Intermediate Cruising Standard
To be able to cruise safely as both skipper and crew of a sailing yacht of 9 to 12 meters, sloop rigged with an inboard engine, in moderate wind and sea conditions by day. The standard emphasizes on-the-water skills at a level acceptable for extended cruises in coastal and inland waters and for bareboat chartering. This course is conducted on the Glenmore Sailing Club's Catalina 30 at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club Marina.
This course covers the Performance Objectives within the Intermediate Cruising Standard Depending on each student's ability to competently and consistently demonstrate these Performance Objectives determines which Standard a student achieves.
PREREQUISITES
Requirements prior to taking the standard:
•Sail Canada Basic Cruising Standard,
•Sail Canada Basic Coastal Navigation or Coastal Navigation Standard,
•ROC(M): VHF with DSC endorsement,
•Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card (or equivalent)
•Recognized standard first aid and CPR certificate,
•Sail Canada Intermediate Coastal Navigation Standard.
Note: To maximize the likelihood of successfully completing the Intermediate Cruising Standard, a student should:
a)Have experience as skipper of at least ten day sails (or equivalent),
b) Be able to consistently use the knowledge and demonstrate the skills learned in the Basic Cruising Standard and the Basic Coastal Navigation Standard.
Course Format:
- Five hours of ashore theory split into two sessions in Calgary prior to going to the west coast. (dates to be set - plan for one to three weeks ahead of your course on the coast).
- Five 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.
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