BASIC CRUISING program - STUDY 

To achieve the Sail Canada Basic Cruising Standard both the on-water and written objectives need to be completed within twelve months. The content is reviewed in this Basic Cruising presentation. (pdf 13 MB file). 

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On water skills are evaluated while sailing. On one of the last days of the course you will complete the written test. By then you will be have covered the content with on-water and ashore lessons. 

 The written test is 2 hours, closed book.  140 points out of 200 is a pass. This is based on the ashore knowledge described in the Sail Canada Basic Cruising Standard. The test has multiple choice and short sentence answers.  The test is marked that day and you will know your mark.