Gosford Sailing Club is pleased to be able to re-commence sailing, but COVID-19 is still with us and therefore we need to adapt the way we sail. We are all obliged to work together to fight the transmission of the virus, so the club has introduced some new requirements for racing.

At Home

• Any tasks that can be done at home, should be done at home (e.g. debriefing etc)

• It is strongly recommended that all sailors download the Australian Government COVID -19 contact tracing app (COVID Safe) and keep it active at all times

• It is also recommended that sailors be tested for COVID-19

• If you are a person with high risk of COVID-19, or have symptoms of the Virus (even if mild), stay at home
 

Ashore

While we are all missing the usual social atmosphere of our club, at this stage Clubhouse remains closed and there will be no prizegiving get-togethers after sailing. The “new normal” for sailing at GSC and other NSW clubs is GET IN, SAIL & GET OUT…..

• Arrive dressed and ready to sail

• No use of change rooms, bathrooms and communal areas at this stage

• Shower at home instead of at the club

• The 4m2 rule applies ashore and sailors should maintain at least 1.5m distance

• Avoid congregating at the Marina, Boatshed and on the beach

• Hand hygiene stations will be available at a number of locations

Afloat

Skippers are Responsible

• There is a maximum of 10 persons aboard any boat

• Where possible, sailors should maintain at least 1.5m distance apart

• No unnecessary body contact (e.g. hand shaking, high fives)

• No sharing of drink bottles, clothing, food and towels etc.

• Avoid sharing of equipment – bring your own lifejacket, gloves etc.

• As you register your child you will be directed to the Australian Sailing website to register your child with them for insurance purposes. As part of this registration you will be allocated an Australian Sailing number. This number is to be used for ALL future sailing registrations for this child.

Please do not create a duplicate account if your child already has an AS number. PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO CHECK  FOR AN EXISTING AS NUMBER :  https://www.sailing.org.au/member-finder/

• If you are registering more than one child please use discount code: XTRAKIDS21 for your second and subsequent children from  the same family attending THIS COURSE ONLY to receive the 20% multi-child discount.

Course Overview

This course introduces participants to dinghy sailing and its fundamental skills so they learn terminology and equipment and practice launching and returning to shore and capsize recovery. 

Course Prerequisites

Water confident.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to begin sailing in a dinghy. All the equipment and gear will be provided by your accredited Discover Sailing Centre.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Start Sailing 1 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.