Advanced Course
2012 course details here
The Advanced course is intended for experienced sailors who want to practice extended cruising involving continuous sailing by day and night in potentially heavy weather conditions.
The standard reads "To be able to act safely as skipper and crew of a sailing cruiser of 8 - 15 metres, operating by day and night in coastal or inland water in any weather."
Prerequisites are Intermediate Cruising and Coastal Navigation Standards, Red Cross or St. John Ambulance Emergency First Aid Certificate and a VHF radio certificate (Radio Operator's Restricted Certificate - Maritime Voluntary). Members of the Power Squadron with Advanced Piloting in lieu of the CYA qualifications also qualify. The course leads to the Canadian Yachting Association Advanced Cruising Standard, an internationally recognized qualification.
This standard is also in two parts, an afloat section where practical skills are improved and tested and a theory portion that is tested in a 2 hour written closed book exam at the end of the course. In the afloat section there will be continuous sailing lasting at least two days, sailing on watches and maintaining a deck log and DR plot. Day and night crew overboard manoeuvres and anchoring and docking under sail will be practiced. The course fee includes reprints of a number of articles, various pamphlets and reference materials.
The Advanced Course fee is $1150 plus tax excluding food at cost
On successful completion the student will be provided with a seal for their CYA logbook.
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Course Format and 2012 Dates
The live aboard runs for a total
of six days starting on Sunday at noon and finishing
on Friday afternoon. There will be opportunity to visit another marina and to anchor for at least one evening Courses are held in Kingston Ontario and start and finish at Collins Bay Marina. Advanced Courses are held in September when heavier weather can be expected. There is ample free car parking for the duration of the courses.