OutThere Sailing 1-day Experience

OutThere Sailing is the ideal way to have fun and get active on the water – spend your days outdoors in the fresh air learning new skills & participating in challenging activities!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are pleased to welcome participants to our fun and active OutThere Sailing Program for the Summer School Holidays '24/25.  This one-day experience is designed as a 'taste' of our sailing program.  

Our aim is to get more kids out on the water having fun!

All session times are 9:00am to 3:00pm

Sailing will be conducted on the Club's fleet of Force 24 keelboats, which carry an Instructor and up to four course participants.  The boats will be sailed inshore on the waters of Newcastle Harbour.

The OutThere Sailing program, for sailors aged 11 to 17 years, allows both complete novices to learn to sail and provide continued development & enjoyment to those who have sailed with us before.  

On top of the sailing activities, there are also fun powerboat and marine experiences along the way as well as the opportuinty to have a go a dinghy sailing!  As part of our multi session program we will also investigate some cool adventure type stuff like inshore navigation, passage planning, safe anchoring & general seamanship skills – like how to rescue a man-overboard.

A big part of the OutThere Sailing program is the social element of simply enjoying time spent with peers and doing some thing fun.  OutThere Sailing will keep friends together and keep you learning together.  So a person who has sailed before can sail together with a mate who might be completely new to the activity!

For further details on the OutThere Sailing program - CLICK HERE

These courses can lead interested participants into our Youth Squad Program - a winter coaching program aimed at racing in events with teams from other yacht clubs in NSW.  We encourage all OutThere sailors to join the Youth Development Squad.

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The NCYC Sailing Academy abides by the Australian Sailing instructor:student ratios, hence places are strictly limited.  To avoid disapointment, we recommend registering early.  

The registration fee for this 1-day experience is $87.50.   

If you enjoy the OutThere Sailing Experience, please join us for one of our 4-day School Holiday programs  - CHECK OUT THE DATES

Member Discounts

Current financial NCYC members are offered a discount on training courses - 10% for General Members and 5% for Crew Members.

General Course Information

We offer further details and general course information on our website, covering parking, recommended clothing, where to meet etc - please follow this link  CLICK HERE

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Having trouble registering? 

You don't have an Australian Sailing Number? 

To start your registration, just click the white SIGN UP button.  This will automatically issue you with a free AS Number.

If you're still having trouble, please click through to follow this easy step by step guide to get your started CLICK HERE

 

Should you have any further questions or enquiries, please contact our friendly Sailing Office staff.

PH: 4940 8188

EM:  sailingacademy@ncyc.net.au

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Overview
OutThere Sailing Experience sessions are all about having fun and getting a taste for on water activities. This action-packed program will give you the opportunity to try one or all the following, sailing, windsurfing, stand up paddle boarding, powerboating and keelboating. Depending on your club, experience sessions will be held over 2-4 hours.

Prerequisites

Water confident.

Who should do this experience?

This experience is designed for participants who are 12-17 years-old looking to try a new activity, have some fun and engage with other teenagers. 

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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.