Tackers 2 - Tricks & Techniques!

Ready to take charge of your own boat? Tackers 2 builds on the skills introduced in Tackers 1 and helps young sailors become more independent and confident.

What to expect
Children progress towards sailing their own OziOpti dinghy, coordinating steering and sail trim, improving tacks and gybes, understanding different points of sail and practising rigging, knots and safe boat handling.

Important information
Requires Tackers 1 skills and knowledge. For Bay Sailing Centre enrolments, completion of Tackers 1 is required. Please contact the Sailing Academy if you are unsure which level is right for your child. Equipment and lifejackets are provided.

NCYC General Members and Crew Members are eligible for a 5% course discount. Full payment is required when registering.

Tackers 3 - Sailing Fast is the next stage of the pathway.

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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.