This Dinghy Sailing 2 course will be held on Saturday 19th & 26th April 2025 and is suitable for participants with little or no sailing experience.

Course Inclusions

• 12 hours of tuition with an Australian Sailing-qualified Instructor.
• Sailing dinghies and lifejackets.
• The certificate will be emailed on the last day.

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Topics covered include the basics of:

• Leave and return back to the beach
• Avoid other boats
• Recognise and get out of the ‘no go zone’
• Reach around a figure of 8 and sausage courses
• Right a capsized boat
• Recover crew in a ‘man over board’ situation
• Stop the boat and get it going again
• Identify dangerous situations in and around the marina
• Sit on the side of the boat and face the sail
• Sail without kneeling
• Steer and control the mainsail at the same time
• Tack facing forward and changing my hands behind my back
• Know where to have the sails set for all points of sailing

Course Cost: $294

*Please note that a payment gateway fee of 2% + $1.60 applies.

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Course Overview
This course equips participants with boat rigging knowledge and sailing skills to sail a dinghy on their own. 

Course Prerequisites

Water confident, and the skills and knowledge gained in Start Sailing 1.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who have completed Start Sailing 1 and are wanting to learn and continue to develop their fundamental sailing skills.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Start Sailing 2 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.