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LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Yachting Centre, 5854 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC
UID:sas@bcsailing.bc.ca
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Coastal Personal Survival Course is intended for=0D=0A  sailors who are participating in World Sailing Offshore Special=0D=0A  Regulations (OSR) Category 3-4 and/or US SER Coastal Category passages=0D=0A  or events such as the Southern Straits Race, Patos Island Race, and=0D=0A  Swiftsure Race.  The seminar includes both classroom and practical=0D=0A  sessions and is Sail Canada approved. =0D=0A=0D=0ACoastal Personal Survival Course topics include a review of=0D=0A  required/recommended safety equipment, preparing heavy weather sails,=0D=0A  obtaining and interpreting local weather forecasts, hypothermia and=0D=0A  cold water immersion, crew overboard, emergency signals and communications.  =0D=0A=0D=0AParticipants are required to bring to the course the personal safety=0D=0A  gear that they intend to use in the Southern Straits Race, Patos=0D=0A  Island Race, Swiftsure Race, or a similar overnight, near-coastal=0D=0A  passage or event.  This should include a suitable PFD, safety harness,=0D=0A  tether, and personal MOB light.  Wet weather gear and warm clothing=0D=0A  are required for the outdoor practicals.  =0D=0A=0D=0AIf you do not already own all the required clothing and equipment, it=0D=0A  is recommended that you consider borrowing any needed items from a=0D=0A  friend rather than buying new items before the course. While we do not=0D=0A  make recommendations on specific brands and models, you will learn=0D=0A  more about important characteristics of personal safety equipment and=0D=0A  this may influence your thinking on equipment selection.=0D=0A=0D=0A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=0D=0A  - - -=0D=0A=0D=0APrice includes course participation, refreshments and lunch, and upon=0D=0A  successful completion a course certificate valid for five years. =0D=0A=0D=0ARegistrations are cancellable and refundable, less a 20%=0D=0A  administration fee, until 7 calendar days prior to the training start date. =0D=0A=0D=0ATo be valid, cancellation and refund requests must be delivered by=0D=0A  email to sas@bcsailing.bc.ca and=0D=0A  receipt acknowledged within the required time frame.  =0D=0A=0D=0AFor the benefit of participants and event organizing authorities, BC Sailing and Sail Canada may maintain a=0D=0A  publicly-searchable database listing participant names, certificate=0D=0A  numbers and certificate expiry dates. =0D=0A=0D=0A- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -=0D=0A  - - - =0D=0A=0D=0AThe Coastal Personal Survival Course does not include pool=0D=0A  sessions or life raft training, and does not meet the World Sailing=0D=0A  requirements for OSR Category 0-1-2 offshore and oceanic races such as=0D=0A  the Van Isle 360, Vic-Maui, Pacific Cup, Transpac, etc.  To choose the=0D=0A  right training, please visit this Personal=0D=0A    Survival Training Introduction.  =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A
SUMMARY:Coastal Personal Survival Course (CPSC), Monday March 9, 2026 at West Vancouver YC
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