Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club (SPASC) commenced its Junior Sailing Program in 2021, providing an exciting introduction to the thrill of sailing for junior members.  With a range of courses and coaching SPASC has a pathway to take to junior sailors with very little sailing experience to a competitive racing level.  We understand that racing is not for everyone so we ensure that we include fun learning games and adventure sails into our program

The Start Sailing 2 Program is designed for Kids aged 8 to 16 and involves a mixture of classroom learning, sailing exercises, adventure games, occasional racing and cruising to a destination.  Participants under the age of 12 should have attended at least 2 Australian Sailing Tackers courses before enrolling.

This course is held on Saturday mornings from 22nd October 2022 until 18th March 2023 between 9:00am and Midday.  There is a huge focus on confidence building and ensuring that game based learning is fully utilised.

Current sailing classes in our Start Sailing 2 Program involve Optimists and O’pen Skiffs, which are provided by SPASC.  Younger kids will always start in an Optimist, as this is the most stable design.  All the equipment, including the boats, is provided for this course and Club boats can be chartered for use.

Eligible persons must be either SPASC Family or Junior members

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The Junior Sailing Program Fee is payable via this online registration and  must be completed prior to attending the program.  The following costs, which include the $150.00 registration fee are:

• $150.00 per sailing season per person where a member owns a suitable boat; 
• $250.00 per sailing season per person where a member requires a club boat.

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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.