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. OAK BAY SAILING SCHOOL Victoria BC Canada - at Oak Bay Marina <> Courses certified by the International Sail and Power Association Coastal & Offshore Adventure
Cruises ISPA Instructor clinics
and seminars |
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 Contact: Jim McLauchlan, Tel; (250) 216-6866 e-mail oakbaysail@shaw.ca |
| OAK BAY SAILING
SCHOOL offers sailing seamanship and navigation training on a number of levels. This is particularly useful for people when chartering etc, as well as giving confidence in practical skills to tackle sailing trips in varying weather conditions. |
| ALL TRAINING COURSES
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. combine home study of course workbooks with classroom sessions and practical learning and experience on waters surrounding the Saanich Peninsula and the Gulf Islands. We use smaller boats for early sail training, (eg Cal 20), and work up through larger boats (eg Tanzer 26, Catalina 30) to venture further afield as we progress to offshore seamanship and navigation. Group courses are limited in numbers of students to ensure everybody gets adequate training, with opportunities to practice new skills in a controlled and sociable environment. |
| TRAINING . . .
can be provided as required on our boats or yours, and have built in flexibility in appointed training times for people with busy lifestyles! |
| SAILING COURSES
INCLUDE . . . Basic Sail Training: Successful students acquire skills in sail handling, sailboat management, chart use, obtaining and interpreting weather forecasts, and tide and current calculations. Competent Crew: The holder is certified as being competent to act as crew while under the command of a Skipper on a larger sailboat. Day Skipper: The holder is certified as the Skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, for day time sailing only, in local waters requiring only basic navigational skills, in moderate wind and sea conditions. (Qualified for our "Club Sail" membership.) (Generally recognized as the minimum requirement to charter a larger vessel for daysailing) Coastal Navigator: The holder is certified to navigate through coastal waters, within the sight of land, by day, using a hand bearing compass and navigational aids. Mainly classroom based, with a full day on the water as part of the evaluation for certification. (Can be taken as a classroom based course or as a home study course with feedback from the instructor by mail or e-mail. This course is a pre-requisite for Coastal Skipper ) Coastal Skipper: The holder is certified to act as the skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, while cruising in a vessel in coastal waters, where navigational hazards exist, in daylight with good visibility, and when wind speeds may exceed 25 knots. (Pre-requisites: achieved level of Day Skipper and Coastal Navigator) |
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| Operator licensing in many states in the U.S., and depending upon age and vessel size in Canada, is already mandatory. On completion of the Competent Crew and Day Skipper course you can write the exam for the Canadian Coast Guard Pleasure Craft Operator Card. (This certification is also available through a home study course to prepare for the exam in our school) |
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