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Sailing Instruction for Adults on Lake Superior

Course dates for 2011!

All instruction on Varua - 36' Kire Elite

Basic Sail (Introduction to sailing) 9-2pm Sat. and Sun.
To Be Announced. - Send us your request and we will put something together.

Competent Crew course intense liveabord. Friday 5pm to Sunday 5pm.
August 19, 20 and 21st

Day Skipper / Coastal Nav. course intense liveabord. Friday 5pm to Sunday 5pm.
To be announced.


SAILING INSTRUCTION:
From our 10 hour basic introduction class to the week long CRUISE and LEARN sailing certification holiday.

Sleeping Giant Sailing School will be instructing adults in the art of sailing using 20', 36' and 40' sailboats. ISPA certification courses will get you ready to sail your own boat on the Great Lakes or charter bareboat in the Caribbean & worldwide. Competent Crew, Day Skipper and Coastal Navigation will be taught on Superior. Cruise and Learn Lake Superior courses will be liveabord sailing holidays visiting such places as Loon Harbour, Silver Islet, Nipigon River, Red Rock, Rossport, Isle Royale, MI and Grand Marais, MN.

COURSE Descriptions

Basic Sailing Lessons: $249.00. 10 hours of fun filled on the water training. No books, no tests, no homework. This course is for the beginner, anyone who just wants to see if sailing is for them. We supply everything, life jackets, sailing gloves, boats and great instructors. Delivered over two days, this course is the prerequisite for Club Sail Superior in Thunder Bay. Lessons start Victoria Day and are offered every weekend and weekdays upon request until September. Minimum 2 persons required to run a course. If you like sailing and want to continue learning you can use your 10 hours towards your next ISPA certification course, the Competent Crew.

Competent Crew:20 hours of do it yourself at home theory. Followed by 20 sailing hours of hands on instruction. No prerequisite.

Competent Crew course cost is $595.00 or $349.00 if you have previously taken our Basic Sail course.

Our Friday through Sunday intense liveabord Competent Crew course. (Spar Channel, Thompson Island, Pie Island) is all inclusive. (Meals, books, log, on board accommodations)
$695.00 ea. Four students minimum required.

Competent Crew Theory Course outline. PDF
Competent Crew Practical Course outline. PDF

Day Skipper: 20 hours of do it yourself at home theory. Followed by 20 sailing hours of hands on instruction. Requires completion of Competent Crew course.

Our Friday through Sunday intense liveabord Day Skipper course now features Coastal Navigation too. We do the Spar channel, over night at Thompson and practice anchoring in Saywers Bay) is all inclusive. (Meals, books, log, on board accommodations)
$825.00 ea. Four students minimum required.

Day Skipper Theory Course outline PDF
Day Skipper Practical Course outline PDF

Coastal Navigation: Combined with Day Skipper 20 hours of do it yourself at home theory including navigation and chart work verified and corrected by an ISPA instructor, followed by 15 hours of hands on instruction. Coastal Navigation has no prerequisite and may be taken at any time. Great for any boater who wants to venture a little further offshore with confidence.

This course is now combined with the Day SKipper course.

Coastal Navigation Theory Course outline PDF
Coastal Navigation Practical Course outline PDF

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Our best vacation holiday. A 7 night and 7 day Cruise and Learn adventure.

Bringing new and moderately experienced sailors up to the first two levels of the ISPA syllabus (International Power & Sailing Association) Competent Crew and Day Skipper
(click for full course outlines in PDF)
Getting you ready to command your own sailboat or charter worldwide.

This Excursion is an all inclusive live-aboard instructional holiday with generous provisions, study materials, logbook, instruction and certification by qualified ISPA instructors.

Sailing destinations: Thunder Bay, Pie Island, Thompson Island, Grand Marais, Isle Royale, Otter Cove, Loon Harbour, Nipigon Red Rock, Rossport and the Slate Islands.

Course cost is based on 4 persons, $2139.00 ea.

Cruise and Learn programs run June through September.

Sailing Instruction for Adults on Lake Superior

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