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ABOUT TIKITOURS SAILING SCHOOL

TikiTours Sailing School teaches Canadian Yachting Association 'Learn To Cruise' (LTC) sailing courses, which are yachting courses as opposed to small-boat 'Learn To Sail' (LTS) courses. The school was founded with the concept of offering the the highest standards in sailing instruction, taught out of the finest sailing areas available in Vancouver, BC, Canada. TikiTours Sailing School's students immediately become confident and respected sailors, and move on to become some of the best on the water. 80% of our students become yacht owners within the first year, with achievements such as bringing their boats into their marinas under sail alone, long cruises, single-handed sailing and even racing their boats the next season. Our students have also reached southern oceans within their first year of sailing!

Our training is excellent for personal development and motivation, stress relief, corporate teambuilding, or an inexpensive and educational vacation. Our main goal, however, is to help everyone achieve the 'means to the dreams', the most sought after dreams - those of freedom to sail the open oceans. We concentrate on applying course content to practice, whether that means day-sailing, crewing, chartering, yacht purchase, racing, or sailing around the world. TikiTours Sailing School will get you started quickly on your way. Our classes flex with weather conditions and your own schedule, and most sailing days can be completed as days or evenings. We strive to surpass all other sailing schools in both quality and intensity, and make sure you get as much content as possible from our courses.

TikiTours Sailing School has over 28 years experience in racing/cruising, as well as tropical cruising destinations including French Polynesia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hawaii. A successful racing background of both the owner and our primary vessel, with many victories, means we teach modern high-performance sailing techniques in earnest.

In these stressful times, many of our students have sailing 'escapes' in their future plans. TikiTours Sailing School teaches with this benchmark in focus. On top of the CYA course material, you will be inspired by many aspects of the sailing lifestyle and tropical cultures. Far from being an exclusive dream of the wealthy, our graduates have proven that the cruising lifestyle and freedom can be achieved by anyone with a strong desire for adventure. Even with the recent moorage and economic issues in British Columbia, most of our students are currently 'out there' on their chosen yachts, happily living the dream.