Coffs Harbour Yacht Club (CHYC) is an accredited Discover Sailing Centre offering Start Sailing 1 courses.

This course will introduce sailing to teenagers and adults and develop the skills to allow for single handed dinghy sailing. The participants learn in CHYC-owned Optimist, Sabot and Pacer sailing boats.  The courses are tailored to the participant’s learning needs and are a fun way to learn sailing.

Participants will learn how to sail a dinghy in a safe environment and be provided the skills to develop and progress in the sport by our experienced instructors. Participants should be water confident and able to swim. 

Run four weekend mornings from 9-12pm on Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January, Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February. In case of any bad weather the backup session is Saturday 18th February 12-3pm.

$200 per participant

What do you need to bring with you?

• You need to bring wet weather gear including footwear that can get wet and a sun hat.

• A towel and a change of clothes.

• We supply training boats and training materials.

Coffs Harbour Yacht Club accepts active kids vouchers (use discount code ACTIVEKIDS) and family discounts.

 

At the conclusion of the course the participant will receive:

• 3 month Coffs Harbour Yacht Club sailing membership.
• 3 month use of club boats on Saturday mornings.
• Participation in the Skill Development Training sessions that run most weeks between Saturday 9.30-12pm. Skill development training includes on and off the water assistance, advice and instruction by experienced sailors.