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After school Tackers 1 - T1 2026
Wed 04 Feb 2026 15:15 - Wed 18 Mar 2026 18:15
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Australian Sailing - Tackers: Tackers 1 - Having Fun

Course information

Registrations for this course are closed.

After school Tackers 1 sailing course.

Wednesdays 4.15pm -6.15pm

Fee $220 pp

Sailors arrive at 4.15 pm and are picked up at 6.15 pm.

Parents are welcome to relax and enjoy a drink or eat food on the yacht club balcony while watching the children sail in the harbour.


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. 

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