Course Cost

$225

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Course Inclusions

• 9 hrs tuition with Australian Sailing qualified Instructor.
• Sailing dinghies and lifejackets.
• Certificate emailed on the last day.

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More Information

Discover Sailing in stronger winds as you develop the skills required to get maximum speed from your dinghy. The successful sailor will be able to apply knowledge of the fundamental boat controls to manoeuvre the boat efficiently in light to moderate conditions on all points of sail. 

Topics covered include the basics of: 

• Start Sailing 1 and Start Sailing 2 skills unassisted
• Roll tacking, roll gybing and sailing backwards
• Sail setting for best performance
• Coming alonside and maintaining posiiton
• Sail shape control
• Apply basic rules while sailing in a fleet
• How to react to gusts, lulls and wind shifts
• Rigging to suit conditions
• Care of equipment
• Multiple boat towing
• Launch and recovery in all wind directions

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Course Overview

This course focuses on sailing in stronger winds and introducing extra equipment like spinnaker and trapeze to leverage the full boat potential on the water.

Course Prerequisites

Water confident, and you should have the skills, knowledge and experience gained from the Start Sailing 2 course.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to continue developing their sailing skills in dinghies. 

Course Outcome

You will gain your Better Sailing completion certificate. 

 

We recognise that some of our course participants are completing the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and may be using sailing and/or club membership to complete one or more sections of The Award. To learn more, click here.