Basic Cruising Standard and Basic Crew Standard
No membership needed to take this course.
One course, two possible outcomes.
This course covers the Performance Objectives within the Basic Cruising Standard. Depending on each student's ability to competently and consistently demonstrate these Performance Objectives determines which Standard a student achieves.
Basic Cruising Standard: Students with a consistent and comprehensive demonstration of course Performance Objectives will realize their Basic Cruising Standard. This is the likely outcome for individuals who have sailed previously (CANSail Dinghy or keelboat)
Basic Crew Standard: Students able to consistently assist a skipper will realize their Basic Crew Standard. This is the likely outcome for individuals who have limited or no previous sailing experience.
This sailing education course is conducted on the Glenmore Sailing Club's Catalina 30 moored at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club Marina. The Club is excited to have a partnership with this Club as we share many educational and membership objectives.
Course prerequisites:
- The Basic Cruising Skills book is required reading. Please read your Basic Cruising Skills Book prior to your course (there will not be time to catch up on this reading if it's not done ahead of the course).
- The Basic Cruising Skills Book is included in your course fee. Please call the Club office to organize picking up your book.
Course Format:
- Four students
- One onboard instructor
- Four 8.5-hour days of sailing and motoring onboard "Summer Ice"
- Two-hour written test onboard before the end of the last day onboard.
What to bring:
- Clothing: Synthetic clothing in layers... base layers and insulation layers. Windbreaker, fleece jackets, rain jacket, rain pants. Avoid cotton where possible.
- Footwear: Closed toed shoes or flat soled rubber boots with non-marking soles.
- Other Gear: backpack or duffle bag for your gear onboard; sunscreen / block; sunglasses with a safety string; lip balm stick; hat with clip or line to tie onto your PFD; water bottle; Buff or neck warmer. OPTIONAL items to bring: camera, watch; anti-nausea (Meclizine, Dramamine, etc) and/or allergy medication (Instructors can not provide any oral medications for students.)
- Sailing gloves or rubber coated mesh back gloves: For the rubber / mesh gloves consider cutting the fingertips off of the thumb, index and middle fingers leaving your most distal 1.5 finger segments exposed. This protects your hands and still allows for finer work with shackles, chart plotter, etc.