Adult Better Sailing - May Course

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Sat 10 May 2025 09:30 — Sat 31 May 2025 12:30
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Australian Sailing - 7. Start Racing - Dinghy

Course information

Course Cost

$355

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Course Inclusions

  • 12 hrs tuition with Australian Sailing qualified Instructor.
  • Sailing dinghies and lifejackets.
  • Certificate and photos emailed on the last day.

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More Information

The Adult Better Sailing course is designed for participants who have completed our Adult Start Sailing course. It builds on the start sailing intro to racing, teaches further boat handling and racing strategy, it will incorporate into the friendly competitive weekly racing on Albert Park Lake each week. This course will set you up to start solo and group sailing on the Lake and beyond. The first 3 sessions are morning skills-based sessions, and the 4th session will integrate into the afternoon club racing for the day.

Topics covered include the basics of:

  • Clothing and safety equipment 
  • Parts of the boat
  • Rigging (setting the boat up)
  • Steering
  • Sail control
  • Speed control
  • Launch and recovery
  • Capsize recovery
  • Towing
  • Sailing rules

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Course Overview
Join in the fun and challenge as you learn the basics of racing in a dinghy.

Course Prerequisites

Water confident and you should have the skills, knowledge and experience gained from the Better Sailing course.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to learn the basics of racing and begin competing at club-level races. 

Course Outcome

You will gain your Start Racing (Dinghy) 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

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