BC Sailing update on Safety at Sea classes in March and April:
BC Sailing has added one class to the schedule for the 2 day Offshore Personal Survival Course. Dates and location: Friday-Saturday April 5-6, 2024 at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club – space available! This will be the last Offshore class offered by BC Sailing before late Fall 2024. Click here for complete
Offshore Personal Survival Course information and online registration links. General registration opens Friday March 8 at 7 am Pacific time.
BC Sailing also has space available in some of the four upcoming classes for the 1 day Coastal Personal Survival Course. Dates and locations are listed below. Click here for complete
Coastal Personal Survival Course information and online registration links. General registration is open now.
Saturday March 16, 2024 at the West Vancouver Yacht Club
– presently full
Sunday March 17, 2024 at the West Vancouver Yacht Club
– space available!
Saturday March 23, 2024 at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club
– presently full
Sunday March 24, 2024 at the Royal Victoria Yacht Club
– space available!
Not sure which Safety at Sea course to take? 1 day Coastal or 2 day Offshore?
Check your event Notice of Race, well in advance, for event-specific training requirements and recommendations.
The
Coastal Personal Survival Course is a 1 day course for experienced sailors who are participating in coastal and offshore races and passages, typically Offshore Special Regulations categories 3-4, such as Southern Straits Race, Patos Island Race, Swiftsure Race and Cascadian Convoy. The coastal course includes classroom and practical sessions. Topics covered include safety culture, personal safety equipment, crew overboard, emergency signals, search & rescue, weather & heavy weather, hypothermia & cold water immersion. Practical, hands-on sessions include PFD checks and COB recovery from the water (dockside). The course is Sail Canada Approved. Participants who successfully complete the course receive a Coastal Personal Survival Course certificate, valid for five years.
The
Offshore Personal Survival Course is a 2 day course for experienced sailors who are participating in offshore and oceanic races and passages, typically Offshore Special Regulations categories 0-1-2, such as Vic-Maui and Van Isle 360. The offshore course includes classroom and practical sessions. Topics covered include safety culture, personal safety equipment, crew overboard, emergency communications & signals, search & rescue, weather forecasts, heavy weather & storm sails, damage control & fire, hypothermia & cold water immersion. Practical, hands-on sessions include using lifejackets and life rafts in a pool environment; damage control; emergency signals. The course is Sail Canada - World Sailing Approved. Participants who successfully complete the course receive an Offshore Personal Survival Course certificate, valid for five years.
The Southern Straits Race and West Vancouver Yacht Club are pleased to confirm that we will be hosting the Coastal Personal Survival Course at the Club on Saturday March 16 (Full) and Sunday, March 17, (New!), 2024. For people coming from Vancouver Island, there is also a class at the Sidney North Saanich Yacht Club on Saturday March 23 (Full) and at Royal Victoria Yacht Club on Sunday March 24 (New!), 2024. Complete information on this course, including the online registration links, is available at
Coastal Personal Survival Course. Registration is now open. Space is limited and early registration is recommended.
Coastal Personal Survival Course topics include a review of required safety equipment, preparing heavy weather sails, obtaining and interpreting local weather forecasts, hypothermia and cold water immersion, man overboard, emergency signals and communications. The course includes classroom and practical sessions.