SAILING PROGRAMS

Course program overview: All our sailing courses at a glance
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Course PROGRESSION

BASIC SAILING COURSE

Intermediate Course 

ADvanced SAILING COURSE

You have little or no experience
Day sailing or 5 day liveaboard
24' - 36' sailboat
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Expected experience: 15 days, 200 NM
Course: 5 days, liveaboard
36' - 40' sailboat
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Expected experience: 40 days, 500 NM
Course: 3 - 7 days, liveaboard​
40' sailboat
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Adventures & expeditions

For sailors who want to work towards intermediate & advanced certifications

• Mileage builders for more experience and for higher certification prerequisites
• Opportunities for intermediate, advanced & offshore certification possible where other prerequisites have already been met

adventure SAILINg course

Expected experience: 30 days, 300 NM
5 - 14 days, live aboard
40' sailboat

offshore sailing course

Expected experience: 30 days, 300 NM
5 - 20 days, live aboard
40' sailboat

desolation Sound

Expected Experience: basic sailing
10 days liveaboard
38' to 40' sailboat

shore-based courses / skill development/ international CERTIFICATION

• Coastal Navigation & VHF Radio Operators Certification
• International Bareboat Skipper and ICC
  
• ​Skill Development Clinics such as Docking, Crew Overboard Recovery, Introduction to Heavy Weather Sails

shore-based COURSes

Coastal Navigation & VHF
classroom & home study
Granville Island Classroom

INternational certification 

International Bareboat Skipper
31' - 40' sailboat

One DAY SAils

After the basic course
Bowen Island sail, spinnaker &  more
​31' - 40' sailboat

Start your training with a course appropriate to your experience
​Our recommended path through the courses is as follows: