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Own a 46 Foot Bavaria in Sidney

Here's a great chance to own a late model 46' sailboat in beautiful Port Sidney. This boat is spotlessly clean and just thoroughly tested after her re-assembly from a road trip across the co... more...

'Lady Van' back in Vancouver

We've been watching the transformation and the 1928 R Class Yacht"Lady Van"for a while now. She was re-christened this week at a well attended ceremony at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.&n... more...

Coast Hunter arrives in Port Sidney

Coast Hunter, the massive and beautiful Queenship 64 has arrived at our Port Sidney base and final touches are underway after an extensive list of upgrades this past winter. Coast Hunt... more...

Lagoon 400"Amritha"joins the fleet in Sidney

The latest addition to the sailing fleet is"Amritha", a brand new 2010 Lagoon 400 to sail from our Sidney location at the beautiful Port Sidney marina. Final commissioning and sea trials ar... more...

BOATING TIPS AND TRICKS

Lost your PCOC? Need your PCOC?

Boaters operating motor driven craft now need their Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC). If you need to get one, please contact our office or browse our courses. If you had a PCO... more...

Tell me more about:"bareboat"

After all these years doing bareboat charters, now is a great time to take a look at what has stayed the same and what has changed. Perhaps most importantly: what is a bareboat charter... more...

Casting off - tip from Bob Doiron

Bob Doiron of Alberta sent in the following tip to share. He refers to it as a"Jamie Johnson special." Bob took a course with Jamie a few years back and has gone on to charter and the... more...

Flotillas are great fun and practice

Here's the SECRET to being more comfortable and competent on the water: THERE IS NO SECRET. Just do it more and work hard at it! Just like learning to drive a car, there's lots t... more...

LASTING MEMORIES

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THIS COULD BE YOURS

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QUICK SEARCH - COURSES

Course Type

Course Date

Course Level

VANCOUVER

14C, E-S-E Winds - 13 km/h

POWELL RIVER

14C, N-W Winds - 27 km/h

SIDNEY

9C, E-S-E Winds - 3 km/h

BROCHURE REQUEST

Request our 2010 brochure by mail.
You can also e-mail or phone and we can send you an electronic copy, or download the current sailing school brochure here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

RIPS - Western Canada's...
Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010

August 12-17. RIPS Canadian Race Week is a 5-day regatta with great racing...

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