Terms & Conditions
PAYMENT
Full payment is required at sign up (except for course where a deposit is mentioned). Your payment will reserve your spot in the desired class.
CANCELLATION
Customer cancels course:
If another person can take your spot we will return your payment less an administration fee for materials and administration. If no other person can be found, your payment is not refundable.
Administration fee:
- $75 for course of three days or less, where no materials have been issued
- $150 for all other courses
No refunds for courses cancelled within the following periods of the schedule start date:
- One day clinics or classroom courses: six weeks
- Day sailing course: six weeks
- Five day live aboard courses: two months
- Liveaboard courses longer than five days but less than ten days: three months
- Expeditions (i.e. Van Isle, or offshore): Five months
-->>We highly recommend a trip cancellation insurance
Simply Sailing cancels course:
Should we have to cancel a course due to lack of sign up, technical issues, weather concerns or any other reason, Simply Sailing will issue a full refund of the course fee paid. Our maximum liability for any course is subject to a maximum of the amount paid by the customer. No other claims beyond the paid amount for the course can be made.
PRIVATE COURSES
Cancellation/ Re-booking
20 days before course start date:
- Re-schedule at no cost (1 time, if rescheduled dates have to be canceled: refund according to schedule)
- Refund less $150 administrative fee
10 days before course start date:
50% refund
Cancellation less than 5 days before course start:
no refund
INSURANCE
We highly recommend trip cancellation insurance.
Trip cancellation insurance can be bought through the following company: RSA Travel Insurance
MISSED A CLASS
Classroom: No cost as long as there is space available
On water class: Within another class if there is a spot available:
- $129/day on the water.
You will join day two or three of a day sailing course. Bookings can me made 10 days prior to your make up class.
Call the office for booking.
- Join a one of our "One Day Sails"
- Private make up class at private course rates
RE-TAKING OF EXAM
This happens only in rare circumstances. However, should you have to retake the written exam you can do so during another course at no cost.
If your schedule does not work with these dates, we will try to accommodate your schedule.
Administration fee:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150
TAKING EXAM OUTSIDE AFTER THE COURSE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN
None of us likes exams and we have a tendency to postpone if we can. Unfortunately, Sail Canada wants us to take an exam before we can issue a certification.
We highly suggest taking the exam during the course: Consider these to be an knowledge review with an opportunity to learn. You will discuss the results with your instructor and learn where you might want to review some of the material. If you miss the exam or want to write it at a later day there will be a fee for us to provide you a proctor and instructor to review the exam.
Administration fee:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150
CHALLENGING AN EXAM
If you want to write an exam for a certification you are currently not enrolled and challenge the test you can.
You will either have to provide a proctor and have the proctor send us the exam. Alternatively you write the exam at our classroom location (extra fees for outside office hours).
Administration fee:
Sail Canada (CYA) certification:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75 ($150 for Coastal Nav, bring chart & plotting tools)
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150 ($225 for Coastal Nav, bring chart & plotting )
- Sail Canada log book: If you do not have a log book we will provide this: $25
Any other certification fee, i.e. for ICC, VHF are extra.
- Other certification (during office hours):
ICC: $100 (does not include the fee payable to IYT for the online course)
Add $75 for exams taken outside office hours.
NOTE
- Sailing course costs are per person unless otherwise noted
- All fees subject including 5% GST.
Price as well as terms & conditions may change at any time without notice.
Full payment is required at sign up (except for course where a deposit is mentioned). Your payment will reserve your spot in the desired class.
CANCELLATION
Customer cancels course:
If another person can take your spot we will return your payment less an administration fee for materials and administration. If no other person can be found, your payment is not refundable.
Administration fee:
- $75 for course of three days or less, where no materials have been issued
- $150 for all other courses
No refunds for courses cancelled within the following periods of the schedule start date:
- One day clinics or classroom courses: six weeks
- Day sailing course: six weeks
- Five day live aboard courses: two months
- Liveaboard courses longer than five days but less than ten days: three months
- Expeditions (i.e. Van Isle, or offshore): Five months
-->>We highly recommend a trip cancellation insurance
Simply Sailing cancels course:
Should we have to cancel a course due to lack of sign up, technical issues, weather concerns or any other reason, Simply Sailing will issue a full refund of the course fee paid. Our maximum liability for any course is subject to a maximum of the amount paid by the customer. No other claims beyond the paid amount for the course can be made.
PRIVATE COURSES
Cancellation/ Re-booking
20 days before course start date:
- Re-schedule at no cost (1 time, if rescheduled dates have to be canceled: refund according to schedule)
- Refund less $150 administrative fee
10 days before course start date:
50% refund
Cancellation less than 5 days before course start:
no refund
INSURANCE
We highly recommend trip cancellation insurance.
Trip cancellation insurance can be bought through the following company: RSA Travel Insurance
MISSED A CLASS
Classroom: No cost as long as there is space available
On water class: Within another class if there is a spot available:
- $129/day on the water.
You will join day two or three of a day sailing course. Bookings can me made 10 days prior to your make up class.
Call the office for booking.
- Join a one of our "One Day Sails"
- Private make up class at private course rates
RE-TAKING OF EXAM
This happens only in rare circumstances. However, should you have to retake the written exam you can do so during another course at no cost.
If your schedule does not work with these dates, we will try to accommodate your schedule.
Administration fee:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150
TAKING EXAM OUTSIDE AFTER THE COURSE YOU ARE ENROLLED IN
None of us likes exams and we have a tendency to postpone if we can. Unfortunately, Sail Canada wants us to take an exam before we can issue a certification.
We highly suggest taking the exam during the course: Consider these to be an knowledge review with an opportunity to learn. You will discuss the results with your instructor and learn where you might want to review some of the material. If you miss the exam or want to write it at a later day there will be a fee for us to provide you a proctor and instructor to review the exam.
Administration fee:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150
CHALLENGING AN EXAM
If you want to write an exam for a certification you are currently not enrolled and challenge the test you can.
You will either have to provide a proctor and have the proctor send us the exam. Alternatively you write the exam at our classroom location (extra fees for outside office hours).
Administration fee:
Sail Canada (CYA) certification:
- during office hours at our classroom: $75 ($150 for Coastal Nav, bring chart & plotting tools)
- outside office hours at our classroom: $150 ($225 for Coastal Nav, bring chart & plotting )
- Sail Canada log book: If you do not have a log book we will provide this: $25
Any other certification fee, i.e. for ICC, VHF are extra.
- Other certification (during office hours):
ICC: $100 (does not include the fee payable to IYT for the online course)
Add $75 for exams taken outside office hours.
NOTE
- Sailing course costs are per person unless otherwise noted
- All fees subject including 5% GST.
Price as well as terms & conditions may change at any time without notice.
