Vancouver Island Yacht Charters

Catamaran Sailing Course 1599.00

7-Day/7-night Cruise & Learn Enjoy a week aboard one of our beautiful Lagoon 42’s and experience for yourself luxury sailing at its best. Designed for sailors with prior monohull experience – translate your monohull expertise as you learn to dock, sail, and handle a multihull in tidal waters. Learn how to short-hand charter for your next international trip or get ready to buy your new catamaran and take the helm. Students with the requisite experience and skill may also be eligible for to certify as an International Flotilla or Bareboat Skipper.  Enjoy a week aboard one of our beautiful Lagoon 42’s and see for yourself how much fun it can be to cruise in such a spacious environment.  Course tuition includes: $6,598+ GST per cabin 7-days/7-nights sailing through the scenic Gulf Islands or along the Sunshine Coast. Full provisions. Learn as a crew – participants prepare meals together and perform yacht maintenance tasks as a crew. Enjoy the expertise of our skilled instructional skippers. Gain access to our library of instructional materials, with an option to gain Coastal Navigation certification. And so much more! *Minimum requirements:  International Crew or equivalent or prior monohull sailing experience. Dates subject to change based […]

Nanaimo

Make Coastal British Columbia Your New Normal Bring your “bubble” to Nanaimo Yacht Charters for a safe, socially-distanced, bareboat charter and enjoy the freedoms time on the water can bring.   For more information about our protocols or to reserve your boat today, call us at 1 877 754 8601 or email info@nanaimoyachtcharters.com.  

Nanaimo

Set sail before June 15 for savings on a spring charter adventure Looking to set sail along the beautiful Vancouver Island coastline in the coming months? Set Sail in the shoulder season for quieter anchorages, exciting sailing conditions and beautiful landscape at a discounted rate from the busy, peak sailing season! Our 2-cabin, 1-head Beneteau 331 ‘Kala Kala’ is a common favourite, fitted with a double-reefed lazy-jack mainsail, roller-furling jib and recently fitted with a brand-new GPS chart plotter and Windex. A full cockpit enclosure is perfect for spring charter sailing, and the interior is fitted with comfortable amenities to make your charter comfortable. Our 2019 Jeanneau 389 – ‘Pavana’ is a modern sailboat which is very similarly designed to the larger Jeanneau 419 and possesses a simply stunning layout, fitted with a conventional lazy-jack mainsail and 110% genoa. With a drop-down saloon for a large double bed, a spacious cockpit with dual-helm steering, as well as an easy hydraulic drop-down transom swim platform, Pavana is designed for a comfortable snd spacious experience on the water. The Dufour 385 ‘Santé’ is a well-designed 3-cabin, 2-head option sporting a lazy-jack easy mainsail system with a stack pack bag and roller furling […]

Nanaimo

The Grand Banks 49 powerboat "Cabaret" has returned to our charter fleet - book now!

Nanaimo

Have you been looking to learn how to handle a powerboat and receive an IYT: International Yacht Training – ICC: International Certificate of Competency for powerboats, along with exploring our beautiful west coast shoreline? This is one way to combine a powerboat course and powerboat cruising. We are an accredited IYT – International Yacht Training,  and CRYA  sailing school.  The  recognized certification by the EU is the IYT – ICC certification. We may recommend working towards the IYT – ICC Powerboating certification. The IYT – Online preparation courses are offered online and are required to complete an on-water practical component. Once the on-water component has been successfully achieved you will be invited by your instructional skipper to complete a written examination. This is similarly designed to the online course modules and preparatory tests. We facilitate many Basic – Intermediate & Coastal Navigation Powerboat courses  for 5 days and 5 nights, with your first pre-board night at the charter base. The course fee includes 5 days of instructional cruising through the Gulf Islands on board one of our 32 – 44’ powerboats, the cost of the instructional skipper, all moorage and fuel fees, shared accommodation, full linen and all meals. Students take turns […]