For 2020, 3 training levels.
1 The Mentor or Sailing Buddy, experienced Sailors on a particular craft will hang out with unexperienced.
2. The DSC couching and instruction days. Our Professional trainer will walk us all through the learning.
3. * International Certificates * , Group or Private on whatever you need, at the Trainers DSC Rates and times - when we have enough members to run it , we can get dedicated instructors.
DSC MEMBERS ONLY,
SUMMER COURSES;
We have some exciting training opportunities for club members to tune up sailing skills., as
most courses are over $600 pp/course.
Training will be provided, by our club member, To Be Announced. Our previous one, sailing coach and CYA
instructor, Joel Taylor is off to the Grenadines and Thunder Bay We are fortunate that Joel is now #4 instructor in American Sailing Association list. 
Please see the list of opportunities below.
Club Clinics - Dinghy's
Come out for evening teaching clinics using any of the club's dinghy's.
These will include some on land teaching, about 90 min of on water time followed by a debrief.
Club Clinics - t
1. Docking: Power handling, stop in place, parallel docking and T slip docking
2. Spinnaker: drill at dock, setup the gear, out for practice, spin only, then spin and main.
3. Safety skills: Reefing, Heaving To, Quick Stop Crew overboard recovery + Hoisting COB back on board
27 ft Keelboat Mentoring
Anyone interested in mentoring (or considering mentoring) other club
members on Light Spirit , come on out to a mentors info dinner. Support is
available to club mentors to ensure a standard set of skills is
delivered by all.
When: MARCH
Keel Boat Courses:
1. CYA Basic Cruising Course - This a comprehensive
course for those with minimal keel boat experience and an interest in
using keelboats . PCOC test will also be given during this course.
Interested participants are asked to contact, Joel Taylor directly
(joel@allseasoninstruction.ca). The cost of the course will be per/day
divided by the number of participants. Maximum 5.
2. PCOC, VHF Radio Operator license or Intermediate Cruising Course:
Email me if you are interested in a course, as Joel will instruct these courses, likely in May if there is an interest.
Note that a PCOC certificate is a Transport Canada requirement to use any motorized boat including Aquavit.
3. Coastal Navigation:
Very useful course if you are planning to sail Aquavit beyond English Bay.
Let me know if you'd like to take this course, as we have an instructor that is qualified to teach this.
4. For more information about other marine courses:
http://www.allseasoninstruction.ca/ (Joel's site)
http://www.simplysailing.ca/ (Simply Sailing)
Janet McK
Discovery Sailing Club Training Coordinator
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