Hands-on Skills Training Clinics offered at Boat Shows
Nothing beats hands on experience when it comes to improving your boating skills and learning new ones. This year, let Discover Boating add more fun and excitement to your boat show experience...and take your boating skills up a notch. Whether you have boating experience or not, there's something for everyone—from absolute beginners to seasoned skippers! Learn from the experts—all sessions are taught by USCG licensed captains who are professional, certified instructors.
Discover Boating
Discover Boating presents Hands-on Skills Training clinics at the Vancouver International Boat Show, January 20-24, and the Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show, April 28 - May 1. You can sign up to learn fundamental or advanced close quarters boat handling skills, as well as a dockside boating safety essentials clinic. Each of these three learning events will help develop skills that will last a lifetime and add significantly to your boating safety and enjoyment.
Each event is 60 minutes long and registration is free. Participation is limited to 4 persons per boat. You must already have your PCOC (Pleasure Craft Operator Card).
Please note that registration for these classes will fill up quickly, so we encourage you to sign up as soon as possible and before the show. Remember to arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled class time with your registration email, to ensure that you are ready to go on time when the boat leaves the dock!
We look forward to seeing you on the water!
To register please use these links - each event will have its own dedicated registration website.
Hands-on Skills Training
Vancouver International Boat Show - January 20 - 24, 2016, Vancouver, BC Click here to register
Victoria Inner Harbour Boat Show - April 28 - May 1, 2016, Victoria, BC Click here to register
Fundamentals of Close Quarters Boat Handling
Hone your docking skills and practice close quarters manoeuvering with a professional instructor. Learn the fundamentals of boat control in confined spaces including how to confidently manoeuvre close to other boats, piers, docks and fixed objects. Participants will also learn how to turn around in tight spaces, back down a narrow channel in a straight line and other important docking and manoeuvering skills. It’s designed for all boaters who wish to increase both competence and confidence in docking situations.
Advanced Close Quarters Manoeuvering
The ability to confidently manoeuvre a boat in tight spaces is the hallmark of competent skipper. This hands-on session covers advanced, precision boat control and docking techniques used by professional captains including how dock and depart confidently using spring lines and more. This event is ideal for experienced boaters as well as those who are thinking about moving up in boat size or class. *This Clinic is only for those participants 18 and older.