{"id":143,"date":"2013-09-09T18:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T22:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanatasailingclub.com\/staging\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2025-06-15T09:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T13:23:16","slug":"key-tag-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kanatasailingclub.com\/staging\/sailing\/key-tag-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Tag System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KSC has both monohull boats and catamarans available, and each type requires different skills and training to operate.  We employ a Key Tag System to track which boats are out on the water and to identify which type(s) of boat each sailor is qualified to skipper.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tag Descriptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social\/White tag<\/strong>: This tag has no qualifications and cannot sail club boats. It is either for social members or new members who have not taken one of the qualification steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yellow tag:<\/strong> Meant for junior sailors (at least 12yo) as part of a family membership to take out lasers <\/a>and bytes <\/a>by themselves with adult supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blue tag:<\/strong> Roughly equivalent to the Canadian Yachting Association’s CAN Sail 2 level. In order to qualify for a blue tag, a sailor must take a checkout by one of our trainers. A blue tag skipper is entitled to use all club boats<\/a> with the exception of catamarans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green tag:<\/strong> Experienced monohull sailors with their blue tags can take an upgrade course to qualify for their green tag. A green tag skipper can take out the RS Cat 16 <\/a>catamarans. This is a stepping stone to getting a red tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red tag:<\/strong> Experienced green tag sailors can take an upgrade course to qualify for their red tag. A red tag skipper can take out all of the club boats including catamarans<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the Qualification and Tag Rules section of the club rules<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checklists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n