CRUISE & LEARN COURSES

Our Five or Seven Day ‘Cruise & Learn’ adventure sailing provides a professional Captain, modern luxury sailing yacht, training tuition, materials, and testing.   Our ‘Cruise & Learn’ courses include training and testing of afloat skills, instruction on sailing theory (ashore skills), and an ashore skills written test with test feedback as required.  A Sail Canada Certificate is awarded for trainees after successful completion of the course.  

Our ‘Cruise & Learn’ course is conducted in a relaxed atmosphere while partaking in a five day or week-long sailing adventure teaching cruise.  Throughout the five (or seven) days, instruction is given daily on ashore skills (sailing theory), usually about 1-2 hours in the morning prior to departure.  While the vessel is underway, hands-on training is provided daily.  Routinely, the students are given the opportunity to demonstrate they have acquired the skills taught.  The instructor keeps track of skills demonstrated/learned by using an afloat skills check list to confirm what has been learned throughout the course.   By the end of the course, all the afloat skills will have been confirmed/tested.  Students learn sailing best by doing!   Typically, on the return trip back to the marina, on the last day, students write an ashore skills test.  Test is marked and constructive feedback given prior to the end of the Sail Canada cruise & learn course. 

A certificate is awarded after the course is successfully completed indicating proficiency and knowledge have been demonstrated in: Terms & Definitions; Gear & Equipment; Safety; Rules of the Road; Weather; Duties of Skipper & Crew; Seamanship; Making Fast & Snugging Down; Maneuvering Under Power; Boat Handling Under Sail.

Overall, there is a minimum of 12 hours spent on teaching theory, and minimum 20 hours dedicated to afloat skills training and practice.

‘CRUISE & LEARN’ FEATURES & BENEFITS:

• Training is conducted throughout the week in a relaxed atmosphere while also enjoying adventure cruising on a modern luxury yacht.
• Students take their course with the ‘All-Inclusive Plan’ wherein the provisioning is included.
• Guests are also given plenty of opportunity to participate in operating the vessel.
• Adventure itineraries are tailored to suit students’ preferences. They can be tightly structured or loosely planned and are developed with the students’ input. 

Contact us now for a quotation for your customized Cruise & Learn Course in Georgian Bay for the Summer months and in the Caribbean during the Winter months.