one day sails

Sailing skills need to be maintained by regular use. Staying involved through a club, co-op or boat ownership will greatly improve your boat handling skills over time. If you do not have easy access to a boat, would like more formal training  or want to be ready for your next certification course, one of the following clinics may appeal to you.

Basic Clinics  After the basic sail training, keep sailing:  Skipper Check Out,  Bowen Island Sail  & COB/Docking practice.

Skipper checkout

Basic Cruising Standard Checkout
On the water evaluation for Basic Cruising Standard. For Basic Crew ready to move up a level, or experienced skippers wanting to challenge the standard.

​Prerequisites
Basic Cruising Standard written exam 
or Sail Canada Basic Crew Standard

Boat 24' - 31' saillboat

Course Information

Bowen Island SAil

Day sail to Snug Cove
Sail from Granville Island to Bowen Island with a Sail Canada instructor.  Enjoy lunch  in historic Snug Cove before making your way back home in time for dinner. 
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Depending on wind and weather, you may get a chance to polish your docking skills, put your coastal navigation skills to the test or Simply Sail.

​Prerequisite Basic Crew or equivalent
Boat 31' - 40' saillboat

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English bay and beyond

Day Sailing  English Bay area
What better a way to spend the day than on a boat in the bay, destination depending on the wind, tide and whatever the instructor and crew fancies focusing on that day.  The only way to get more skilled at sailing is to sail more. 
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Expect tweaking sail trim for balance and speed, short-handed COB, pro docking techniques, heavy weather boat handling, navigation on the go, and flying the occasional spinnaker. 

​Prerequisite: Basic Crew or equivalent
Boat: 24' - 40' sailboat
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Intermediate & Advanced Clinics 
For the experienced sailor: You are proficient with basic maneuvers, trim, docking and sailing on all points of sails

ONE DAY Refresher

Intermediate Prep Course
Refresh your sailing skills and dust off your coastal navigation knowledge. Being current in these topics provides a better learning experience during the intermediate course. 

Additional Course Information

Spinnaker clinic

Set new sails: Introduction to spinnaker 
We will introduce how to fly a spinnaker;
- Set up at the dock
- Practice routine at the dock
After the dockside practice we go sailing and learn how to hoist, trim, gybe and douse the spinnaker.
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Prerequisite Basic Cruising
Boat: 24' - 40' keelboat

Heavy weather

Heavy weather sailing: storm sails
You will learn how to prepare the boat for heavy weather sailing. You will practice heavy weather tactics such as forereaching. We will set up storm sails and jacklines at the dock.
We  do these clinics on "short notice" depending on weather. Send us an email to be notified of upcoming clinics.
Prerequisite Basic Cruising
Boat: 40' keelboat

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Course information

Location
Granville Island or 
North Vancouver

Time
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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​Cost
$169 Regular
$129 Discount*
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​*Discounted rates are for returning clients with a full basic course 
5% GST added at checkout
Rates are per person
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