Tackers 3 - Sailing Fast!

Tackers 3 is for young sailors ready to refine their skills, sail with greater confidence and discover how to make their dinghy sail more efficiently.

What to expect
Sailors build on independent boat handling with improved sail trim, weight placement, steering and control on different points of sail. They practise manoeuvres, course sailing, responding to gusts and caring for and rigging their boats.

Important information
Requires Tackers 2 skills and knowledge. For Bay Sailing Centre enrolments, completion of Tackers 2 is required. Please contact the Sailing Academy if unsure about progression. Equipment and lifejackets are provided.

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

After Tackers 3, sailors can explore junior sailing opportunities and further development pathways.

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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.