailor and Yachtmaster (RYA Cert. No. 20017, Southampton, UK), holds a degree in meteorology (Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade), and is the author of the Nautical Handbook (© 2019, Didakta).

Within the NASA Sailing Academy, he has trained more than 1,000 sailors and has taken part in numerous regattas — including some of the most demanding — across the Adriatic, the Mediterranean, the English Channel, the Baltic Sea, and beyond.

He is the President of the Section for Large Yachts / Keelboats at the Slovenian Sailing Federation and heads the training program for the Offshore Personal Survival, established by World Sailing Member National Authorities (MNAs) and conforming to World Sailing minimum standards.

Andrej Gartner

An exceptional sailor, aviator, and a symbol of the NASA Sailing Academy. He began his sailing journey with the academy in 2013. The very next year, he became a prominent member of the NASA Bravo TEAM and over the years progressed into a helmsman capable of challenging even the best Slovenian sailors.

As a navigator and tactician, he was indispensable at all major regattas in which the NASA Sailing Academy participated.

He repeatedly proved his knowledge, experience, and skills as a skipper and helmsman, both at domestic regattas and at the ORC World Championship in Šibenik in 2019.

Aleš Štravs

An expert and enthusiast. A lawyer practicing maritime law and a passionate lover of the sea and sailing.

Member of the charismatic and highly successful Delta TEAM and long-time president of the NASA Sailing Club.

Initiator and supporter of numerous sailing projects that perfected the skills and further united the members of the NASA racing TEAM.

He participated in two ORC World Championships (Šibenik 2019 and Sorrento 2026).