Vancouver Island Yacht Charters

IYT Bareboat Skipper w/ICC & VHF is the International Standard for Bareboat Chartering

Students refine and deepen their boating skills and knowledge as they learn to navigate and skipper a boat in familiar waters in sight of land in moderate weather. While earning this certificate, students will further develop all the necessary navigation, boat handling, weather, and emergency management skills they learned at the Competent Crew & Day Skipper levels.  Here students must demonstrate proficiency in all areas of vessel handling, sailing, and safety and be ready to learn the additional decision-points necessary to accept the responsibility for the safety of the crew.  The course objective is to be able to cruise safely in familiar waters as both skipper and crew in moderate sea conditions by day.

Topics covered include:

• Responsibilities of a Bareboat Skipper
• Crew safety checks
• Hull and rig checks
• Machinery and systems checks
• Fuel and water capacity and range
• Line Handling, Docking & Boat Handling Under Power
• Vessel handling in confined quarters
• Mooring, anchoring, coming alongside
• Man Overboard & Safety/Emergency Procedures
• Knots & Seamanship
• Tides, Currents, & Navigation
• Weather Patterns
• Port Regulations & Customs
• Advanced dingy handling

Destination: Southern Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast or Desolation Sound

• Students will discuss their route with their Instructors and participate in the course planning

Pre-Requisites: Depending upon prior coursework and experience, students may pursue the following options.  To discuss the certifications you may pursue during your course, contact us at info@nanaimoyachtcharters.com

Certifications: 

• Coastal Skipper
• IYT Bareboat Skipper w/ ICC
  • International Certificate of Competency requires VHF or equivalent
• VHF

Qualifications to Bareboat Charter: Minimum of 3 weeks sailing experience in similar vessel and tidal waters, and the completion of the Coastal Navigation course. 

CUSTOM CRUISE & LEARN COURSES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Please contact info@nanaimoyachtcharters.com for details