ISPA Yachtmaster Course

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this Advanced Sailing Course

Circumnaviate Around Vancouver Island

Learn Celestial Navigation
and obtain an
ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore
Crusing Certification

Advanced Sailing Offshore Course
Around Vancouver Island, BC

 

ISPA Yachtmaster Off shore Course  

Sail around Vancouver Island

14 days

COURSE COMMENCES SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A chance of a lifetime.........

Join Ian MacPherson, our CEO and YachtMaster Course/ Instructor Evaluator for circumnavigation and Sailing around Vancouver Island. In addition to the material covered to complete the Yacht master Offshore course, Ian will take you on a personalized journey of instruction in celestial navigation.

Celestial navigation (the practice of navigating by means of the sun and stars) is the oldest form of navigation, is vital as an emergency backup in the event of electronic failure and gives a greater depth of understanding of navigation

Prerequisites : ISPA Coastal Skipper, Coastal Navigation, VHF and First Aid

Note: To maximize the likelihood of successfully completing this advanced course, one should have:

1. ) Experience as a skipper equivalent to at least two seasons or 20 days of cruising, and
2. ) Applied the knowledge and practiced the skills in the coastal skipper and Coastal Navigation standards.

On successful completion of the course one will attain the ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore cruising certification.

(Spinnaker Endorsement not available. Cruising Spinnaker only.)

Course fee $3200.00 (per person) +tax