Yacht Charters Vancouver Island

Level 5
Advanced Yachtmaster Offshore

The ultimate sailing course. This intensive course of instruction will challenge the abilities of the most experienced sailor and enhance those skills developed in previous levels. The development of a watch system for an extended night passage, MOB drills at night, performance sail trim, spinnaker handling, and the use of electronic aids to navigation are but a few skills which will be covered on this extended cruise which will take you to wherever the wind blows.

Prerequisites: Coastal Navigation, Coastal Skipper, First Aid, VHF.

Course dates:

Port Hardy - Sidney (Around West coast of Vancouver Island)

April 24 (4pm) - May 2, (4pm), 2010 (SOLD OUT)

Sept 7 (4pm) - Sept 14 (4pm), 2010

Cost: $1995

Around Vancouver Island Yachtmaster

14 day circumnavigation of Vancouver Island

Join us for an exciting Yachtmaster Offshore Cruise 'N Learn around Vancouver Island. Ther first leg of this voyage will take you from Sidney to the northern tip of Vancouver Island to Port Hardy through a maze of islands with tidal currents running up to 15 knots. Occasional stops will be made in remote anchorages. The second leg will introduce students to a taste of some serious open ocean sailing with occasional landfalls as we make our way back to Sidney via the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Prerequisites: Coastal Navigation, Coastal Skipper, First Aid & CPR, VHF.

Course dates:

April 18 - May 02, 2010

Sept 1-14, 2010

Cost: $3495 per person.