​ADVANCED COURSE - 7 DAYS

Who is this course for?
This our standard advanced sailing course for sailors who want to experience night sailing and take their skills to a higher standard.
A 48 hr non-stop sail is at the core of the course. You will practice coastal navigation by day and night, learn different crew overboard recovery procedures and use different sails.


Where do I fit in? See our Course Progression Overview.
Format:  7 day liveaboard, 48 hr non stop sailing
Certification:  Sail Canada Advanced Standard

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Prerequisites
- Intermediate Cruising Standard
​- PCOC
- Intermediate coastal navigation standard
- VHF - ROC(M)
​- First Aid

Recommended
- 40 days sailing  experience
- 20 days as skipper
- 500 NM
- Advanced prep-course
- Skill Development Clinics

" We clearly had the right boat and the right instructor to experience strong winds and gain more confidence for dealing with those conditions on our own boat."
Will, BC, 2017,

​Course information

Location
The course will leave from North Vancouver. Upon sign up, you will get an email with a boat location map.​ 

Course Times
7 days liveaboard
Boarding:   9:00a
Returning: 5:00p

Additional information
School boat:
→ Beneteau First 40.7 (Salient)
→ Download: Sailing course information

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course Description

We board the boat in the morning of day one and do a systems check. We discuss the navigation plan for the course and prepare the boat for night sailing.  The first day we will go to Howe Sound.  On day two we sail along the Sunshine Coast. Then we set sail for the 48 hr non-stop sail which will take us either up the Strait of Georgia into Desolation Sound and back or we sail south, through the Gulf Islands & the Strait of Juan de Fuca and end up at Poets Cove resort where a hut tub awaits. The last night we spend at the marina in Snug Cove (Bowen Island). The itinerary will be adjusted depending on weather to make the most of the training. 

Coastal Navigation by day and night will be a focus

A typical itinerary might be:
Day 1:    Vancouver - Port Graves (Gambier Island)
Day 2:    Port Graves - Pender Harbour (Sunshine Cove)
Day 3:    Pender Harbour - Strait of Georgia, sailing through the night
Day 4:    Strait of Georgia, sailing through the night
Day 5:    Arriving in Poet's Cove (Pender Island)
Day 6:    Poet's Cove - Snug Cove (Bowen Island)
​Day 7:    Snug Cove - Vancouver
Duration: 7 days and 6 nights

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upcoming sailing classes

COURSE COST
Regular Rates           Discounted Rates         
7 Day Course (CLA)
$1,999.-                        $1,849.-

SAILING COURSE SCHEDULE

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- Discounted rates:  Previous clients who did at least a full basic course & couples occupying a double berth
​​​- All cost plus tax: 5% GST
- Rates are per person

Included:
-  Ashore and afloat instruction
- Course text book

-  Certification & exam fees
​-  Provisions

- Moorage fees

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​Please read our 'Terms and Conditions'

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Private course
More personalized, private bookings can be arranged.

After the course: Join our adventure ord offshore program

Circumnavigate Vancouver Island or join the outside passage of our Vancouver Islands for an unforgettable adventure and an introduction to offshore sailing. If your heart is set on offshore sailing: We have just what you are looking for. All our advanced sail training is offered on Salient, a Beneteau First 40.7.
Salient competed in the Vic Maui International Yacht Race in 2016 and is and is entered to race in the Vic-Maui 2018.
​Learn more about our adventure and offshore programs.