8. Can I bring my teen-aged son or daughter on a Barefoot Offshore Sailing School course?

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Barefoot Offshore Sailing School strongly encourages families to sail together.  Neither ASA or Sail Canada has an age limit for certification in cruising courses.

We welcome teen participation in sailing school courses as long as:

  • everyone recognizes that Barefoot Offshore Sailing School courses are designed for an adult-learning environment;
  • your teen is committed to fully participate in all aspects of the instruction, progressing as far as they can along the path to certification;
  • your teen is comfortable interacting with the other adult parpticipants on the course, and will not be shocked if he or she hears some non G-rated language from time to time.

Over the years, many teen sons or daughters have successfully graduated from our courses: we look forward to welcoming yours!

If you have multiple family members that you wish to include, an option to consider is a Barefoot Offshore Sailing School private course:  click here for details.

Best Sailing Songs for 2022, from Barefoot Offshore Sailing School

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Hi Shipmates: from Barefoot Offshore Sailing School, here are some great sailing songs to celebrate the beginning of 2022, from our Lead Instructor and Coordinator, Rob McLean

You can find the links to the 2022 Sailing Songs music compilation from Rob’s website here.

We hope you enjoyed happy celebrations with family and friends, virtually or in person, and may we all have a healthy and productive year in 2022.

Air Canada Direct Flights Resuming Nov 1, 2021

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Air Canada is resuming direct Toronto – St. Vincent (airport codes YYZ-SVD) on Mondays as of November 1, 2021.

We recognize that for many, a Monday may be a bit early in the week for coming to St. Vincent for a course starting on a Sunday, but it provides a convenient way to return home by staying over an extra day or so after your course.

For travelling to SVG from Canada, the best option in the short-term may be flying first to Barbados (BGI), then connecting to St. Vincent on Intercaribbean Airways (https://www.intercaribbean.com).  Starting in November 2021, AC is flying to Barbados 5 days a week including Friday and Saturday, and is flying daily as of December, 2021

 

New Sailors, Martin & Isabelle, Are The First to Complete the BOSS / Sail Canada, Catamaran Cruising Endorsement Course

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Martin d’Amours and Isabelle Giasson became the first students to receive their Sail Canada Cruising Catamaran Endorsement. This Endorsement for Intermediate to Advanced Cruising on a Catamaran was developed in 2018 by Sail Canada, BOSS and Wavelength Sailing School right here in the Grenadines.

BOSS offers Sail Canada Courses in SVG  partnering with Wavelength Sailing School from Canada for the last two years. The course was on a Fountaine Pajot 42 and lasted 7 days.

Martin and Isabelle have an interesting story. Entrepreneurs and outdoor enthusiasts, they fell in love with Sailing in their Basic course and decided to buy a new Catamaran to sail the world. After extensive research on specifications and several visits to boat shows around the world, they decided on a Nautitech Open 40 which is on order for delivery in La Rochelle, France in July. You can read more about their plans at https://oxalisborealis.com