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Course Overview.

Fee $350pp.
Late Fee $60pp after 20/9.
* Please note that a payment gateway fee of 2% + $1.60 applies to all online transactions.

This course is aimed at children aged 7-12 years old who have not sailed before, and builds foundational skills essential for sailing. Junior Fun and Adventure encourages a love for sailing with games based activities and different educational activities in and around the water.

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old.

What you need.

Clothing for sailing in September.

Wetsuit(buy online second hand on Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree)

Wetsuit boots covering ankles(surf shop or above).

Hat (or beanie in cold weather).

*Thermal underwear top - (polypropylene) thin long sleeve top you can buy in any outdoor hiking/snowsports shop.

Light weight water proof/breathable seam taped jacket.

Clothing for hot weather sailing.(26-36 degrees)

Shorts.

Wetsuit boots.

hat.

Rash top long sleeves to protect against sun burn. (Buy at any surf shop)

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants at Tackers 1 or 2 level and wish to have fun and learn the basics of sailing through games and drills the water.

Once sailors can confidently demonstrate the above competencies they can move into Junior Skills n Drills. then the next step is they can move up to our Junior Development Group.

 

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Course Overview
This course aims to build on the fun participants had in Tackers 1, to progress their sailing skills. 

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old
• Skills, knowledge and experience gained in Tackers 1.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who have completed Tackers 1.

Course Outcome

By the end of the Tackers 2 course, the participants will be able to:

• Get out of irons on their own
• Safely gybe the boat
• Correctly use the tiller extension
• Sailing around a triangle course, including:
  • Upwind - on a close hauled course tacking through the 'no go zone'
  • Downwind - with centreboard up
  • Reaching - correct sail position
• Demonstrate a 360 and 720-degree turn

You will gain your Tackers 2 completion certificate.