Learn to Sail Cruise and Learn Courses
Have you ever dreamt of learning to sail a large keelboat? Or thinking of chartering a sailboat for a vacation in the sun?
Maybe you already have a cruising sailboat and want to upgrade your skills,
or you just want a different kind of vacation this year?
Come learn with us. Our "cruise and learn" courses with professional CYA certified Instructors provide a safe, enjoyable sailing vacation in the beautiful 1000 Islands and Prince Edward County regions near Kingston, Ontario in some of the best freshwater sailing areas in the world. These 5-day live -aboard courses exceed Canadian Yachting Association standards. Typically we spend 30 hrs practicing skills and the boat is the classroom for the ashore knowledge.. With ample time to practice and refine your skills and knowledge in a relaxed setting with a student: instructor ratio of 3 or 4:1, the 5-day live-aboard experience is far superior to competing courses offering 4 day sailing or 3 day live aboard.
We are proud to be an Ontario Sailing Association/Canadian Yachting Association member school and our lead instructor/owner actively participates in Curriculum and examination development and in Instructor Training as well as in best practice development for sailing schools.
For all our basic courses we employ highly experienced Instructors certified to a minimum Intermediate instructor standard
For intermediate courses the Instructor is usually certified to Advanced Instructor standard,
Our instructors and boats are fully insured for teaching all courses.
New for 2012 we offer an International Certificate of Competence which is a legal requirement to operate a vessel in European Waters. If you are thinking of chartering in Europe you will need this certificate.(we also offer CENVI endorsement which is required for Inland Waters in Europe.)
2012 course details
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The Basic course -even if you have never been on a boat before we will teach you how to handle a cruising boat safely under power and sail in moderate conditions.Live aboard courses and also a day sailing format (weekdays and Weekends)
The Intermediate course builds on basic skills. It is designed for those who want to charter or purchase a keelboat and includes more navigation and boat management aspects as well as improved sailing skills and boat handling.
The Advanced course for the passagemaker, includes continuous day and night sailing and navigation in any weather conditions, man overboard drills at night, docking under sail and other advanced sailing, boat handling and systems management skills
International Certificate of Competence
The International Certificate of Competence ICC certification is required to operate a boat in most European Countries. The ICC consists of a practical test in a short passage and a theory test. It is strongly recommended that you have completed CYA Intermediate cruising and Coastal Navigation or have comparable experience. The course can be taken as a weekend standalone course or as an add on to a 6 day Intermediate live aboard course.Private courses are also available on your boat, our Tanzer 7.5 or CS30 or a Catalina 350.
Coastal Navigation Watch out for Classroom course- wintedr 2012-2013
The practical courses start and end in Collins Bay in Kingston on Lake Ontario.
The courses are taught by CYA Certified and insured Instructors and lead to Canadian Yachting Association Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Cruising qualifications or Coastal Navigation
Basic and Intermediate Courses in the British Virgin Islands NEXT WINTER.
Interested in Dinghy sailing lessons in Kingston? Contact Collins bay Yacht Club Sailing School.
Courses are run in co-operation with:
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