Sailing School

Advanced Cruising Standard (Coastal Skipper)

• 7 Day Cruise and Learn to Desolation Sound, or West Coast Vancouver Island.
  (Includes a period of 48 hours continually under way.)
  

Objective
"To be able to navigate a vessel in all conditions of visibility and weather in accordance with a prepared passage plan, applying the principles and techniques of safe navigation aided by electronic instruments and radar."

 

Course Content Synopsis

• Detailed Passage Planning.
• Weather Analysis.
• Pre-departure Safety & Equipment checks.
• Practise of the CYA Coastal Navigation Standard.
• Advanced sailing theory and practise.
• Flying a spinnaker.
• Advanced boat handling.
• Night Sailing.
• Emergency procedures.
• Use of GPS and Radar.

 

More course options:

CYA Basic Crew (Competent Crew) - Become a useful member of a sail boat crew.

CYA Basic Cruising (Day Skipper) - Learn to take command.

CYA Intermediate Cruising (Bareboat Skipper) - Extend your skippering skills and gain greater confidence.

CYA Coastal Navigation Standard -Find your way safely from A to B.

CYA / Coast Guard Card (Pleasure Craft Operator Card) - Mandatory licence for powered pleasure craft.