Membership

Join a community learning and sailing together from Granville Island.

The West Coast Sailing Club (WCSC) aims to be a sailing community focused on socialization, collaboration, and skill development. Members book club boats to sail with other members, family, and friends — not as a charter company.

All members need Sail Canada Basic Crew or Basic Cruising certification plus a Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC). Club skippers also require a VHF certificate (ROCM-DSC).

Membership dues

Membership year begins April 1 and runs through March 31.

Individual member
Membership year: April 1 – March 31
$400 / year
Additional family member
Same household
$200 / year
Initiation (first year)
Additional family initiation $100
$200
Waitlist
When no member spot is available
$50 / year

5% GST is added to membership fees during checkout on the live payment flow.

Boat usage fees

Per day per boat (includes up to four crew). 12% GST + PST is added to bookings at checkout (mock summary below).

San Juan 24 · Orpheus · Kanikilak

Option	Price (CAD)	When / notes
Weekday	$60 / day	Monday – Friday, sunrise – 5pm
Evening	$50 / evening	Any day, 5pm – sunset
Full day	$90 / day	Sunrise – sunset (up to four crew)

Celeste · Dufour 31

Option	Price (CAD)	When / notes
Weekday	$170 / day	Monday – Friday, sunrise – 5pm
Evening	$85 / evening	Any day, 5pm – sunset
Full day / overnight	$230 / day	Sunrise – sunset or overnight (up to four crew)

Sonatina · Jeanneau 34

Option	Price (CAD)	When / notes
Weekday	$200 / day	Monday – Friday, sunrise – sunset
Evening	$100 / evening	Any day, 5pm – sunset
Full weekday / weekend / cruise	$260 / day	Any day, sunrise – sunset or overnight

Walkabout · Catalina 34 MKII

Option	Price (CAD)	When / notes
Weekday	$250 / day	Monday – Friday, sunrise – 5pm
Evening	$140 / evening	Any day, 5pm – sunset
Full day / overnight	$330 / day	Sunrise – sunset or overnight (up to four crew)

Register

Complete the membership application. If a space is available, you will receive a payment link for dues. If not, you may be invited to join the waitlist ($50/year).

Membership application

Skipper progression

New members begin as Club Crew. After three sails with members, you may take a checkout sail to become a Club Skipper on the San Juan 24s.
New Club Skippers complete at least three day sails with members before taking guests as crew.
Celeste skippers need Sail Canada Intermediate Cruising, separate checkout, and three member day sails before guests or cruising.
Walkabout skippers must have skippered Celeste (three day sails + one successful three-day cruise), separate checkout, and demonstrated proficiency.

Sail training

If you need Sail Canada certification before joining, contact a local school such as Simply Sailing. Equivalent credentials from other organizations may challenge the Basic standard — ask the club.

Simply Sailing