This live-aboard course follows the Basic Cruising Standard in the Sail Canada keelboat and cruising training system. Students will participate in operation of the vessel as crew and as skipper. The vessel will be operated under sail and power while making daytime passages. The ability to act as skipper and crew in operation of a sailing vessel by day in unfamiliar waters will be developed, while building the skills and experience needed for live-aboard cruises and bareboat charter.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to cruise safely as both skipper and crew of a sailing yacht of 9 to 12 meters, sloop rigged with an inboard engine, in moderate wind and sea conditions by day. The standard emphasizes on-the-water skills at a level acceptable for extended cruises in coastal and inland waters and for bareboat chartering.
Prerequisites: Sail Canada Basic Cruising (or equivalent sailing experience), Sail Canada Basic Coastal Navigation, VHF License RoC(M), Pleasure Craft Operators Card (PCOC). Intermediate Cruising Theory must be completed prior to boarding.
Practical training includes but is not limited to:
- Sail selection and trim controls
- Anchoring and mooring pickup
- Enhanced docking techniques
- Navigation skills
- Pilotage and passage planning
- Vessel systems management
*Prices include course and materials. Does not include provisioning, refuelling, meals ashore, transportation to/from start or finish location, or any hotel stays before or after the course.
