Sailing Lessons Schedule and Registration

Upcoming events

  • Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group R2)

    • 19 May 2025
    • 22 May 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 5
    Register

    Refresher Sailing Lessons

    In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    Prerequisites:

    • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
    • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
    • Review the rigging instructions for Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars from Locarno Sailing documents online
    *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.


    Sessions:

    • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 5 days before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

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  • Saturday is Cat-ur-day!!!

    • 24 May 2025
    • 13:00 - 16:00
    • JSCA @ Locarno Sailing Fleet.
    • 9
    • 5 registrants
    Register

    This Saturday is Cat-ur-day: Come and join when the Locarno cats go out in force.

    We will rig as many cats as we can find capable skippers for (F18, F18 Infusion, 580, 570, 500 spi) and will give crew with/without prior experience a chance to taste the exhilaration of slicing through the water on two hulls.

    Our route will be tacking up the shore to bell boy near UBC and back to JSCA or across to lighthouse park and back as a tight group.

    Prerequisite:

    • the Caturday catamaran crew has to be checked out in at least one of our monohulls (Laser, Vanguard, Tasar, RS500) or one of our cats or foiling fleets.
    • review the Catamaran Rigging and Sailing Guide as well as the Locarno cat videos on this page and know how to rig the jib and main with the hook at the mast stop.
    • Please register as Skipper if you are Level 1/2/3 Cat, Crew if you are checked out for Monohulls
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  • Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group B2)

    • 02 Jun 2025
    • 15 Jun 2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 6
    Register

    Beginner Sailing Lessons

    This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.


    In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Laser and Vanguards).


    During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Lasers and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

    Prerequisites to attend this course:

    • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

    Sessions:

    • 2 Monday evenings:           1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • 2 Wednesday evenings:     1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • 2 Thursday evenings:         1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • 2 Sunday afternoons:         1700-2100 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

    * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

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  • Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group V1)

    • 04 Jun 2025
    • 08 Jun 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 2
    Register

    Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

    Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

    We will cover the basics of racing:

    • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    • different flags and countdown signals
    • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
    • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

    Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:

    • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
    • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

    We will have three on water sessions: two training sessions and then the last session will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.

    Prerequisites:

    REQUIRED

    • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
    • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
    • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.

    Sessions:

    • Wednesday evening:    1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:        1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    • Sunday morning:          1000 - 1400 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com


    Show details

  • Saturday is Cat-ur-day!!!

    • 07 Jun 2025
    • 13:00 - 16:00
    • JSCA @ Locarno Sailing Fleet.
    • 14
    • Be the first
    Register

    This Saturday is Cat-ur-day: Come and join when the Locarno cats go out in force.

    We will rig as many cats as we can find capable skippers for (F18, F18 Infusion, 580, 570, 500 spi) and will give crew with/without prior experience a chance to taste the exhilaration of slicing through the water on two hulls.

    Our route will be tacking up the shore to bell boy near UBC and back to JSCA or across to lighthouse park and back as a tight group.

    Prerequisite:

    • the Caturday catamaran crew has to be checked out in at least one of our monohulls (Laser, Vanguard, Tasar, RS500) or one of our cats or foiling fleets.
    • review the Catamaran Rigging and Sailing Guide as well as the Locarno cat videos on this page and know how to rig the jib and main with the hook at the mast stop.
    • Please register as Skipper if you are Level 1/2/3 Cat, Crew if you are checked out for Monohulls
    Show details

  • Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group R3)

    • 16 Jun 2025
    • 19 Jun 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 7
    Register

    Refresher Sailing Lessons

    In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    Prerequisites:

    • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
    • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
    • Review the rigging instructions for Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars from Locarno Sailing documents online
    *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.


    Sessions:

    • Monday evening:        1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • Wednesday evening:  1800-2100 (3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:      1800-2100 (3 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 5 days before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

    Show details

  • Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group V2)

    • 25 Jun 2025
    • 29 Jun 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 6
    Register

    Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

    Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

    We will cover the basics of racing:

    • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    • different flags and countdown signals
    • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
    • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

    Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:

    • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
    • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

    We will have three on water sessions: two training sessions and then the last session will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.

    Prerequisites:

    REQUIRED

    • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
    • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
    • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.

    Sessions:

    • Wednesday evening:    1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:        1800 - 2100 (3 hours).
    • Sunday morning:          1000 - 1400 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com


    Show details

  • Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group B3)

    • 07 Jul 2025
    • 20 Jul 2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 8
    Register

    Beginner Sailing Lessons

    This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.


    In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Laser and Vanguards).


    During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Lasers and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

    Prerequisites to attend this course:

    • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

    Sessions:

    • 2 Monday evenings:             1730-2030 (3 hours).
    • 2 Wednesday evenings:       1730-2030 (3 hours).
    • 2 Thursday evenings:           1730-2030 (3 hours).
    • 2 Sunday afternoons:          1630-2030 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

    * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

    Show details

  • Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons (Group V3)

    • 23 Jul 2025
    • 27 Jul 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 6
    Register

    Intro to Racing - Sailing Lessons

    Intro to Racing is a great way to learn the basics of racing, and is the course to take if you want to join the Jericho Tuesday evening/Sunday afternoon races, but aren’t comfortable joining by yourself.

    We will cover the basics of racing:

    • how to start on a start line, how to round marks on a race course
    • different flags and countdown signals
    • navigating close and around other boats while following the rules
    • race strategy while you are sailing around the committee boat waiting for your race to start
    • Skills: how to adjust your sail shape with your sail controls in order to get more speed out of your sails depending on your angle to the wind and the wind conditions

    Bonus - The following will depend on the wind, and the group of participants (and how overwhelmed with new information you already feel!), such as:

    • Bonus tactics: Sailing around the committee boat and start pin to get a point on the horizon to line up with the pin so during the start you know if you've crossed the line or not / Looking at the course to see which side has more wind than the other / Watching other boats already on the course to see what angles they are hitting / Looking at the tankers to see which way the current is going / Timing your approach to the start line
    • Bonus skills: balancing skills like roll tacks and rudderless sailing depending on wind conditions.

    We will have three on water sessions: two training sessions and then the last session will be joining the Jericho Race on the Sunday noon. This is a great way to participate in your first Jericho race with a coach present to assist you.

    Prerequisites:

    REQUIRED

    • Being a member at Club Locarno Sailing Fleet.
    • Having completed an equivalent of CANSail 2, Beginner or Refresher Lessons.
    • Having attended (or watched online) the Jericho Rookie Racing Seminar. There will be a quiz!
    • Recommended to maximize benefits of this training: 30 additional hours on water after CanSail 2 or Beginner Lessons, 10 additional hours on water after Refresher lessons.

    Sessions:

    • Wednesday evening:    1730- 2030 (3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:        1730- 2030 (3 hours).
    • Sunday morning:          1000 - 1400 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 5 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com


    Show details

  • Refresher Sailing Lessons (Group R4) LAST CALL!!!

    • 28 Jul 2025
    • 31 Jul 2025
    • 3 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 8
    Register

    Refresher Sailing Lessons

    In these 9 hours, you will review the basics of  CANSail 1-2 sailing to refresh your memory,  practice rules of way, capsize and recovery, gain confidence rigging and launching Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars, and learn your way through the clubroom: the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    Prerequisites:

    • Being a member at Club Locarno. Yes, all Club Locarno members can join!*
    • Ideally, you have completed an equivalent of CANSail 1 or 2 in the past
    • Review the rigging instructions for Lasers, Vanguards and Tasars from Locarno Sailing documents online
    *you do not need to be part of the Sailing Fleet to take these sailing lessons but you do need a Sailing Fleet membership to attempt a checkout.


    Sessions:

    • Monday evening:        1730-2030(3 hours).
    • Wednesday evening:  1730-2030(3 hours).
    • Thursday evening:      1730-2030(3 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 5 days before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 2 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

    Show details

  • Beginner Sailing Lessons (Group B4) LAST CALL!!!

    • 04 Aug 2025
    • 17 Aug 2025
    • 8 sessions
    • Club Locarno Clubroom and laser rigging area
    • 8
    Register

    Beginner Sailing Lessons

    This is an introductory course for beginners. At the end of the course you will have the option to attempt a Checkout in the monohull fleet of your choice.


    In these 8 lessons, you will get 26 hours of instruction spread along 2 intensive weeks. You can expect to learn the basics of  CANSail 1-2 (that you will need to be able to check out Club Locarno Laser and Vanguards).


    During the lessons you will practice sailing techniques while learning about sail controls, rules of way, local geography, weather and wind pattern to expect in English Bay. You will have the opportunity to tack, gybe, capsize, and practice rules of way on our Lasers and Vanguards. You will practice rigging and launching, and learn your way through the clubroom, the logout system to check out boats and where to find sails and foils.

    The goal of the Beginner Sailing Lessons is to confidently check-out and safely skip the first level of Club Locarno monohulls.

    Prerequisites to attend this course:

    • Being a member of any at Club Locarno Fleet.*

    Sessions:

    • 2 Monday evenings:             1700-2000 (3 hours).
    • 2 Wednesday evenings:       1700-2000 (3 hours).
    • 2 Thursday evenings:           1700-2000 (3 hours).
    • 2 Sunday afternoons:          1600-2000 (4 hours).

    Location:


    Registration.

    Registration closes 48 hours before the first class.

    Cancellations must be done at least 6 days before the first lesson, by email sailinglessons@clublocarno.com

    * In order to check out a sailing boat, you need to be a member of the Sailing Fleet.

    Show details

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