Intro to Sailing
Enjoy a full weekend on the water and build a solid foundation to start your sailing journey. Sailors are guided by friendly instructors in small class sizes to create a memorable adventure with friends & family. Saturday begins with a lesson on basic theory followed by demonstrations to get you on the water as soon as possible. The rest of the weekend focuses on gaining practical experience and spending time sailing around Toronto Harbour. Great for beginners or as review, sign up with a partner to spend your weekend in the sunshine and become qualified to take a boat out on your own.
Intro to Sailing can be used as a foundation to begin working towards CANSail certification. This two-day course may be paired with private lessons in order to achieve CANSail 1 or 2 depending on individual sailor’s abilities. Please contact Jenny Farrand for more information on how this can be accomplished.
Session 1: Saturday, June 8 & Sunday, June 9
Session 2: Saturday, July 20 & Sunday, July 21
Session 3: Saturday, August 10 & Sunday, August 11
RCYC Members: $300.00
Non-Members: $360.00
CANSail Program
Level 1 or 2
Begin your journey towards becoming a certified sailor this summer with CANSail 1, or continue building your basic sailing skills with CANSail 2. The CANSail program is designed to be a set of progressive learn-to-sail standards focused on providing sailors with a solid foundation of core skills. It allows sailors to learn and progress in any type of boat and consolidates key skills and solid experiences before adding complex skills.
With RCYC's CANSail program, participants learn theory through lessons on shore and develop fundamental skills on the water. Lessons include sail trim, helming, boat maneuvers and safety procedures taught by experienced instructors in small class sizes. Sailors can continue to work on CANSail levels with one-on-one coaching throughout the year. Over 6 weeknights, sailors will be evaluated on their developing skills and provided with updates on their tracked progress. Book a private lesson for one-on-one instruction and identify key areas to focus on for the remainder of the course.
- A 2-hour private lesson is included in registration for individual coaching.
- Weeknight lessons begin at 6:00 pm and finish by 9:00 pm.
Weeknights don’t work with your schedule? Sign up for an Intro to Sailing course for a crash course on many of the required CANSail skills. Follow this with private lessons tailored to your busy schedule to complete your level this season. Contact Jenny Farrand for more information on achieving your goals.
Session 1: Wednesdays - May 15 - 29, June 5 - 19
Session 2: Wednesdays - June 26, July 3 - 31
NEW Session 3: Tuesdays - July 2 - 30, August 6
Session 4: Wednesdays - August 7 - 28, September 4 - 11
RCYC Members: $480.00
Non-Members: $540.00
Level 3
Take your basic sailing skills to the next level in the intermediate CANSail 3 program. Start developing further on helming, boat speed and new techniques like sailing backwards. Participants are expected to have completed CANSail 2 or have equivalent sailing experience, moving towards sailing in heavier wind conditions and improving overall boat handling using the mechanics of a sailboat.
This provides a great introduction to the skills required for racing in dinghies and a foundation for large keelboats. Spinnaker and trapeze may be added to the course depending on interest and weather conditions.
- This is a four day course over two weekends, from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
- One-on-one coaching is available before or after the course for work on specific skills.
Session 1: August 17 & 18 and August 24 & 25
RCYC Members: $480.00
Non-Members: $540.00