If you're thinking about cruising, join Ken and Carol Gillstrom for their fun and informative seminar series. With over 100,000 miles under their keel, these long distance cruisers have the advice you need before leaving the dock, including tips on leaving the dock!

If you're thinking about cruising, join Ken and Carol Gillstrom for their fun and informative seminar series. With over 100,000 miles under their keel, these long distance cruisers have the advice you need before leaving the dock, including tips on leaving the dock!

If you're thinking about cruising, join Ken and Carol Gillstrom for their fun and informative seminar series. With over 100,000 miles under their keel, these long distance cruisers have the advice you need before leaving the dock, including tips on leaving the dock!

Sail Canada Advanced Cruising Instructor, Ken Gillstrom talks about the benefits and the night time wonders of boating after dark. Thinking of sailing under the stars? This is a must watch!

Making bread on board while underway can be a real challenge, but the reward is so worth the trouble. However, the bread is quickly eaten without a trace, except the mess.

Sometimes, just getting a cup of soup can be a challenge while underway!

Ready to take your Sail Canada Advanced or Intermediate Cruising Certificate? Do it in 2017 on Voyageur 10.10 with Certified Instructor Ken Gillstrom along the BC and Alaska coast. Voyageur 10.10 was specifically designed and built for this type of adventure!

The crew on Voyageur 10.10 give Margerie Glacier a little coaxing to help it calve a bergy bit off the glacier. You'll be surprised by the results and the antics!

Keeping a household bathroom clean and odor free is challenging enough. Now think about the head on your boat; a small enclosed space with little ventilation. This presents a whole new state of affairs. Maintaining cleanliness on board is critical to the health and morale of the crew. One source of contaminates can be easily controlled, by encouraging (enforcing) males to sit on the head. Here is a way to get your point across.

We have had many sailors ask us about our COB prevention method on Voyageur 10.10. It is quite difficult to describe accurately so me made this video. We did it at the dock because of the difficulty to film it properly while underway. The most important design feature of our system is that you cannot go overboard and impact the water even if you tried. Many people head out on their boats with a false sense of security. Their jackline/tether system will keep them attached to the boat, however will let them go overboard. Being dragged through the water next to a jostling boat, even a slow speed, will lead to your drowning very quickly. You will wish that you weren't attached, and desperately try to release yourself, defeating the whole purpose of wearing the tether. It takes some time and effort to come up with a system that works, but it may save your life one day, as our system has saved mine.

Voyageur 10.10 east bound towards Prince Rupert with Dall Island in the background.

Ken and Carol Gillstrom give you a close up look and tips for navigating the Panama Canal. Also, what happens when you need to stop the boat for an unforeseen problem that threatens to trap you in the Canal system? Ken and Carol show you how to calmly handle emergency boat maintenance when time isn't on your side.

We all hear about these, and a movie was made about it, but encountering one send a shiver up your spine. On our Atlantic crossing in 2013, we came across this container about 400 miles west of the Azores. When first spotted, we thought it might be a life raft because of the colour and shape. The radar did show a small blip when we were a half mile away. Fortunately it was day time and visibility was good. If it was night, we may have run into it and.......... Great reason for a metal boat with collision bulkhead

Ken and Carol Gillstrom give an informative look at transiting from the Caribbean through the 3 Gatun Locks into Gatun Lake aboard Voyageur 10.10. Check the website for more information.

Advanced Cruising Instructor Ken Gillstrom and Carol Gillstrom sail to exotic places and teach Sail Canada's Intermediate and Advanced Cruising Standards.

Here is an overview of our Atlantic crossing from the Cape Verde Islands to St. Lucia. We invite past students on our longer voyages that do not lend themselves to a formal lesson. This gives them mush needed miles under their keel and builds skills and confidence. Find our more about our Mileage Builder cruises and our Advanced and Intermediate course at www.voyageursailing.com

Ken and Carol Gillstrom put on seminars on how to choose a boat, how to make your cruising team a reality and how to sail stress free.

Advanced Sailing Instructor, Ken Gillstrom, discusses night sailing.

Ken and Carol Gillstrom teach Advanced and Intermediate Cruising in the Caribbean. Book now for Winter 2014.

CYA Advanced instructor, Ken Gillstrom, and students practice the Quick Stop method of getting back to a crew that has gone overboard.