Bareboat Skipper Cruise & Learn

Taking Command

Participants practice real-life decision-making and learn to plan and manage longer-passages, bigger vessels, and longer distances as they learn how to evaluate the limitations of their vessel and crew and avoid trouble (whether that trouble be incoming weather, fast running currents, or other vessels).

In this course, participants are expected to have the basics of boat handling and navigation in hand. Building on the lessons learned in our Beginner Cruise & Learn and Coastal Navigation courses, participants expand this knowledge and gain mastery docking, anchoring, navigating, and overseeing their boat systems.

This course is essential for anyone seeking to to pilot their vessel or to qualify to bareboat charter.

GROUP COURSE
SAIL: $3,850 per-person
POWER: $4,675 per-person

Or bring your family and friends and enjoy a PRIVATE COURSE on your schedule, choosing your own boat, and customized instruction.

Learning is the Gateway to Having Fun on the Water

Getting Down to Details

Experience Required

Beginner Cruise & Learn or Equivalent Experience

Coastal Navigation

VHF/ROC(M)

PCOC

Course Format

Participants will receive their theory materials in advance and join us on liveaboard course for 5- or 7- days.

GROUP COURSE

Pricing includes: food, fuel, moorage, study materials, logbook, and instruction aboard a fully-appointed sailing vessel between 40-50′
Certification at the Day Skipper or Sail Canaa Intermediate Cruising Standard
Theory Study Materials (received in advance to ensure preparation prior to arrival)
Dates are published on our Calendar
Pre board the night before at 1600 p.m. – settle in and get ready for a full first day
Course begins at 0900 on the first day and ends at 1300 on the last day (disembarking the vessel is 1400)
Participants are expected to work together as crew on all cooking, cleaning, and other boat maintenance tasks

PRIVATE COURSES are available for groups of family or friends who want to choose their own dates, boats, or seek more 1:1 time with their instructor. On a private course – you choose your own provisions, decide where to go with your skipper, and control how many times you choose to be on the docks or at anchor. Pricing is ala carte – simply choose your boat and we will customize the experience for you. Costs for private courses are not necessarily more expensive, they simply allow more freedom.

For more information about either our group or private courses, email us at school@cooperboating.com.

Certifications Possible

GROUP COURSE participants will pursue Day Skipper and/or Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising Standard Certification

PRIVATE COURSE participants may pursue the following:

Day Skipper and/or Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising Standard: $250
Coastal Navigation (Day Skipper Candidates Only): $250
Competent Crew or Basic Cruising Standard: $200

Included

GROUP COURSE PRICING INCLUDES:

Certification at Day Skipper or Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising Standard
Theory Study Materials (received in advance to ensure preparation prior to arrival)
7-days/7-nights accomodation on fully-appointed vessel
Fuel & Moorage fees
Meals Aboard

PRIVATE COURSE: Pricing for private courses is based on vessel selected and time of year. Certifications are $250 per certification.

Not Included

GROUP COURSE PARTICIPANTS:

personal sailing gear (have good ‘foulies’)
toiletries
alcoholic beverages (you may bring for times when the course is ‘signed off’)
transport to and from your starting base

PRIVATE COURSE PARTICIPANTS: Private clients are responsible for the costs of all food (including for the skipper), fuel, moorage, and any certifications desired.

Key Topics Covered

sail trim
larger boat handling
modern yacht systems
practical passage planning
weather
rules of the road
ropework
emergency preparedness and drills
and more

What's Next?

BAREBOAT CHARTERS

Upon successful certification, your Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising Standard will qualify you to charter here with us at Cooper Boating! The next step is to contact us and book a charter for you to navigate freely around BC’s beautiful coast and islands. Not sure? Do your first as a Flotilla

ADVANCED AND OFFSHORE CRUISING

Your learning does not have to end here. For those who are seeking to take their skills and knowledge to even greater heights and larger extremes, we have both our ADVANCED CRUISING COURSE and our OFFSHORE CRUISING COURSE. These courses are for those who are wanting to push their limits beyond the ‘harbor to harbor’ cruising. Check it out!

CLINICS

If you are looking to further your development and knowledge on the water, we have a few clinics that you will help you here at Cooper Boating. Join us for one of our following clinics: DOCKING, ANCHORING, and DIESEL ENGINES.

Please contact our office for further details

Payment Terms & Cancellation Policy

Full payment is due at the time of registration. Cancellations made 61+ days prior to the course start date will be subject to a 30% plus tax cancellation fee. The remainder will be refunded via the original method of payment. Cancellations made less than 61 days prior to the course start date are ineligible for a refund. We cannot accept any changes less than 61 days prior to the course start date.

All participants in training programs must be COVID-19 negative upon arrival to our facilities and be willing to submit to a COVID-19 test upon request.

COURSES MAY BE CANCELED IF CLASS SIZE DOES NOT MEET MINIMUM ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU PURCHASE MEDICAL AND CANCELLATION INSURANCE FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND. BEGIN WITH YOUR FAVOURITE TRAVEL AGENT.

Welcome Aboard!