Vaughan Johansen

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Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Level V Captain Rank Chief Sailing Instructor / Assessor

Rated 4.88/5 by 56 students
A USCG Captain and certified sailing instructor, Vaughan Johansen has taught sailing from the Florida Keys to the Canadian Arctic. An adult educator with 20 years standing, Vaughan's approach to sailboat instruction is to help students harness their strengths, push their boundaries, and guide them through the challenges of sailboat operation and sailboat cruising. Vaughan holds certifications from the United States Coast Guard, NauticEd, the American Sailing Association, Sail Canada and Transport Canada. He has been teaching sailing and cruising in the Pacific Northwest since 2010. He sails a C&C 36.

Credentials

NauticEd Credentials

NauticEd System Knowledge Expert NauticEd System Knowledge Expert
Transformational Instructor Course Graduate Transformational Instructor Course Graduate
Student Star Rated Student Star Rated
American National Standards Instructor/Assessor American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
SLC Instructor/Assessor SLC Instructor/Assessor
  • Level V Captain Rank Chief Instructor/Assessor
  • American National Standards Instructor/Assessor
  • Canadian National Standards Instructor/Assessor
  • SLC Instructor/Assessor
  • ICC Preparatory Instructor

Other Credentials

USCG Captain (OUPV Near Coastal) ASA Certified Instructor Sail Canada Certified Instructor Transport Canada Certified Small Vessel Operator

Associated practical schools

Publications

Read the Expert Article Vaughan Johansen has written

Training and assessment

Practical Training Courses

International License Training/Assessment

Notes: Sailboat skipper and yacht charter training is done on a C&C 36.

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Feedback from previous students

Pearce M., Canada, BC, Vancouver at 2023, Aug 30
Practical Competence of Skipper (small keelboat) Rank
David E., Canada, BC, North Saanich at 2023, Sep 23
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Vaughan was an amazing instructor -exceptionally patient with difficult student like me. His boat is an older one, but reasonably maintained. Having everything manual and his discussions about the challenges of maintaining an older boat were very useful in our training. I would not hesitate to recommend Vaughan Johansen to someone wanting to learn to sail or improve their sailing skills. Thanks Vaughan!
Vincent C., Canada, BC, Vancouver at 2023, Sep 04
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Very knowledgable and patient instructor.
Kent R., Canada, BC, Vancouver at 2023, Aug 07
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Learning to sail with Vaughan was awesome! I went from having never sailed to confidently able to skipper a sailboat in 4 days on the water with him, and I had a blast to boot! Super patient and knowledgeable I would recommend him as a teacher to anyone looking to learn how to sail! He's a solid dude!
Hooman S., Canada, BC, Vancouver at 2023, Sep 18
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Vaughan was very enthusiastic , professional and eager to teach and instruct me during the course. I have already recommended him to few of my colleagues.
Sanaz G., Canada, BC, V7T1T8 at 2023, Jul 13
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Feel competent but not confident to be a skipper yet, my prior experience was zero tho. He is respectful and open to feed back.
Calvin G., Canada, BC, Langley at 2023, Jul 13
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Excellent approach to teaching people and the course overall. Vaughn loves sailing and loves teaching people how to sail.
Erkan A., Canada, BC, Surrey at 2023, Jul 13
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Jonathan H., Canada, BC, Vancouver at 2023, Jul 14
Practical Competence of Skipper (small keelboat) Rank
Cannot really remember about "National Standard Rubrics assessment methodology". I feel I can skipper as a newbie, knowing that I would have to start in less challenging conditions. I now have a good grasp of how to evaluate those conditions and of what skills have to be built up.
Vincent H., Canada, BC, Burnaby at 2023, Jun 24
Practical Competence of Skipper Rank
Vaughan went above and beyond to make sure I learned what is required to be a SAFE efficient, and competent Large Keelboat Skipper. I found that he was able to adapt to the student's learning techniques making it a very rewarding experience for everyone.
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