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 build on skills learned in Tackers 2 and focuses on advanced sailing skills through games and adventures on the water. 

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old
• Skills, knowledge and experience gained in Tackers 2

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who have completed Tackers 2.

Course Outcome

By the end of the Tackers 3 course, the participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate the correct method and understand the theory of roll tacking and gybing
• Stopping the boat in a confined areas for a period of time
• Sail backwards
• Understand the theory behind gybing and can demonstrate the action downwind
• Show a sound knowledge of the five essentials:
  • Centreboard position
  • Boat trim
  • Boat balance
  • Course made good
  • Sail trim
• Start and finish races on a triangle and trapezoid course
• Always use tactical mark roundings in races

You will gain your Tackers 3 completion certificate.