Adult Sailing Lessons
Spend Summer Evenings or Weekends on the Water
It doesn’t get any better than spending the summer sailing. And with our location on the idyllic Toronto Islands and our reputation as one of the friendliest clubs on the lake, there’s no better place to learn. Our participants range in age from 18 to 70, and no experience is necessary.
Choose from our Dinghy Sailing Course or our Keelboat Cruising Course.
8-lesson (weeknight) course:
Cost: $ 480.00 (plus HST)
This course, which is internationally recognized by the Sail Canada standards, is designed to teach the beginner the necessary skills to act as both skipper and crew on a small dinghy. In small groups of 6 to 8 people, students learn sail theory, on-water safety and practical sailing skills from experienced and certified instructors. Graduates will receive CANSail 1 and/or CANSail 2 certification.
This 4-week course runs on Wednesdays and Fridays from 6 to 9 pm.
Start | Finish | Status | Add to Cart | |
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Adult Dinghy - Eight Weeknight Lessons | July 6 | July 29 | Limited Spaces Remaining | |
Adult Dinghy - Eight Weeknight Lessons | August 3 | August 26 | Spaces Available |
4-lesson (weekend) course:
Cost: (plus HST) / session.
This course, which is internationally recognized by Sail Canada, is designed to teach the beginner the necessary skills to act as both skipper and crew on a boat 23 to 30 feet in length, in moderate weather conditions. The total length of the course is 24 hours, of which 20 hours are on the water and the rest are spent on theory in a classroom setting. Graduates of this course will receive the Sail Canada, Basic Keelboat Cruising Standard.
Course fundamentals include:
Each course is 4 full days (2 Saturdays and 2 Sundays) and runs on subsequent weekends in June and July from 9:15 am to 4 pm.
Start | Finish | Status | Add to Cart | |
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Adult CYA Basic Cruising — Canceled | June 4 | June 12 | Closed | |
Adult CYA Basic Cruising — Canceled | July 2 | July 10 | Full | Add to Waitlist |
Adult CYA Basic Cruising — Canceled | August 6 | August 14 | Full | Add to Waitlist |
Check out our FAQs or email us at learntosail@qcyc.ca.