Learn To Sail
We offer term-based junior sailing programs (see below), school holiday programs and youth/adult sailing opportunities.
Our policy is to make learning to sail affordable for families. We make first class boats available so that parents are not faced with the expensive costs of acquiring competitive sailing dinghies for their children.
There is an expectation that parents will participate in a rostered system to help with the smooth operation of the programme. The three key areas are:
- On shore support during sessions
- Quad driver for taking boats to the beach
- On water support for the coach (coming out in the coach boat).
Training will be provided for the quad bike and on water support roles for those interested. Other club roles include resource maintenance, group leaders, other admin etc.
Term 1 Program 2024
Friday 2nd February – Orientation evening and rigging session
- Starts 4:30pm. Runs for 2 hours.
- This is an introduction session for kids and parents to learn how to rig the boats, launching/retrieving processes, how parents assist the program etc.
Friday 9th & Sunday 11th Feb – MCC Term 1 program starts
- The Term 1 program runs on Fridays and Sundays over term one. 16 sessions total
- Choose to sail Fridays AND/OR Sundays (excludes Friday 29th and Sunday 31st March (Good Friday/Easter Long weekend)
- Sessions end on the Friday 5th April/ Sunday 7th April (back up sessions to be run on the 12th and 14th March if needed)
Cost: $165 for only Fridays OR Sundays, $275 for both days
Course Options
Learn to Sail
This course is designed for beginner sailors to learn the basics of sailing. We focus on building confidence on the water and aim to be able to independently sail by the end of the course. Minimum age of 8 (or a very confident 7).
Session Dates: | Starts 9 & 11 Feb 2024 / Ends 5 & 7 April 2024 |
Days/times: | Fridays 4-7pm & Sundays 9.30am – 12.30pm |
Learn to Race
This course runs alongside our learn to sail and has a more advanced goal of getting around a race course by themselves.
Session Dates: | Starts 9 & 11 Feb 2024 / Ends 5 & 7 April 2024 |
Days/times: | Fridays 4-7pm & Sundays 9.30am – 12.30pm |
Development Group
This course is designed for beginner RS Feva sailors, or experienced opti sailors. This group will be run in RS Fevas.
This is a beginner course for experienced opti sailors or bigger/older sailing beginners. On Fridays this will be run alongside the RS Feva group and is a standalone group on Sunday mornings.
Session Dates: | Starts 9 & 11 Feb 2024 / Ends 5 & 7 April 2024 |
Days/times: | Fridays 4-7pm & Sundays 9.30am – 12.30pm |
RS Feva Group
This course is designed for more experienced sailors who can get around a course comfortably by themselves. We aim to have a lot of fun learning how to race amongst various other sailing skills e.g tactics, weather and strategy.
Dates: | Starts 9 & 11 Feb 2024 / Ends 5 & 7 April 2024 |
Time: | Fridays 4-7pm & Sundays 12.30pm – 3.30pm |