one day sails
Sailing skills are perishable skills. Staying involved through a club, co-op or owning your boat will greatly improve your sailing skills overtime. 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 check outBasic Cruising Standard Check out
-> You have the Basic Crew Standard and seek Basic Cruising Standard -> You are experienced & want to challenge the Basic Cruising Standard -> You look for an evaluation to see which course you fit in (basic or intermediate?) -> Refresh your basic sailing skills |
Bowen Island SAilDay sail to Snug Cove
Sail to Bowen Island with an experienced instructor and enjoy lunch at the Doc Morgan's Pub in historic Snug Cove. Depending on wind & weather you get a chance to polish your docking skills, put your coastal navigation skills to test or Simply Sail. Prerequisite: Basic Crew / equivalent exp. Boat: 31' - 40' keelboat |
DOCKING/COB & MoreDock like a pro & boat handling
Dock like a pro: -> Use of spring lines -> Back into a slip. Boat Handling: -> Using engine during COB maneuver -> Introduction to quick stop maneuver Prerequisite:Basic Crew / equivalent exp. Boat: 31' - 40' keelboat |
Intermediate & Advanced Clinics For the experienced sailor: You are proficient with basic maneuvers & sailing on all points of sails
One DAy RefresherIntermediate Prep Course
Refresh your sailing skills & dust off your coastal navigation knowledge. Being current in these topics, make for a better learning experience during the intermediate course. |
Spinnaker clinicSet 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 will go sailing and learn how to hoist, trim, gybe and douse the spinnaker. Prereq: Basic Cruising Boat: 31' - 40' keelboat |
Heavy weatherHeavy 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 & jacklines at the dock. We will do these clinics on "short notice" depending on weather. Send us an email to be notified when we run those clinics. Prereq: Basic Cruising Boat: 40' keelboat |
Course information
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Location
Most courses are located on Granville Island. A few courses will leave from North Vancouver. See "Sign up" for location |
Course Times
Start: 9:00am Finish: 4:00pm |
Additional Information
3 day navigation practice: Boarding 4 pm night before, sail next day |
