Payment options: Once you have completed the registration process, please download the invoice that will be emailed to you and contact the Moreton Bay Boat Club via sports@mbbc.org.au or phone 07 3203 5188 to make payment.

Session times: This course runs on Sundays during each school term from 9.30am - 12 noon.  Please arrive 10 minutes prior to start time.

What to bring: Please wear reef shoes, a hat and a rashie/long sleeved shirt. And bring a water bottle, a towel and a change of clothes.

 

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Course Overview
This course aims to provide children aged 7-12 with a fun, safe and affordable way to get into sailing. 

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to have fun and learn the basics of sailing through games on and off the water.

Course Outcome

By the end of the Tackers 1 course, the participants will be able to:

• Steer with tiller extension under towing paddling power
• Tie a figure 8 knot, round twice and two half hitches
• Tack (push turn)
• Gybe (pull turn)
• Reach around a figure of 8 course using both tacking and gybing
• Sail with tiller extension
• Sail upwind and downwind by following the safety boat

You will gain your Tackers 1 completion certificate.