Getting Underway
The chart below shows the sequential order of our principal sailing courses, and the corresponding level of BSC membership, navigation range and charter qualification that each course prepares you for. Follow these links for more information about Sailing Courses, Memberships, and Charters with the Boston Sailing Center.
Sailing Course |
What BSC Membership does this course prepare me for? |
What BSC Boats will I be able to sail? |
|
What Charter Qualifications will I Have? |
| Learn to Sail |
Daysailing |
Sonar and Soling |
Boston Harbor & Islands |
Daysailing Rental |
| Advanced |
Mid-Range Cruising - Day |
J-24 and Olson 25 plus the above |
Marblehead to Cohasset |
Mid-Range Rental |
| Night Sailing |
Mid-Range Cruising - Night |
|
Overnights between Cape Ann and Scituate |
Mid-Range Rental |
| Cruising |
Cruising 30
|
C&C 34, Olson 911, J-30 plus all of the above |
Cape Cod Bay, Massachussetts Bay to Kittery, Maine |
Bareboat charter in locations like the Virgin Islands |
| Cruising 35 |
Beneteau 35s5, Beneteau 343, plus all of the above |
| Coastal Passage Making |
Cruising 40 |
Bavaria 37, C&C 38, Hanse 400, plus all of the above |
Maine to Block; Nantucket |
Worldwide bareboat charter |
