Overview Certifications Instructors Student FAQ Custom Cruise & Learn Courses Make your next holiday an educational adventure with your friends and family on one of our Custom Courses. Whether you wish to learn to sail or handle a power boat, we offer custom courses for individuals, couples or families at all levels that we teach. Simply select your charter boat and we will plan the cruise to suit you! Designed around your needs, your schedule, and your group – custom courses allow more time for fun and focused time with an instructor. Learn with friends and family while sailing around the Gulf Islands. Enjoy the beautiful sceneries and local wildlife, while earning your desired certifications! Learn at your own pace, surrounded by the people you love, and get more practice with instructors dedicated to helping you succeed. Your next step, select your favorite boats from our fleet and email us at info@nanaimoyachtcharters.com to create a course that is best for you. Fleet Our unique combination of certification programs focuses on you. Your experience. Your goals. Your learning style. For Beginners Perfect as a refresher or for people just gaining their sea legs. Basic Sailing Certificates Experienced Sailors Learn to bareboat charter or improve your confidence as a skipper. Intermediate Sailing Certificates Advanced Seafarers Meet new challenges and advance your skills on Vancouver Island. Advanced Sailing Certificates Courses Provided Through: Student Testimonials Meet Our Instructional Skippers Ian MacPherson ‘ s life at sea, as a worldwide yacht delivery skipper and the manager of one of the largest charter companies in the world, began when he as a boy. While still in his 20’s, he launched ‘Baraka’, a 40′ Endurance Ketch he built in Durban, and set sail with his wife Shari for a ten-year world cruising adventure they shared with their four young daughters. Over the course of his career, Ian managed charter operations in the Caribbean, Gree