intermediate Sail training

Intermediate level courses are for the sailor who wants to charter a boat, own a boat or simply wants to advance their sailing skills and become a more competent and safe skipper. 

intermediate - 5 days

​Intermediate Cruising Standard Course
Do you want to charter your own yacht locally or at your dream sailing location? The intermediate sailing course will give you the tools to do so. The course focuses on crew management, more advanced boat handling, and boat systems.
You will apply the knowledge gained during the coastal navigation course while we explore the Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast.

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Refresher - 1 day

​Intermediate Prep Course
It is our experience that sailors joining the intermediate course might be rusty in their coastal navigation and boat handling skills. When is the last time you  practiced a crew overboard drill as a skipper?  Are you solid with plotting a DR, LOPs or danger bearings? 
Being current with these skills will greatly enhance your experience during the intermediate cruising course.
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international
​bareboat skipper

International Bareboat Skipper and ICC
 International Certificate of Competency is required by a number of European and Caribbean charter companies.  A Bareboat Charter and ICC certification can be added on during an Intermediate Cruising Standard with an online course before the trip, written exam, and demonstrating a set of afloat skills. 
Very experienced sailors can challenge the International Bareboat Skipper during  a three day evaluation clinic if they already have Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising Standard. 
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Course information

intermediate Sail training

Objective
To be able to cruise safely as a skipper of a sailing yacht of 9 to 12 meters in moderate wind and sea conditions by day. The standard emphasizes the skills at a level acceptable for bareboat chartering.

Sail Canada Certification
Intermediate Cruising Standard or
Intermediate Crew Standard

International Yacht Training
International Bareboat Skipper
International Certificate of Competence

Format
The sailing classes are offered in a liveaboard format sailing for five days in the Gulf Islands and Sunshine Coast.

SAILING COURSE Progression

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After the course: sail our world class cruising grounds

Now you are ready to go cruising along BC's beautiful coast. Explore Desolation Sound and enjoy a relaxed evening in one of the many world class anchorages. If you want to push into more remote cruising grounds, perhaps sail under a starlit sky, you can join us sailing around Vancouver Island. If you dream about crossing an ocean, come along on an Offshore Sailing Expeditions.

Vancouver Island Adventures
You see yourself exploring the West Coast of Vancouver Island. You are looking for an introduction to offshore sailing. Join this great West Coast adventure. A ten day sail from Port McNeill, around infamous Cape Scott, and back to Vancouver.  For two days you will sail at night, some 50 miles offshore  out of sight of land.
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For a shorter adventure, sign up for the four day delivery from Vancouver to Port McNeill. 
Or even just explore the Broughtons  from Port McNeill. 

Learn more about: Vancouver Island

Offshore Sailing Expeditions
 You dream of sailing beyond the horizon, dolphins playing in your bow wave and albatrosses circling high above you.

In 2020 we again offer a five day introduction to offshore sailing, non-stop from Vancouver to the Columbia River Bar separating Oregon from Washington. 


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Learn more about: Offshore adventures

Desolation Sound Adventure
Follow Captain Vancouver's trek when he was exploring the West Coast.  Anchor in Smugglers Cove and let your mind wander as you relax after a long day on the water.
Desolation Sound is one of the most popular cruising grounds on the West Coast, yet the generous anchorages will have a spot for you even in the midst of summer.

​Perfect your stern tying technique. Explore the beauty of the West Coast and gain insight what it takes to cruise these waters in this ten day cruise.

Learn more about: Desolation Sound

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