Completed Tackers 1? Take the next step in your child’s sailing journey with Tackers 2 – Learn to Sail for Kids.

Tackers 2 builds confidence and teaches new dinghy sailing skills in a safe, supportive environment. Kids sail independently, strengthen their technique, and have even more fun on the water.

Why choose Tackers 2?

Builds on Tackers 1 sailing skills
Encourages independent dinghy sailing
Designed for kids aged 7–12

Safe, fun, and professionally supervised

Sailors Competencies

On the Water

• Sail by myself in most conditions
• Identify dangerous situations in and around the marina
• Sit on the side of my boat and face my sail
• Sail without kneeling
• Steer and control my sail at the same time
• Tack my boat facing forward and changing my hands behind my back
• Reach around a sausage course
• Know where to have my sail set for all points of sailing
• Steer using my tiller extension when I’m paddling or being towed
• Get out of the ‘No Go Zone’

Off the water

• Name the all of the parts of my boat
• Name the main ‘points’ of sailing
• Tie a ‘bowline’ and a ‘reef’ knot
• Use aids to determine the wind direction and strength
• Rig and derig my boat with assistance

 

Course fee $360.

Under your registration, you will see an option to "Sign Up" - please select this and follow the prompts

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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.