Ecole de Voile de Lachine
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06 September 2023 23:17
Mauvaise pédagogie de part de mon professeur de voile en voile can 1 encore au secondaire qui m’a plus fait peur que de me mettre en confiance
19 August 2023 12:54
Welcome to THE Mickey Mouse operation of sailing courses. These folks don't know how much they charge you or why. When I registered they charged me a deposit of $337.50 and another $387.50 the day the course started for a total of $725.00. $237.50 more than what they charge for their course. I didn't realize their error at the time.
Arriving on the first day, I was disappointed to find a young woman who spoke so softly I could barely hear her. We ended up on the dock after an hour of watching her drawing diagrams on a blackboard explaining sailing terms. We did perform a couple of demonstrations in the class however, and they were worthwhile.
Watching the first few students embark on these tiny sailboats (the condition of the boats were questionable) within minutes a sail boat capsized with two men in it. With the assistance of one of the teachers, they turned the sailboat upright. The students had no idea why their boat capsized and the two teachers couldn't give them any feedback either as neither one of the teachers was watching. The two men stood on the dock, soaking wet from head to toe, shaking from the cold and one piped up, "you should have told us to wear waterproof shoes! ", the other showed me his bleeding knee. This experience did not improve their knowledge of sailing techniques and the distracted teachers provided no useful insight.
After witnessing this, I decided this was not for me. I did not go out on the water. I informed Sasha, the teacher, and she agreed to refund me 100% not knowing that I had been over charged. I received a credit of $487.50.
Weeks later, I realized that they had overcharged me and I returned to collect the remaining $237.50. They refused. They only credited me $130.00, keeping the rest for the few torturous hours I was there. They said that they would not respect what Sasha, their own employee said to me. Does that apply to the content of their course as well? RUN FOR THE HILLS FOLKS!
Arriving on the first day, I was disappointed to find a young woman who spoke so softly I could barely hear her. We ended up on the dock after an hour of watching her drawing diagrams on a blackboard explaining sailing terms. We did perform a couple of demonstrations in the class however, and they were worthwhile.
Watching the first few students embark on these tiny sailboats (the condition of the boats were questionable) within minutes a sail boat capsized with two men in it. With the assistance of one of the teachers, they turned the sailboat upright. The students had no idea why their boat capsized and the two teachers couldn't give them any feedback either as neither one of the teachers was watching. The two men stood on the dock, soaking wet from head to toe, shaking from the cold and one piped up, "you should have told us to wear waterproof shoes! ", the other showed me his bleeding knee. This experience did not improve their knowledge of sailing techniques and the distracted teachers provided no useful insight.
After witnessing this, I decided this was not for me. I did not go out on the water. I informed Sasha, the teacher, and she agreed to refund me 100% not knowing that I had been over charged. I received a credit of $487.50.
Weeks later, I realized that they had overcharged me and I returned to collect the remaining $237.50. They refused. They only credited me $130.00, keeping the rest for the few torturous hours I was there. They said that they would not respect what Sasha, their own employee said to me. Does that apply to the content of their course as well? RUN FOR THE HILLS FOLKS!