Barefoot Offshore Sailing School offers a “mentored charter”. This helps graduates of our sailing courses make the transition to sole responsibility as skipper of a chartered boat. What is a mentored charter? In a mentored charter, the charter skipper agrees to shadow one of our sailing course boats during their initial charter. The BOSS Instructor […]
In addition to our normal scheduled ASA and Sail Canada courses, Barefoot Offshore Sailing School (BOSS) offers the option of a “private course”. What is a private course? In a private course, a guest charters and provisions a vessel from the Neptune fleet of our sister company, Barefoot Yacht Charters. There is an additional fee for […]
Barefoot Offshore Sailing School welcomes couples to join our courses. For couples who plan to cruise together, it is important that both partners are confident sailing the boat. I frequently invite sailing couples to consider the question: which partner is more likely to fall off the boat? Contrary to what some people think initially, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]