Instructor

Jeremy Gow

Jeremy Gow has enjoyed a lifelong passion for boating, beginning at the age of 3 when his parents began taking him on wilderness canoeing trips. At the age of nine, Jeremy enrolled in windsurfing courses. As a pre-teen, he made extensive use of a family dingy, crewed on his brother's 16 foot catamaran and the family's 24 foot keelboat, a Cygnus.

At the age of fourteen Jeremy found work at with a local boat rental company, teaching boating basics to clients who rented their sailboats, canoes, and pedal-boats. He spent his entire summer's earnings on a stoutly built 14' foot Bellbouy fiberglass runabout with a 50 hp outboard motor, which provided many years of enjoyment exploring the waterways between Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal.

After graduating from High School, Jeremy spent several summersworking at resorts, running recreational waterfronts, where he sailed and instructed on an array of watercraft; Sunfish, Lasers and Laser II's, windsurfers, canoes and powerboats. While managing a Wilderness outfitter in Northern Ontario, Jeremy guided canoe trips and instructed sailing courses for seniors on Georgian bay in a 24' Cygnus Keelboat identical to the one his family owned.

Subsequent summers spent racing aboard a 24' Hinterholler Shark and cruising a 26' Haida in the San Juan Islands convinced Jeremy to make the shift to a full-time sailing lifestyle. He purchased a 36' Lancer; manufactured using a C&C hull mold, this sloop-rigged boat combines spacious, comfortable accommodations belowdecks with lively performance - an excellent combination of stability and responsiveness that makes an excellent teaching platform. Since completing the CYA keelboat instructor's program, Jeremy shares his passion for sailing by teaching sailing in the coastal waters of British Columbia.