WaveSkills Sailing School

Things to Know

*Given weather and WaveSkills' race and Soldier On program commitments the schedule may become slightly altered.

Things to know on your sailing course:

1)  Do participants require prior experience? No!   

2)  Clothing – wear comfortable, but warm layered clothing, as certain points of sail will be warmers then others - windbreakers work best for new sailors.  (Proper sailing clothing will be discussed during the course.)

1)  Footwear – white sole shoes only please (basically no black soles, as they mark decks).  

2)  Gloves – you may wish to protect your hands from line chafing – anything from bicycle gloves to leather to ski gloves can be worn – and you may wish to evaluate the need to wear gloves after the first on water session.

3)  Text book will be provided.  Although optional, certified exam(s) included. 

4)  Start times: 5:30pm on evenings, Weekdays & Saturdays, if applicable, 9:00 am

5)  Life Jackets are provided, and due to Sail Canada policies are expected to be worn.

6)  Classroom sessions will be held onboard.  However, wherever possible the course will be on water sessions.

7) Complete payments are due two weeks prior to class class, and we are equipped to accept Email Transfer, Cash and Cheque only. Course payment total: $450 plus HST for Start Keelboating; $650 plus HST for the Basic Sail Canada level, $1050 for Intermediate, $450 plus tax for Keelboat Racing.  Please note: deposit of 50% confirms your registration.

Charter Lessons are $65 each, and are based on a minimum of 3 people. 

8)  Course objectives and content can be viewed at http://www.waveskills.ca/courses.cfm?id=180 for the Basic level course.9) Upon successful completion of course and exam you will receive a certified basic keelboat certificate from Sail Canada. Logbook available upon request.  

10) WaveSkills is a fully certified Sail Canada Sailing School and is a member of the Charlottetown Yacht Club however courses run out of various locations, so please inquire for your course.

11) If crewing on race nights is of interest WaveSkills will assist in you meeting boat owners and crews, to increase your opportunities to race. 

12) Refund Policy - with regret refunds won't be issued if cancellation occurs within 14 days of the course. We will however try our best to accommodate you in future courses.

13)  Other considerations to bring: lunch, water, suntan lotion and cameras.

14) It will be fun!