Learn to sail on beautiful Lake Ontario!
Sail Canada – Beginner
Sailor's Starter Package
- Basic Keelboat Cruising course
- PCOC Pleasure Craft Operator’s Card
- ROC(M) VHF radio licence course
- PVOP (Toronto Harbour Licence)
- A 30-day Boat Share Club membership with UNLIMITED SAILING!
All this for only $1,995+HST!
Sail Canada – Beginner
Basic Keelboat Cruising
This Sail Canada course aims to take you from little or no experience as a sailor, to being the skipper of a 6-10m keelboat. The course is 28-30 hrs, 18hrs afloat and 8-10hrs in the classroom plus a final exam.
Various course fomats to suit your schedule.
$989+HST
Sail Canada – Beginner
Start Keelboat Sailing
The Sail Canada path from no experience to “competent crew” on a 6-10m keelboat. This 14 hour course is taught aboard one of our cruising sailboats.
Various course formats to suit your schedule.
$595+HST
Sail Canada – Beginner
Introduction to Sailing
Three hours on Lake Ontario aboard a Hunter 31 with an instructor. A fun way to see if sailing is for you.
Various course fomats to suit your schedule.
$195+HST
Returning sailors
Refreshers & Mileage Builders
Instructor-guided sessions to rebuild confidence, hone your skills and learn some new ones. Docking, anchoring, sail trim, crew overboard maneuvers and more.
Sail Canada – Intermediate
Intermediate Keelboat Cruising
Five or six days / four or five nights, living aboard a cruising sailboat up to 12 metres at bareboat chartering level.
Classroom & winter courses
Sail Canada – Classroom Theory
Coastal Navigation
Basic and Intermediate Coastal Navigation: Learn to read and interpret charts, plotting and fixing your position, calculating ETA etc.
Sail Canada – Classroom Theory
Intermediate Cruising
Classroom theory (ashore knowledge) for the Sail Canada Intermediate Keelboat Cruising certification. Taught in-person at HBSC.
Sail Canada – Online Theory
Learn to Cruise Online
Sail Canada theory (ashore knowledge) courses, taken online at your own pace. When you’re ready, write the exam at HBSC.
Sail Canada – Classroom Theory
Celestial Navigation
Courses and seminars on sextants, taking sights and plotting your position without any electronics!
Hands-on Learning
Boat Maintenance
Practical courses such as Diesel Engine Maintenance, Sailboat Electrical Systems and Fibreglass Repair.
Licences & certificates
Licencing – VHF
VHF Radio Operator (ROC(M))
The certificate you need to legally use a marine VHF radio.
Licencing – PCOC
Pleasure Craft Operator Card
Proof of competency for any boat with a motor, available to Basic Cruising graduates.
Licencing – PVOP
Toronto Harbour Licence
A written exam and short powerboat handling test for operating in Toronto Harbour.
Licencing – International ICC
International Certificate of Competency
The ICC you need to charter a boat in the Mediterranean and other international waters.
Give the gift of sailing
Pick a course and press Book now. Dates, prices and open spots are shown on the booking page, where checkout is handled by our booking partner, Amilia. Questions? Email education@hbsailing.com.