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Development - Learn to Cruise

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Certification Program
Instructors and Member Schools provide safe and competent training for keel boat sailors leading to CYA certification in the following standards (the links will take you to the appropriate page on CYA's website):

Cruising

Basic Crew

Enables the graduate to be able to cruise safely by day in local waters as a crew of a sloop rigged keelboat, 20-30 feet, in moderate wind and sea conditions.

Basic Cruising
Covers the skills required to cruise safely by day in local waters as either skipper or crew of a sailing cruiser of 20-30 feet, in moderate wind and sea conditions.

Intermediate Cruising
Covers the skills required to safely cruise a keelboat of 8 - 12 metres in familiar waters. It is recommended as the minimum qualification for bareboat chartering. The recommended time for teaching and examining the standard is five days or two weekends.

Advanced Cruising
Covers the skills needed to skipper or crew a sailing cruiser of 8 - 15 metres, in both day and night conditions in coastal waters in any weather.

Offshore Cruising
The highest level of the CYA Learn to Cruise Program. It covers the skills required to skipper or crew on offshore passages exceeding 500 miles in length and venturing more than 100 nautical miles from land.

Racing

Basic Keelboat Racing

Provides the knowledge necessary to compete in club & local races with a fundamental understanding of the racing rules, protest procedures and applying sailing and seamanship skills in winds up to 20 knots.

Navigation

Advanced Navigation
Covers the theory required to navigate safely on offshore passages. This theory is applied in the offshore standard.

Celestial Navigation
Covers navigational theory beyond Coastal Navigation. Topics include standard radio navigation systems, radar and GPS, electronic chart display information, and weather for extended cruising voyages.

Coastal Navigation

Covers the theory required to navigate safely in coastal or inland waters. This theory is applied in the Advanced Cruising standard.

CYA Member School status is conferred upon organizations who meet specified criteria, use Canadian Coast Guard inspected vessels, and who uphold the policies and standards of CYA. Contact BC Sailing or jump to the current listing of Member Schools.

Training
	> Development
	> Instructing
	> Regatta Officials
	> MOSS
	> Coaches

Basic Crew	Enables the graduate to be able to cruise safely by day in local waters as a crew of a sloop rigged keelboat, 20-30 feet, in moderate wind and sea conditions.
Basic Cruising	Covers the skills required to cruise safely by day in local waters as either skipper or crew of a sailing cruiser of 20-30 feet, in moderate wind and sea conditions.
Intermediate Cruising	Covers the skills required to safely cruise a keelboat of 8 - 12 metres in familiar waters. It is recommended as the minimum qualification for bareboat chartering. The recommended time for teaching and examining the standard is five days or two weekends.
Advanced Cruising	Covers the skills needed to skipper or crew a sailing cruiser of 8 - 15 metres, in both day and night conditions in coastal waters in any weather.
Offshore Cruising	The highest level of the CYA Learn to Cruise Program. It covers the skills required to skipper or crew on offshore passages exceeding 500 miles in length and venturing more than 100 nautical miles from land.

Advanced Navigation	Covers the theory required to navigate safely on offshore passages. This theory is applied in the offshore standard.
Celestial Navigation	Covers navigational theory beyond Coastal Navigation. Topics include standard radio navigation systems, radar and GPS, electronic chart display information, and weather for extended cruising voyages.
Coastal Navigation	Covers the theory required to navigate safely in coastal or inland waters. This theory is applied in the Advanced Cruising standard.