Ecole de Voile de Lachine

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!

Zach is the goat. He's the best chef de base.

my kids loved going to EVL’s summer camp!

My girlfriend and I rented a 420 sail boat for 1h and had a really good time. The instructor was nearby for any questions we might have and the zodiac guy (safety boat) was extremely quick with whoever had trouble in the water. Definitely recommend!

This is the best place to Sail (or to learn how to) in GMA. Top notche equipment, great training spot and most importently #1 Staff. Highly recommended !

fantastic community club/school. great people. few people realize that it is very difficult to make sailing affordable, as it is an inherently expensive sport, but they pull it off. it is not perfect, but it is great.

Awesome and friendly staff, great equipment and installation. Highly recommended.