LEARN TO SAIL / Women on the Water ($250 p/wk + HST): Beginning with a Friday evening on-shore orientation, the weekend long sailing program features each student paired with a CANSail certified instructor or one of our SHYC member volunteers – each an accomplished dinghy sailor/athlete themselves.
Students learn basic sheeting, steering, and boat handling on all points of sail, while also learning how to adjust their bodies and boats for changes in direction and wind speed while sailing. As such, sailors can then sail safely within defined boundaries set by an instructor and perform boat-handling maneuvers in a controlled manner.
Each session has space limitations to insure an optimal coach : student ratio. For newcomers to the Yacht Club, a one (1) year SHYC membership is included in the price of the program. (Registration to Open Soon)
Keelboat Programs:
Have you ever dreamed of the cruising lifestyle, or perhaps of the excitement and teamwork of sailing a yacht in open water ? But are you nervous about the initial capital outlay for even a used boat? Are you wondering about navigation, safety, maintenance? Well, SHYC is offering two new training programs this year, that will give you the opportunity to experience keelboat yachting before making any major investments. These are for the adult, who is new to sailing and who would like to “try out” the activity. For newcomers to the Yacht Club, a one (1) year SHYC membership is included in the price of the program.
Adult Learn to Sail – Keelboat Sailing – $300.00 + HST
The objective of this course is to learn to sail safely as part of the crew of a sloop-rigged keelboat 6 to 12 meters with an outboard or inboard motor in 5 – 20 knots of wind by day. This Standard is ideal for individuals with limited on-water experience. The focus is on the initial development of practical skills while participating in the operation of a keelboat. There is a textbook which will be issued to all participants prior to the course and a threshold knowledge test administered on the first evening. There will be classroom and practical portions to this course which will be held over 2 ½ days.
The classroom portion of this course will be held in the Sailing Academy’s classroom and the practical portion on Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club members boats.
(Registration to Open Soon)
Adult Learn to Sail – Keelboat Cruising – $600.00 + HST
A natural extension of “Keelboat Sailing”. the aim of this course is to be able to cruise safely in familiar waters as both skipper and crew member of a sloop-rigged keelboat of 6 to 10 meters in moderate wind and sea conditions . The focus is on the development of basic sailing and seamanship skills as well as the knowledge needed to make the decisions expected of a skipper. This program will involve (2) weekends of classroom, dockside and boat work that will cover:
– The physics of sailing- Rules of the road
– Basic Navigation (charts and chart plotter)
– VHF Radio
– Basic engine maintenance
– On board electrical maintenance
– Basic head maintenance
– Provisioning
Crewing on one of the yachts for a minimum of two-day, 1 overnight cruise
-Anchoring- Mooring- Coming alongside
– Meal preparation
– Watch system
– Tender deployment and recovery
– Emergency procedures: “Fire, Collision, Taking on water”
(Registration to Open Soon)