Keelboat

Adult Keelboat Sailing

For 2023, BYC is offering: Start Keelboat Sailing & Basic Keelboat Cruising

The Barrie Yacht Club offers two levels of Keelboat lessons including Start Keelboat Sailing and Basic Keelboat Cruising. Both require no sailing experience. All Keelboat programs at the BYC are taught by Sail Canada-certified instructors and on Sail Canada-approved Keelboats.

You do not need to be a member to enroll in our sailing school.

Basic Coastal Navigation- Tuesday’s 6:00 – 9:30 PM (7 weeks)

This introductory course offers basic knowledge of navigation theory and is the initial course in a comprehensive set of courses offered by Sail Canada on vessel navigation. The curriculum covers the role of the navigator and introduces the publications, aids to navigation, tools and techniques that support planning and safe passage making. The student is exposed to basic plotting and position-determination methods. This course covers information key to the effective use of electronics. The Sail Canada exam may be written at the conclusion of the course. The Basic Coastal Navigation course is a prerequisite for the Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising course and the Intermediate Coastal Navigation course. Parallel rules and dividers will be required for this course.

Course dates: October 29th, November 5th, 9th, 26th, December 3rd, 10th and 17th

Training Charts will be provided for the course and the Sail Canada Exam.

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Basic Coastal Navigation

7 weeks
Tuesday (6 – 9:30 pm)
- October 29th
- November 5, 9, 26
- Dec 3, 10, 17
$450 + HST

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Intermediate Cruising (afloat) Course

On “Lady Nathalie” in Antigua and Barbuda Feb 2-9, 2025 OR Feb 9-16, 2025

Intermediate Cruising Course

8 day/7 night live-aboard vacation style course

Certification required by bareboat charter companies

Adhere to all Sail Canada and Boating safety protocols

Perfects sailing manoeuvres on all points of sail, tacking, gybing, sailing to weather efficiently, crew overboard. Charting, plotting courses and navigate with hand instruments

Sailing a compass course

Proper anchoring techniques

Maneuvering a larger vessel under power

Dinghy management

Focus on resource management

Builds leadership skills

Develops prudent skippering skills

Competently handle a 12 – 14 m vessel

To reserve your berth, please contact Kevin Lee, Keelboat Director: keelboat@barrieyachtclub.com

Note: Unless noted otherwise, all Courses are inclusive of breakfast, lunch, daily snacks, non-alcoholic juices, sodas and drinks, anchor, port fees and yacht expenses. Students are welcome to bring their own light alcohol refreshments on board. Students are responsible for their flights, transfers, meals and drinks while visiting shoreside restaurants, alcoholic beverages and dockage outside the first and last day of the course. Due to weather, for the safety of the guests and vessel, the Instructor reserves the right to adjust the itinerary. Students are responsible for arranging their own flights to and from the Caribbean.

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