Junior Learn-to-Sail Holiday Camps
Woollahra Sailing Club, situated on Sydney Harbour’s Rose Bay, conducts holiday camp programs for children aged between 7 and 14 years covering the content of the YA Basic Skills 1 and 2 courses over four full days of fun on Sydney Harbour. The courses are run during all major school holiday periods throughout the year.
Our courses are fun, safe and fully supervised by qualified Yachting Australia instructors.
Cost $360 -- includes instruction, boat usage and certificate. Please Note: A late enrolment fee of $30 applies to enrolments received less than 14 days prior to commencement of each program.
The Holiday Camp course dates are as follows:
2012 School Holiday Camps
Four day program 9:00am-3:30pm
We are now taking enrolments for the following dates:
Tue 10 - Fri 13 April 2012
Tue 17 - Fri 20 April 2012
What to Bring
Each participant will need to bring:
- A change of warm clothes
- Sunscreen and hat
- Old shoes or rubber boots for sailing
- A packed lunch and drink (including snacks) Towel Wetsuit (if possible) or a jumper and spray jacket Board shorts or swimmers
Program Schedule
Day 1
Morning: Intro-wind, water, waves, safety, basic rules, Boat Awareness – Lifting, rigging, getting in and out of boat, centreboard, balance, parts of boat, steering, & paddling.
Lunch
Afternoon: Tacking and Gybing, Capsizing – talk and practice.
Day 2
Morning: Sail trimming, wind direction Points of Sail.
Lunch
Afternoon: On-water games (consolidation).
Day 3
Morning: Advanced Points of Sail, Man Overboard drills.
Lunch
Afternoon: Mini races – Fun races, on-water games (follow the leader etc)
Day 4
Morning: Sailing drills, assesments and On-Water games.
Later Lunch at Clifton Gardens
Afternoon: Picnic and games at Clifton Gardens
Further Information
For further information contact Woollahra Sailing Club.
Sailing Office: (02) 9371-9805 (Wed to Sun, 10am-5:30pm)
Email: sail@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
