Adult Sailing Lessons
Adult Sailing Lessons
Adult 2023 Registration Is Open!
It doesn’t get any better than spending the summer sailing. And with our location on the idyllic Toronto Islands and our reputation as one of the friendliest clubs on the lake, there’s no better place to learn. Our participants range in age from 18 to 70, and no experience is necessary.
Choose from our Dinghy Sailing Course or our Keelboat Cruising Course.
Both courses include:
8-lesson (weeknight) course
Cost: $595.00 (plus HST)
June 20th-July 13th or July 18-August 10th
This course, which is internationally recognized by the Sail Canada standards, is designed to teach the beginner the necessary skills to act as both skipper and crew on a small dinghy. In small groups of 6 to 8 people, students learn sail theory, on-water safety and practical sailing skills from experienced and certified instructors. Graduates will receive CANSail 1 and/or CANSail 2 certification.
This 4-week course runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 pm for a total of 8 sessions. Catch the QCYC tender at 6:15!
4-lesson (weekend) course (CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE)
Cost: $725.00 (plus HST)
This course, which is internationally recognized by Sail Canada, is designed to teach the beginner the necessary skills to act as both skipper and crew on a boat 23 to 30 feet in length, in moderate weather conditions. The total length of the course is 24 hours, of which 20 hours are on the water and the rest are spent on theory in a classroom setting. Graduates of this course will receive the Sail Canada, Basic Keelboat Cruising Standard.
Course fundamentals include:
Boat handling under power and sail
On-water and ashore instruction
Sailing terminology
Rules of the road
Boating safety procedures and equipment
Crew overboard procedures
Docking and anchoring
Weather and charts
Course textbook, logbook and Sail Canada Seal
Each course is 4 full days (2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays) and runs on subsequent weekends in June and July from 9:15 am to 4 pm.
