Challenge Ski & Sail

Specialties

Our courses specialise in providing the highest quality training at the most affordable prices.

Ski courses are directed at CSIA instructor training; schools and corporate breaks. Our guides and instructors are on hand for the whole time you’re in the resort and we can provide you with anything your group needs. Our ski courses are all run in Banff Albert.

Sailing courses range from 5 days to 10 weeks in duration and are run in partnership with Nanaimo Yacht Club. Summer camps, career breaks and gap year training is provided by our highly experienced instructors. Our instructor staff have been working as professional sailors for at least 10 years and have gained tens of thousands of miles sailing experience in costal, offshore racing and delivery miles around the world. We only employ instructors with over 5 years of teaching experience and they must be commercially endorsed to minimum of offshore Yachtmaster. The main reasons for this are to ensure your training will be as safe as it could possibly be and we want you to learn from the people who have used the training in real life situations.

History

Established in 2006.

Since 2006 Challenge Ski & Sail have been offering first class ski instructor courses and sailing courses across Europe and Western Canada. We can now offer ski instructor courses, water sports & dinghy courses and a full range of beginner to advanced internationally recognised sailing courses to suit all abilities.

Meet the Business Owner

Jonathan R.

Business Owner

Jon Rose — Course Coordinator Ski & Sail; Yacht; Kayak & Ski Instructor.

Jon is also the Nanaimo Yacht Club Sailing School Manager.

RYA and IYT Yachting Instructor; MCA Commercial Yacht Skipper; CSIA Level 3 ski teacher; ACP Registered Emergency Responder & holds a 2 year degree in sports coaching (UWIC).

Jon is an ex cartographer and rugby player from the UK with over 15 years of both volunteer and professional sports coaching experience in skiing, sailing, rugby and athletics.