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HIGH SEASON: $1,495
SHOULDER SEASON: $1,395
Rates subject to 12% GST/PST + 4% cruise n' learn insurance.
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5 nights live aboard accommodation, instruction & course material, towels, pillows, sleeping bags, foul weather gear and 5 hearty breakfasts, lunches, and 4 dinners.
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We are your Canadian Leapard dealer.
Evolving from 40 years of customer feedback, we pooled our expertise with builders Robertson and Caine to design the Leopard line of blue water cruising catamarans. As the Canadian dealer for Leopard Catamarans, we're proud to say that over 1200 Leopard cats have now sailed more than 11 million miles and the world’s largest oceans.
Course Dates
Improve your skills - see our endorsements
Choose from ASA, ISPA or Sail Canada
Based in the scenic cruising grounds of the Gulf Islands, this 5 day, comprehensive course covers boat handling and safe seamanship practices as well as introducing the basics of coastal navigation. After departing our base at Port Sidney you'll spend five days on board a 34 - 40 ft sailboat, cruising and learning through some of the most spectacular waters in the world. You'll spend each night either at anchor under the stars or secured at a cozy marina.
ASA Program
Basic Keelboat & Basic Coastal Cruising
ISPA Program
Competent Crew & Day Skipper
Sail Canada Program
Basic Crew & Basic Cruising
Courses usually preboard at 1600 hr on Sunday and return at 1600hr on the Friday, March through October. High season July & August.
If these dates do not suit your calendar, call us and check if we can accommodate your preferred dates and group size.
Please call us on 250-656-7070 for further details! Groups of 4 or more can choose dates! |
Level 1 - Introduction to Sailing
Winery Competent Crew - $975 p.p.
For those students looking for a holiday
of a slightly more relaxed nature a Competent Crew standard has been developed to provide a sufficient level of knowledge to
assist in the safe operation of a vessel. This 3 day Competent Crew course combines the Pacific Northwest's superb cruising grounds with its award winning coastal wine industry! Join certified sailing instructors and sommeliers for a course ripe with learning and adventure!
- Competent Crew Certified to live aboard a sailing vessel in tidal waters as Competent Crew. In an emergency, be able to substitute as skipper. Competent to sail a vessel under 30 ft, where no navigational hazards exist, within 5 miles of safe harbor, during daylight hours only, in light to moderate wind conditions
This course includes 3 night live aboard accommadation, instruction & course material, linens, towels, sleeping bags, foul weather gear, 3 yummy breakfasts and 2 festive dinners
| Groups of 4 or more can pick their dates, call us and we'll schedule a winery cruise and learn for you!
Please call us on 250-656-7070 for more information! |
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