WELCOME TO SALTY C MARINE TRAINING
Let's get you out on the water!
Develop your skills to become a confident and safe recreational boater. In person training available on your vessel at your level. Provided by Ceara, a mariner and educator with decades of experience.
Located in Sooke, BC and serving Vancouver Island
CUSTOM MARINE TRAINING
RECREATIONAL BOATING BASICS
Develop the skills you need to be a confident and safe boater. Custom training may include:
-boat handling and docking
-trailering and fueling
-anchoring
-route planning and navigation basics
-safety equipment and emergency management
-weather and conditions assessment including tides and currents
ADVANCE YOUR SKILLS
Move beyond the basics. Develop the skills and confidence to handle more challenging conditions. Custom training may include more advanced boat handing (trim and throttle to manage swell and chop) and electronic navigation for fog and other restricted visibility.
GET IN TOUCH
ABOUT
Ceara is a born and raised west coaster with decades of commercial and recreational experience as a mariner. Ceara grew up running various vessels including aluminum skiffs, fishing trawlers, fiberglass runabouts, cabin cruisers, and RHIBs. She worked as a skipper and eco-tour guide on the west coast of Vancouver Island for 15 seasons, and has all available TC small vessel tickets including SVOP and RHIOT, as well as additional navigation, leadership, and instructor courses. Ceara is a volunteer coxswain and trainer with marine search and rescue organization RCMSAR. Complementing her maritime experience, Ceara is also a educator with a passion for Science and the ocean, and holds a MEd in Adult Learning. Ceara's hobbies include paddle boarding, freediving, amateur underwater videos, driving around in a boat, and generally enjoying the ocean and marine life.
