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Training Fleet

DMSail is unique in the quality of its training boats based in Vancouver Island and the British Virgin Islands.  These instructor-owned boats offer a level of comfort, safety, technology and sailing configurations not typically found in the sail instruction community.  If your training takes place on these sailboats, students will have a unique experience to learn in comfort and work with advanced sailing, navigation and boat systems.

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Vancouver Island, Nanaimo

  • ​The Dufour 470 is a performance-oriented, comfortable cruiser known for its modern design, featuring a wide, flat coachroof, spacious cockpit, and an emphasis on easy handling for smaller crews. Key features include a self-tacking jib option, an L-shaped keel for coastal cruising, a wide hull for stability, and a well-appointed, light-filled interior with ample living and sleeping spaces. The boat offers versatility, suitable for cruising, chartering, or club racing, with options to customize for different sailing preferences.

  • Hard chines and the wide beam contribute to a lower heeling angle, improving comfort and maintaining rudder effectiveness. 

  • The yacht was designed by Felci Yachts, noted for blending performance with comfort. 

  • The large cockpit features comfortable seating and an optional fold-down sunbed, with an optional grill accessible from the transom. 

  • The boat has space for up to 8 people, kitchen with large salon, 2 washrooms/showers, swim platform, BBQ, outdoor kitchen, motorized dingy and extensive sail configurations.

Dufour 470 Starboard view
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British Virgin Islands - Tortola

  • The Lagoon 55 is a luxury sailing catamaran designed for comfort, space, and long-distance cruising by a small crew.

  • It features a spacious, and we mean SPACIOUS flybridge with a helm and sun lounge, a large foredeck with seating, and a generous aft cockpit with an outdoor dining area.

  • Inside, the large saloon boasts vertical windows and offers multiple layouts for four to six cabins. Key features include powered winches for easy sailing, a hydraulic tender lift, and private cabins with ensuites.

  • The boat has space for up to 14 people, kitchen with several large salons, 6 washrooms/showers, , navigation station, hydraulic swim platform, outdoor kitchen, large motorized dingy and extensive sail configurations.

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