Our courses help you:
- Prepare a sailing resume and LOG Book for compliance of local and international sailing regulations, licencing and bareboat chartering and yacht ownership
- Develop competence as a Qualified Crew, Coastal Skipper and Bareboat Chartering and Advanced Offshore certifications
- Experience confidence as a Skipper by building a foundation of sailing knowledge, seamanship, boat-handling skills and experience in all weather conditions
- Create stability and performance for any sailing vessel whether it be a dinghy, keelboat, monohull cruiser or cruising catamaran
- Master the sailor's weather and navigation planning tools for local and international daysailing, multi-day/week bareboat chartering and bluewater offshore passagemaking
VSC100 INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
Beginner
A full fun day on English Bay with a VSC Instructor introducing you to sailing terminology, the fundamentals of seamanship and steering a sailboat in light and moderate sea conditions.
- Prerequisite:
- None, this is a beginner course, recommended if you are new to coastal waters or have never been on a sailboat.
- Availability:
- All year round in English Bay and Granville Island
- Format:
- NauticEd Rules of the Road and Basic Sail Trim web based pre-study is included- one day on-the water professional certified instruction Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays, 8:30AM - 5:00PM
- Price:
- $269+GST per person, discounts for couples and groups of 3-9
VSC101 QUALIFIED CREW Certification
Beginner
Enjoy a weekend on Vancouver's English Bay and earn your first sailing Certification and prerequisite leading to intermediate qualifications to own or bareboat charter a cruising sailboat locally and internationally.
- Prerequisite:
- Non. You have some boating experience and are comfortable on the water
- Availability:
- Year-round.
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized
QUALIFIED CREW COURSE - Format:
- Practical on the water 2-day weekend courseo on Vancouver's English Bay leaving the dock on Granville Island. You may also consider taking this courses as one of the two courses taken during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018)
- Price:
- $595+GST
When you enrol for courses you will receive a NauticED cloud-based Resume and Log Book for:
- entering and organizing your existing and future certifications
- recording and verifying experience
- easy communications to Yacht Charter/ Rental and Insurance companies worldwide
You can add/update to your log Book with our smart phone APP and authenticate your logged experience via automated email with other sailors on your crew.
VSC202 SKIPPER SMALL KEELBOAT Certification
Beginner/ Intermediate
The NauticEd Skipper Small Keelboat course is for those wishing to successfully master the skills needed to sail a boat in the 18 to 25 ft range. The course covers everything from the outboard engine and maneuvering skills to sail trim and understanding how to be a true leader on a small keelboat.
- Prerequisite:
- None.
- Availability:
- April- September
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized SKIPPER SMALL KEELBOAT COURSE
- Format:
- Includes NauticEd Day Skipper pre-course study. Practical on the water 3-day weekend course in English Bay/ Howe Sound.
- Price:
- $675+GST
VSC203 COASTAL DAY SKIPPER Certification
Intermediate
Foundation sailing knowledge, seamanship, boat handling skills, and navigation for coastal cruising during daylight hours within sight of land.
- Prerequisite:
- VSC101 Qualified Crew, RYA Competent Crew, CYA Basic Crew or ASA101 Basic Keelboat or successful Test-Out
- Availability:
- Year round
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized DAY SKIPPER COURSE
- Format:
- Includes NauticEd Day Skipper pre-course study. Practical on the water 3-day weekend course in Howe Sound. You may also consider taking this courses as one of the two courses taken during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018)
- Price:
- $725+GST
VSC204 BAREBOAT CRUISING MASTER Certification
Intermediate
Learn how to Skipper an auxiliary powered cruising sailboat (or catamaran when available) of approximately 30 to 45 feet in length. Complete Coastal Navigation certification, understand how to complete a check-out, trouble shoot the systems aboard and cruise minimum of 25 nautical miles on coastal waters in moderate to heavy weather conditions.
- Prerequisite:
- VSC203 Day Skipper Certification or CYA Day Skipper, ISPA Day Skipper, ASA103 or Test- Out
- Availability:
- All Year Round.
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized BAREBOAT CHARTER MASTER COURSE
- Format:
- Includes NauticEd Bareboat Cruising Master self-paced pre=course study. Practical on-the-water 3-day weekend course in Howe Sound. You may also consider taking this courses as one of the two courses taken during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018) and 3 days on the water instruction and cruising
- Price
- $825 + GST for 3 day weekend
VSC205 COASTAL NAVIGATION Certification
Intermediate
Learn navigation theory, understand weather forecasts, develop charting skills and demonstrate GPS operations required to safely navigate a sailing vessel in coastal and inland waters.
- Prerequisite:
- None. This course is suitable for Power or Sail recreational boating.
- Availability:
- All year round. Practical on the water 3-day weekend course in Howe Sound. You may also consider taking this courses as one of the two courses taken during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018)
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized COASTAL NAVIGATION COURSE
- Format:
- NauticEd Coastal Navigation eLearning Course & Examination, 3-day practical during 5 & 7 day Cruise & Learn Mileage Builders
- Price:
- $325+GST Theory and $275+GST Practical
VSC321 ADVANCED COASTAL OFFSHORE CRUISING Certification
Advanced
Learn to safely perform as Skipper and Crew on sailing vessels 35 to 50 feet in length in all weather conditions day and night, within 150 miles of coast.
- Prerequisite:
- 50 days seatime as skipper or crew, NauticED Bareboat Charter Master, VSC204 Bareboat Charter Master, VSC205 Coastal Navigation Certification or ASA104
- Availability:
- May and September. Practical on the water 3-day weekend course in Howe Sound. You may also consider taking this courses as one of the two courses taken during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018)
- Certification:
- Internationally recognized CAPTAIN RANK
- Format:
- 6 day Cruise & Learn course with overnight sailing passages, includes NauticEd CAPTAIN pre-course study
- Price:
- $1875
VSC338 OFFSHORE SAILING MASTER Certification
Advanced
The sailor is able to safely act as crew, Watch Captain and Skipper of an offshore equipped (ISAF Cat 0) sailing vessel on offshore cruising passages and racing.
- Prerequisite
- VSC321 Advanced Coastal Skipper Certification, 50 days of Logged experience as Skipper and Crew or ASA 105 &106
- Availability
- You may during a 7-day Cruise & Learn Adventure to Gulf Islands, Desolation Sound, British Virgin Islands, Sechelt Narrows and North Gulf Islands, Corfu, Greece ( Sept. 2017) or the Caribbean Grenadines Islands (January 2018).
