CYA Basic Cruising
The CYA Basic Cruising standard will permit you to be able to cruise safely in familiar waters as both skipper and crew of a sloop rigged keelboat of 6 to 10 meters in moderate wind and sea conditions by day. During the course you will learn about:• Sailing Vocabulary • Gear and Equipment • Safety • Rules of the Road • Weather • Duties of the Skipper and Crew • Seamanship • Manoeuvring under Power • Boat Handling under Sail • Making Fast and Snugging Down • For a more complete description of the CYA Basic course, visit the CYA website.The ashore portion of the course in offered at one of our Calgary locations. The afloat skills portion may be taken at our base in Penticton or as part of a cruise and learn in the Gulf Islands.