• Duration: 5 Days on Holiday school

• Dates: 22nd to 26th January 2024.

• It’s a great way to meet new friends, practice sailing techniques and to develop an understanding of basic racing rules. Optimist Squad is designed to introduce sailors and their families to racing and to what it means to be part of a Yacht Club community in a fun and simple way.

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• have done tackers 3 or have been evaluated by a coach
• 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 racing through games on and off the water, but also specific work on sailing better.

Course Overview

• The Optimist squad is a development squad made up of young Sailors in Optimist to become competitor.
• Group training occurs regularly, run by their invaluable coaches, leading the fleets towards State, National and World level competition. Optimist squad is very closely integrated with our Club Racing, which runs weekly in the Summer Season (September – April). Training generally does not slow down during the Winter Season as there is regular Club Racing at this time of the year.

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Program Focus:

Following the structure and instruction in learn-to-sail programs. Green Fleet is an introduction to coaching and learning to train.

Green Fleet promotes practicing the fundamental skills of sailing, introduces some foundation race skills through training activities in an environment that is enjoyable, without a competition focus.

During the Program sailors are encouraged to take part in freesail activity, and to trial a variety of boats, boards, and other club related activity through age appropriate design.