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Intermediate Cruising

This program emphasizes practical training in a live aboard format.  Intermediate Cruising is highly recommended for people who are interested in chartering or owning a boat. Gain valuable experience while cruising to a different destination and enjoy a different anchorage each night. Continue to improve your sailing skills in a vacation-like setting!

 

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Our Objective

You will learn how to cruise safely in familiar waters as both skipper and crew of a sailing yacht of 8 – 12 meters in moderate wind and sea conditions by day.  Emphasizes on-the-water skills at a level required for bareboat chartering. We offer our Intermediate Cruising course in Kingston during the summer or in the Caribbean during the winter months.
PREREQUISITE: Sail Canada Basic Cruising Standard or equivalent certification,  VHF Certificate, and Sail Canada Basic Coastal Navigation. Intermediate Cruising Theory and First Aid / CPR are strongly recommended.
CERTIFICATION AWARDED: Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising (Skipper) Standard or Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising (Crew) Standard.  Optional: IYT ICC & International Bareboat Skipper certifications. 
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Sail in style and comfort.

A well equipped cruising boat.

Course Options and Fees

Continuous day and night live-abroad course in the Kingston/Thousand Islands area.

  • Taught over 6 days and 5 nights.
  • Maximum of 4 students.

Note: Our Kingston courses require at least 3 students to run. Price is per person based on shared accommodation. Provisions are not included (the students buy provisions for the boat and cook meals as part of the course).

Fees per person: $1850 + HST (includes textbook, boat fuel, pump out fee and dockage at base).

Continuous day and night live-abroad course in the Kingston / Thousand Islands area. 

Challenge for your Intermediate Cruising certification.

  • Taught over 3 days and 2 nights (48 hours)
  • Maximum of 4 students.

Note: Our Kingston courses require at least 3 students to run. Price is per person based on shared accommodation. Provisions are not included. Please contact the office at 613-721-8683 to arrange.

Fees per person: TBD. Please contact the office for more information.

Seven days in the Caribbean during the winter months. The fee varies depending on the Caribbean location (visit our Sailing Vacations webpage for up-to-date information or email us at info@advantageboating.com

Intermediate Cruising students have the option to add the International Yacht Training (IYT) ICC and IBS certifications to their training.

Upon successful completion of both the IYT exam and the Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising certification, students will be eligible to receive their ICC and IBS certifications—internationally recognized credentials for chartering and cruising worldwide.

When you register for the Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising course with the IYT ICC & IBS add-on, all required learning materials will be provided in advance to support your preparation. The ICC & IBS on-water assessment will be completed during your Intermediate Cruising course.

Additional fees apply. 

Further details about the IYT-ICC and IYT-IBS can be found here:  ICC & IBS Details 

PREREQUISITES:

  • Sail Canada Basic Cruising
  • Sail Canada Basic Coastal Navigation
  • VHF-ROC(M)
  • PCOC
  • Standard 1st Aid & CPR recommended
  • NOTE:  To maximize the likelihood of completing the Intermediate Cruising standard, a student should have a minimum experience of 10 days as skipper and be able to consistently demonstrate the skills learned in the Basic Cruising and the Basic Coastal Navigation standards. 

NEXT STEPS: Sail Share, Flotilla Getaways, CANSail, VHF Radio, Sail Canada Intermediate Coastal Navigation, Sail Canada Celestial Navigation, Sail Canada Advanced Cruising.

FAQ: Can my partner/friend do their Basic Cruising certification at the same time I do my Intermediate Cruising certification:

We discourage this scenario unless all parties on board have agreed.  The Basic and Intermediate Cruising standards have very different performance objectives.  It is important to us that our students receive the best possible value and experience during their course with us.  Although we prefer to teach the Basic and Intermediate standards as independent courses we can arrange individualized custom courses on request to accommodate friends, families or partners who are looking to sail together and are working towards different certification levels.

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