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How to Keep Sailing on Your Mind
    
   
Although the boats are all tucked away, the team at Advantage Boating still has sailing on their mind.   

SEMINARS AND SOCIALS:
  Keep in touch with fellow sailors o ver the winter.  Join Ron and Doris as we attend various boating seminars and socials in the Ottawa Area
  • 2017 Winter Speaker Series at Nepean Sailing Club provides entertaining and interesting sailing-related presentations throughout the winter starting January 2016.  See NSC for more information.  Open to all.   
  • Trivia night.  Thursday nights, starting at 7:30 at the Nepean Sailing Club.  Open to all.
  • Friday Night Entertainment by local Ottawa area artists.   Check out the NSC website for more details on who is playing next.
    
BOAT SHOWS:
If you are willing to travel a little further, check out some of the upcoming Boat Shows.  These always offer excellent opportunities to learn and seek out good deals.
 


ONLINE BLOGS:
Sailing to exotic far off locations, 
  • Learn & dream about the sailing lifestyle by following Riley and Elayna as they share their sailing adventures around the world. See http://sailing-lavagabonde.com
WINTER 2017 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES 
    
Advantage Boating recognizes that your time is valuable.  However you choose to take your course, we will be there to help you succeed.   We offer our classroom courses in 3 convenient forms. 
      • Classroom
      • Online
      • Home-Study
 
Did you know it is illegal to operate a VHF radio without a licence?   Protect yourself and your loved ones by learning how to communicate and handle
 emergency situations on a VHF marine radio. 
  • Next class - Starts January 30, 2017 
  • Home study courses are ongoing.
VHF/DSC or DSC upgrade:   Register now
  
  
Navigation Courses:
  
1.  Coastal Navigation:   Stay off the rocks !  Learning how to read charts and  navigate waters are  critical skills for any sailor.   Register now  
    
Classroom COA1 :  
Wednesday nights for 10 weeks, starting Jan 25, 2017
Online COAOL4
:  Ongoing


 

2.  Celestial Navigation:  
When it comes to open water sailing it's always important to have plan "B".  We can show you how to use the sun and the starts to navigate your way on the open seas.  Register now
   

Classroom CEL1:  Wednesday nights for 10 weeks, starting Jan 25, 2017

Online COAOL4:  Ongoing

INSTRUCTORS WANTED!

Do you have a passion for sailing?  Then why not share your passion and teach others about the sailing lifestyle! 


We can help prepare you for the May 2017 Basic Cruising and Start Keelboat Sailing instructor clinics, so start collecting your pre-requisites now!
REACH OUT TO US!
 
We are always happy to talk sailing and answer any questions.  
  
Please don't hesitate to contact us either by phone 613.721.8683 or by email at [email protected].

See you soon! 
  
Advantage Boating

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