Tackers 1
Details
This Tackers 1course begins on Sunday November 3rd, skips one Sunday and continues from Sunday November 17th to Sunday December 15th. There is then a break over the Christmas / New Year Period and the Last two Sundays are on January 12th and 19th.
Australian Sailing - Tackers: Tackers 1 - Having Fun
Course information
Registrations for this course are closed.
What to Bring:
- Clothing must be chosen to suit the weather predicted
- Bathers and rash vest
- Towel
- Hat
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Change of Clothes
- Shoes – wet shoes or old runners
- Wind proof rain Jacket
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.