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The Barrie Yacht Club Sailing School, the largest on Lake Simcoe, has proudly been teaching the art of sailing for decades. We offer high-quality, affordable learn-to-sail programs tailored to all skill levels and age groups, using Sail Canada’s renowned CANSail curriculum. Whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your skills, our diverse programs for youth and adults provide instruction in dinghies, lasers, and keelboats. Membership at the club is not required to participate.
Our courses are led by certified Sail Canada instructors, with a strong focus on both practical on-water sailing experience and essential knowledge in sailing theory, rigging, and boat maintenance.
Many of our graduates have advanced to compete at provincial, international, and even Olympic levels. Begin or continue your sailing journey with us at the Barrie Yacht Club, where a passion for sailing is nurtured and developed through expert instruction and hands-on experience.
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 maneuvers 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
Full course details available at Sail Canada
https://www.sailing.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Intermediate-Cruise-April-5-2022.pdf
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.
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 maneuvers 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.
email: rearcommodore@barrieyachtclub.com
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The Barrie Yacht Club Sailing School, the largest on Lake Simcoe, has proudly been teaching the art of sailing for decades. We offer high-quality, affordable learn-to-sail programs tailored to all skill levels and age groups, using Sail Canada’s renowned CANSail curriculum. Whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your skills, our diverse programs for youth and adults provide instruction in dinghies, lasers, and keelboats. Membership at the club is not required to participate.
Our courses are led by certified Sail Canada instructors, with a strong focus on both practical on-water sailing experience and essential knowledge in sailing theory, rigging, and boat maintenance.
Many of our graduates have advanced to compete at provincial, international, and even Olympic levels. Begin or continue your sailing journey with us at the Barrie Yacht Club, where a passion for sailing is nurtured and developed through expert instruction and hands-on experience.