The Friday Twilight Coaching Program provides an entry point to junior racing with a coach on the water to provide advice before, during and after the race. Each session consists of a coaching session, adventure sail, or participation in a club race. When possible, game-based learning will be used in the coaching session. This Coaching Program held on Friday evenings during daylight saving.
Eligible classes are: Optimist, O’pen Skiff and Laser. Sailors can charter a club boat or bring their own.
Our Junior Friday Twilight Coaching Program is designed for competent junior sailors aged 10 to 17 that have completed the Green Fleet Program or who can demonstrate competent sailing foundation skills in winds of 12 knots or more.
Syllabus: Better sailing, wind shifts, sail trim, gusts and lulls, sailing standing up, steering without the tiller, race starts.
Eligible persons must be either SPASC Family or Junior members
A Junior Friday Twilight Sailing Series Program Fee is payable via this online registration and must be completed prior to attending the program. The costs are:
Active Kids Vouchers
The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the new Active Kids program and Australian Sailing is an approved provider. From 31 January 2018, parents, guardians and carers can apply for a voucher valued up to $100 per calendar year for each school-enrolled child. The voucher may be used with an approved activity provider for registration, participation and membership costs for sport, fitness and active recreation activities. Apply for your voucher online HERE
If you wish to use your voucher as part payment for your instructor course please enter the discount code 'ACTIVEKIDS' on registration and email your voucher code to spascsailing@gmail.com
For more information on 2023/24 SPASC Junior Sailing Programs, refer to SPASC Youth Sailing Handbook HERE.
You may wish to contact our Junior Sailing Manager, Andy Clark on 0468 440 030. email spascsailing@gmail.com for any enquiries, or refer to SPASC website https://www.spasc.org.au/