BareCat Charters offers sailing schools tailored for both experienced and novice sailors. Combine your British Virgin Islands vacation with learning how to sail catamarans. Here's how our sailing school works:

You charter one of our catamarans for your party.

You order the provisions and prepare the meals.

We will custom tailor our sailing school courses to your individual needs.

We take both novice and intermediate sailors.

We assign an instructor to the boat for your charter ($150/day+meals)

Basic Keelboat Sailing (4 days)

Learn the fundamentals of sailing boats up to 30 feet including sail theory, terminology, boat handling, safety, basic chart work, Rules of the Road, man overboard, basic knots, safe docking procedures and more.

$510 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $492 per person - 4 students $474 per person

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Basic Coastal Cruising (5 days)

Learn the fundamentals of coastal cruising during daylight hours including Rules of the Road, required equipment, engines and troubleshooting, weather observations, heavy weather, basic navigation, docking, anchoring, mooring and more. (Basic sailing required)

$570 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $540 per person - 4 students $522 per person

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Bareboat Chartering (4 days)

This is an advanced course for those with cruising experience who want to be certified for bareboat chartering. It will include troubleshooting common problems, docking off the wind or down current, safety at sea, weather watching, navigation in limited visibility, planning landfall in adverse conditions, sail selection, handling and trim, electronics and navigation instruments and more. (Basic sailing and Basic Coastal Cruising required)

$510 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $492 per person - 4 students $474 per person

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Coastal Navigation (2 days)

This is an intense course in charting and piloting which prepares you to navigate safely and confidently in all conditions of visibility. You will cover charts and symbols, Federal requirements for recreational boats, USCG navigation rules, tide and current tables, use of navigational tools and instruments, time, speed and distance calculations, relative bearings and running fixes, compass deviation and variation and more. (Basic sailing experience recommended)

$354 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $330 per person - 4 students $312 per person

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Advanced Coastal Cruising (4 days)

Learn advanced procedures and requirements for coastal cruising of auxiliary sailing yachts for daylight and night time operation. Subjects include sail and rig theory, practice for day, night and heavy weather, seamanship, engineering, troubleshooting, safety, weather monitoring and interpretation.(Basic sailing, Basic Coastal Cruising, Bareboat Chartering and Coastal Navigation required)

$570 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $540 per person - 4 students $522 per person

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Multi Hull Course (4 days) Learn Multi Hull Sailing.

$522 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $504 per person - 4 students $486 per person

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Since most charters are scheduled for one week our sailing school also offers the option of combining two courses or completing the week with an instructor on board to reinforce your training.

Basic Sailing & Basic Coastal Cruising
7 days $750 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $690 per person - 4 students $630 per person

Bareboat Chartering & Coastal Navigation
6 days $762 per student, 2 student minimum - 3 students $714 per person - 4 students $600 per person

Instructor on board
$150/day plus meals and gratuity

SAIL TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED BY FULL SAIL SAILING SCHOOL.

This is the perfect mix of luxurious catamaran, capable sailing instructor, and the beautiful cruising grounds of the British Virgin Islands.