Get out there! Live your dreams! Sailing Lessons with Flying Bulldog Sailing School
FLYING BULLDOG SAILING SCHOOL Vancouver is a Transport Canada approved Recreational Boating School (RBS) that specializes in delivering ISPA Sailing Courses and Power Boating Training From Beginner to Yachtmaster Ocean. We operate out of Vancouver, BC, and explore all the scenic waters of Coastal British Columbia including the Gulf Islands, San Juan. Islands, Desolation Sound, the Queen Charlottes, Puget Sound and the West Coast of Vancouver Island.
Our flagship is Warlock, a Baltic 51 centreboard cutter blue-water sail training yacht that is well equipped for offshore passage making and single-handed sailing.
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ISPA Competent Crew Sail and Power Boat Courses are for novice sailors and are offered in a 5 day Cruise & Learn format aboard Warlock in the Gulf and San Juan Islands. There are no boating experience prerequisites. Just come ready to learn and enjoy the sailing lifestyle.
C$1650+ GST, all inclusive.
Great food, fuel and course manuals are included and registration with ISPA is processed on course completion.
ISPA Day Skipper Sail and Power Boat Courses are offered in a 5 day Cruise & Learn format. Courses generally start on Saturdays or Mondays throughout the year in the waters between Texada Island and Victoria including the Gulf Islands and San Juan Islands.
The Day Skipper prerequisite is Competent Crew or equivalent practical experience. DS is the minimum qualification most boating, yacht charter companies require in order to bareboat charter.
C$1650 + GST, all inclusive
Great food, fuel and course manuals are included and registration with ISPA is processed on course completion.
Combined ISPA Competent Crew and Day Skipper is one of our most popular ISPA Sailing Courses. It is offered as both sail and power boating courses.
CC/DS is offered in a 6 day Cruise & Learn format in the waters between Texada Island and Victoria including the Gulf Islands and San Juans.
C$1850 + GST, all inclusive
Great food, fuel and course manuals are included. Registration with ISPA is processed on successful course completion.
ISPA Coastal Navigator Shore-Based Course is a self-study correspondence boating course that students can complete at their own pace.
The cost is $225 + GST. This includes everything you need to complete the course: course workbook, plotting instruments, Chart 1, Chart 3441 and online support.
The ISPA Coastal Navigator practical component can be completed while sailing on an ISPA Coastal Skipper Cruise & Learn course in the waters between Texada Island and Victoria including the Gulf Islands and the San Juans once the shore-based component has been completed.
There are no ISPA Sailing Courses that are prerequisites for the shore-based correspondence course. It is one of the best boating courses to complete during the winter months.
ISPA Coastal Skipper Sail and Power Boat Courses are offered in a 5 day Cruise & Learn format in the waters between Texada Island and Victoria including the Gulf Islands and San Juans.
Course prerequisite is Day Skipper, Coastal Navigator shore-based course, basic First-Aid, ROC-M restricted marine radio operator licence.
NB: There is a heavy emphasis on Coastal Navigation in this course. Candidates must either bring their completed ISPA Coastal Navigator workbook and chart exercises with them or show proof of Coastal Navigator equivalent certification.
C$1850 + GST, all inclusive
Great food, fuel, course workbook and registration with ISPA are included.
ISPA Yachtmaster Offshore is a 12 day sailing course that circumnavigates Vancouver Island in the counter-clockwise direction. Yachtmaster Courses are sheduled to start Labour Day Weekend, September of each year. They can also be scheduled on demand at other times. The minimum prerequisites for YMO are Coastal Navigator and Coastal Skipper. Celestial Navigation is included in the curriculum. There is self-study component that must be completed before embarcation.
C$3950 + GST, all inclusive. Yachtmaster is one of our most exciting and memorable ISPA Sailing Courses.
Course food, fuel and course manuals are included. Registration with ISPA is processed on completon of the course.
(C$ 15.00 shipping)
The Celestial Navigation Theory Course is taught in 2 hour classes on Monday evenings over a 4 week period.
The first class starts on November 23, 2020 at Granville Island Public Dock aboard Warlock.
You will learn how to determine your position by sight reduction of sextant readings of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets.
There is no exam. The course is offered for the fun of learning.
The course fee includes the course workbook Celestial Navigation, 2nd ed, by David Burch. The book contains many worked examples and exercises for you to consolidate your learning.
Prices include: onboard food, fuel, docking fees, instruction and course workbooks. Add 5% GST.
5 Day Cruise & Learn
5 Day Cruise & Learn
6 Day Cruise & Learn
Shore-based self-study correspondence course
5 Day Cruise & Learn (includes ISPA Coastal Navigator Practical Course)
8 hour classroom course (required for Yachtmaster)
12 Day Cruise & Learn (Circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, includes Celestial Navigation Practical)
12+ Day Ocean passage (eg: Vancouver to Hawaii during the 2022 Vic-Maui International Yacht Race, includes Celestial Navigation Practical)
Individualized tailored training
Offered per person, per diem
Offered per person, per diem
Offered per person, per diem
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Skipper, food and fuel included
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There is a world of excellent sailing and power boating courses offered here. Take your time, and don’t hesitate to call us at (604)-760-7021. We hope you enjoy our site. Please take a moment to drop us a line. We know you will be glad you discovered what ISPA sailing courses have to offer.
Flying Bulldog Sailing School Ltd
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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