Enjoy two introductory sailing club memberships, a $680 value, and MORE with our Basic Cruising course.
Could you get into a life raft from the water? 🛟 🌊 Or put out a fire onboard?🔥
It sounds straightforward—until you try it. On October 24 & 25, join internationally recognized offshore sailor, racer and instructor Diane Reid for two days of hands-on Offshore Sea Survival training in Ottawa. You’ll practise skills you may need when things don’t go to plan at sea, including:
🧯 Firefighting
🆘 Flares & emergency signalling
🛟 Life raft boarding
🌊 PFD & in-water survival
When things go wrong offshore, luck isn’t a survival plan. Register for our upcoming Offshore Sea Survival Course today!
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Always wanted to learn to sail? Start here!
Our beginner courses help you build practical skills and confidence through hands-on learning with Sail Canada-certified instructors. Choose from two Sail Canada courses: Basic Cruising to learn keelboat sailing aboard a larger, stable boat, or CANSail 1/2 for an active dinghy sailing experience in a small boat that responds quickly to your movements. Not sure which path is right for you? Our 3-hour Introduction to Sailing is a great way to experience sailing before choosing your next step.
Ready to build your skills—or get back into sailing?
Whether you’re ready for your next course or it’s been a while since you last took the helm, we’ll help you gain experience and feel more confident on the water. Take the next step with Intermediate Cruising to develop your cruising skills and work toward bareboat chartering, or CANSail 3 to refine your dinghy sailing technique and boat handling. Looking for more practice? Our refresher clinics and Mileage Builders offer instructor-led time to strengthen skills such as docking, anchoring, sail trim, tacking and gybing, and crew-overboard recovery.
Experience a sailing vacation outside of Canada!
Imagine exploring Greece’s Dodecanese Islands or sailing through the turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands—discovering new places, enjoying life aboard and sharing the adventure with fellow sailors. Each year, Advantage Boating announces a new lineup of Sailing Vacations, offering opportunities to experience beautiful destinations from the water. Depending on the trip, you can combine your getaway with sailing instruction or enjoy exploring as part of a flotilla. Whether you’re looking to build your skills or make sailing part of your next holiday, our annual trips give you something exciting to plan for.
Set sail anywhere in the world with Advantage Boating!
From the Caribbean to Greece, Croatia, Tahiti, Thailand and beyond, you choose the adventure—and Advantage Boating will help get you there! With over 25 years of experience arranging Bareboat and Skippered Charters, we work with leading charter companies to offer access to 1,000+ yachts in more than 75 worldwide locations. Choose a monohull or catamaran and enjoy your vacation your way—skipper it yourself on a bareboat charter, bring aboard a professional skipper, or relax with a fully crewed charter. You can even add a private chef to take care of the cooking. At no extra cost to you, we’ll help you find the right yacht, suggest an itinerary, assist with planning and provisioning, and handle the paperwork and booking details from start to finish. You choose the destination. We’ll help make it happen. Email info@advantageboating.com to start planning your next charter adventure!
Expand your sailing knowledge—on your schedule!
Build your sailing knowledge year-round with Classroom, Online and Home-study Options. Whether you’re learning the fundamentals or preparing for your next cruising course, choose a learning format that works for you. Explore Sail Canada Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Cruising Theory Courses to strengthen your understanding of sailing, boat systems and emergency procedures. Develop your coastal and inland passage-planning skills through Coastal Navigation, and learn to navigate offshore using the sun, moon and stars with Celestial Navigation. We also recommend our VHF radio course to learn how to communicate by marine radio and call for help in an emergency. Further strengthen your safety knowledge with our recommended Offshore Sea Survival Course, building practical skills to prepare for and respond to emergencies at sea.
Advantage Boating makes Learning to Sail Easy & Fun!
Choose the path that suits your sailing goals
Since 1992, Advantage Boating has been turning beginners into confident sailors—and launching unforgettable adventures on the water.
Learn from passionate, high-energy instructors certified by Sail Canada, and build real skills fast with hands-on, on-the-water training.
Earn globally recognized certifications that take you from your first tack to chartering your own boat anywhere in the world.
Start in Canada. Level up in the Caribbean. Sail all year long.
And this is just the beginning—keep the momentum going with sailing clubs, skill builders, flotillas, and epic destinations waiting for you.
LIVE. LOVE. SAIL!
Learn to Sail: Keelboats
Start with Basic Cruising to learn essential keelboat skills, progress to Intermediate Cruising to prepare for bareboat chartering, and develop night sailing and longer-passage experience with Advanced Cruising. Planning to sail in Europe? Explore ICC certification to support your international charter plans.
Sail Share Membership
Enjoy unlimited sailing without owning a boat! Sail Share offers one simple membership fee, ongoing instructor mentorship and a welcoming sailing community—with no maintenance, mooring or storage worries. Choose a program that suits your experience, build your skills and enjoy more time on the water.
Learn to Sail: Dinghies
Discover the thrill of sailing small, responsive boats on the Ottawa River! Learn the fundamentals with CANSail 1/2, then refine your technique and boat-handling skills with CANSail 3. Build confidence through active, hands-on learning, feel the boat respond to your movements—and be ready to get wet!
Bareboat or Skippered—The World Is Yours to Explore!
Your Access to the World's Best Charter Boats
From the Caribbean to Greece, Croatia, Tahiti, Thailand and beyond, YOU choose the adventure and Advantage Boating will help get you there! With our access to yachts worldwide, there’s a whole world waiting to be explored from the water. And how you experience it is entirely up to you:
✅ Bareboat and skipper it yourself
✅ Add an experienced captain
✅ Choose a fully crewed charter
✅ Make it extra special with a private chef
And the best part? We make getting there easy. At no extra cost to you, our team will help you find the right yacht, navigate the paperwork, and take care of the booking details from start to finish. You bring the destination. We’ll bring the experience to make it happen. Email us at info@advantageboating.com today to find out more about arranging the perfect sailing vacation!
