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Better Sailing (afternoon) - Youths & Adults - January 2025

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Mon 13 Jan 2025 1:30PM — Fri 17 Jan 2025 5:30PM
Australian Sailing - 6. Better Sailing

Course information

Registration for this course closes at Tue 14 Jan 2025 11:59PM.

Better Sailing 

This course follows on from Start Sailing 2.  The course content will be tailored to the experience and competence of each participant.

Dates:

Course will run on between 1:30 - 5:30 PM Mon 13th Jan - Fri 17th Jan 2025. 

Course Cost

$350

CYC Club Members - 10% Discount for first family member across all courses (use promo code 'CYC-TACKERS-FIRST'). 20% Discount for all subsequent family members across all courses (use promo code 'CYC-TACKERS-SECOND+')

General Public - 10% Discount for second and subsequent family members across all courses (use promo code 'EXTERNAL-TACKERS-SECOND+')

*payment gateway fee (2% + $1.60) applies

Cancellation Policy (excluding COVID-19 government regulations)

up to 2 week in advance - 50%

up to 48 hours in advance - 75%

after 48 hours in advance - 100%

Course Inclusions

  • 16hrs with qualified Australian Sailing instructors. 
  • Afternoon Tea each day.
  • Certificate presentation.

Enrollments

Registration is only possible after you have obtained an AS (Australian Sailing) number, which can be completed during the registration process. Registration must be made under the name of the participant.

Payment is required at the time of registration.

The number of places available is limited, so enrollments will be accepted on a first-in basis in the order completed, until the squad limit is reached. This rule applies to all applications, including Club members, and in the interests of fairness to all will be strictly enforced.

More Information

Better Sailing: This course is designed for participants who wish to continue developing their sailing skills in dinghies.


Course Overview

This course focuses on sailing in stronger winds and introducing extra equipment like spinnaker and trapeze to leverage the full boat potential on the water.

Course Prerequisites

Water confident, and you should have the skills, knowledge and experience gained from the Start Sailing 2 course.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to continue developing their sailing skills in dinghies. 

Course Outcome

You will gain your Better Sailing 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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