Better Sailing for Juniors

A course for students from 10-15 yrs who have comfortably mastered the skills of our Start Racing course who want to learn more, have fun and practice their skills. The course will cover the following topics:

• Able to rig boat for optimal performance in current conditions
• Mark all sail controls to enable accurate setting
• Can perform dry capsize recovery
• Demonstrate an understanding of starting procedures
• Identify line bias and favoured end
• Perform starts in accordance with start signals
• Understand boat trim, balance & centreboard position on all legs of the racing course
• Adjust sail shape in response to changing conditions
• Observe rules covering starting, mark rounding, overlaps, penalties, on same tack, on opposite tacks and obstructions while racing

Class Dates and Times

• South Brisbane Sailing Club (8 weeks – Saturday afternoon)
  • 1:30pm – 12:00pm Sat 25 Jan 2025 - Sat 29 Mar 2025
• Lake Samsonvale Sailing Club (2 weeks – Sunday afternoon)
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm Sun 2 Feb 2025
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm Sun 16 Feb 2025

Costs

• $390* over 10 weeks
• This course fee includes the cost of SBSC annual membership. 

Age limit

• 10 to 15 yrs

Discounts

• 20% discount for second and successive Family members OR
• 20% discount for Concessional members OR
• 20% discount for members continuing in the same level 
• 20% discount for Level 3 if you use your own boat

Only one discount is applicable.

Special Needs

• Please advise our Learn to Sail Coordinator if your child has medical, physical, intellectual or other support needs before finalising your booking in this program as we have limited instructor capacity.

Refund Policy

• Full refund for any full course if seven (7) days notice is provided.
• Full refund or make-up classes provided if a block of classes or any individual class is cancelled by SBSC due to weather etc.

How to Enrol

• Go to our How to Enrol page

School Holiday Classes

• Take a look at our School Holiday Classes

Enquiries

• Contact our Learn to Sail Coordinator

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.