Sailing Lessons and Sailing Adventures in Gulf Island National Park Reserve
About Big Blue Sailing
Big Blue Sailing School is a Victoria area based, Sail Canada (CYA) registered Sailing School and Sailing Charter Company. If you’re like us, you have dreamed about sailing and enjoying the fun and adventure that sailing provides. Our dreams have captured us and we want to share that with you. Our sail school offers a safe learning environment that is both challenging and rewarding for anyone who wants to learn to sail.
Big Blue Sailing offers sail training and skippered sailboat charters around Victoria and the Gulf Islands from Sidney BC. Canada.
We created the sailing school to share with people the joy of sailing. Even an afternoon in the harbour on a sailboat is a very rewarding experience. It’s hard to explain. Knocking about in boats is about as fun as it gets.
Your Instructors
Paul Bull – Owner Big Blue Sailing
When I was a child I had two dreams. One was to be a Voyageur, the other was to sail the world. Fortunately, I had access to both in my youth. I grew up in lake country in Ontario and had access to both canoes and sailboats. My parents had a little daysailer, a 20-footer, with a 9.9 kicker. We’ve had boats ever since. Growing up around the water was part of my childhood.
Now, I’m coming back around to those dreams. I’ve eased up on the Voyageur idea, but still own the canoe. We may sail the world yet, we’ll see. My wife Leslie and I have had a sailboat on the north coast for at least the last 20 years and now we’re very pleased to be located in beautiful Sidney BC. We really like sailing and the opportunity it brings.
Our Boats
Credo III, a Catalina 36
Our Catalina 36
“Credo” has seen a lot of the coast and is ready to go further. Credo has plenty of room inside for Students, Guests and Skipper and has all the necessary amenities for cruising the northwest coast. With Credo, you get a sense of what sailing in a real cruising boat feels like.
Our Home: Canoe Cove, Sidney BC
We are very excited to call the Canoe Cove Marina in Sidney BC our new home. Canoe Cove Marina is located immediately adjacent to the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.
Ready to Sail with us?
Canoe Cove Marina” is perfectly located, with sheltered water right at our fingertips. It is ideally located adjacent to BC Ferries, Swartz Bay terminal and right down the way from the Victoria International airport. From Canoe Cove, we are the closest Marina to the beautiful Gulf Islands.
From this new location, we will be able to offer some great adventures. We look forward to growing our business, meeting new people and having fun on the water.