Registration OPENS APRIL 1ST, 2024
Note: Schedule of sessions subject to change depending on number of registrants and instructor availability. Please email gibsonssailing@gmail.com with any questions.
Courses
Registration OPENS APRIL 1ST, 2024
Introduction to Sailing – 2024
NOTE ** The CANSail level 1 (a 2 week session) is also a good choice for new sailors!
Ages 8 and up
Sailors will meet each day at Dougal Park in lower Gibsons at 9:00 am. Please pick up at 3:00 pm.
This 1 week course introduces younger kids to sailing in a low key environment. Participants will be working on many of the same skills taught in the full CANSail 1 program.
July 1-5
July 8-12
July 15-19
July 22-26
July 29-August 2nd
Aug 12-16
Aug 19-23
Cost: $325
Basic Sailing
CANsail 1
This 2 week course teaches new sailors the basics of sailing in Laser-Picos and Optimist dingys.
Sailors will meet each day at Dougal Park in lower Gibsons at 9:00 am. Please pick up at 3:30 pm.
July 1-12
July 15-26
July 29-August 2nd – 1 week session $325.00
Aug 12-23
CANsail 2
This 2 week course builds on the basics of sailing (from CANsail 1) in Laser- Picos, Laser 4.7 and Optimist dingys.
Sailors will meet each day at Dougal Park in lower Gibsons at 9:00 am. Please pick up at 3:30 pm.
July 1-12
July 15-26
July 29-August 2nd – 1 week session $325.00
Aug 12-23
Cost: $650.00 per 2 week session
Intermediate/Advanced Sailing
CANSail levels 3, 4, 5 and 6
***Sailors will meet each day at Dougal Park in lower Gibsons at 9:00 am. Please pick up at 3:30 pm.
CANSail 3
This 2 week course is taught in Laser 4.7, Optis and double-handed club 420 dinghys and emphasizes boat speed and manoeuvring while introducing students to a racing environment that emphasizes technical accuracy over results.
July 1-12
Aug 12-23
$650.00 for 2 weeks
CANSail 4
This 2 week course teaches advanced sailing skills, sail tuning, tactics and mental skills. Coaches help sailors achieve performance and personal goals. CANSail 4 is taught in Laser 4.7, Optis and double-handed club 420 dinghys.
July 1-12
July 15- August 2 (3 week session)*
August 12-23
$650.00 for 2 week sessions
$975.00 for 3 week session
CANSail 5 and CANSail 6
Race training course for Advanced Sailors who prefer to sail Lasers and 420’s. Sailors are required to compete in a weekend regatta such as Commodore’s Cup to complete the level.
July 15- August 2 (3 week session)*
$650.00 for 2 week sessions
$975.00 per 3 week session
*The last week of our three-week program is optional. If you’re registering for just the first two weeks, please inform us. Sailors who join the third week are more likely to complete the necessary curriculum to pass.
