The Better Sailing course is the next step in the Australian Sailing Pathways program and is for children who have received their Start Sailing 1 & 2 certificate.

Sailors considering this course should already be able to sail a boat confidently in up to 12 knots – a moderate breeze, be able to tack and sail on the wind, either one- or two-up.

Our Better Sailing course is held in both Sabots and PJs, and RS Fevas and Visions, suiting a wide range of conditions and confidence levels.

At the end of this course the sailors will be able to competently handle a sailing dinghy in stronger winds and have learned more advances sailing skills, such as gybing and sailing their boat fast. Some introductory racing skills are included and the sailor should be ready to join the Learn to Race programs run by the club on a Sunday.

PLEASE NOTE: This course is for young sailors from 7 to 14 years. Please register with the participants details (not the parent/carer).

Active Kids Vouchers

The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the new Active Kids program and Australian Sailing is an approved provider. From 31 January 2018, parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher valued up to $100 per calendar year for each school-enrolled child. The voucher may be used with an approved activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities. Apply for your voucher online here

If you wish to use your voucher as part payment for your course please enter the discount code 'ACTIVEKIDS' on registration and email your voucher code to: sailing@dsc.org.au

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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.