Learn to Sail
Our courses follow the Basic Skills Syllabus of Yachting Australia’s "getting into small boat sailing” scheme.
The courses are intended to provide students with all the necessary skills and knowledge to safely and competently sail a small dinghy in moderate weather conditions. It is a Yachting Australia accredited course and is recognized Australia wide.
On completion, participants will understand how to control and manage a small dinghy in light to moderate sailing conditions. The courses also include basic understanding of weather, tides and general safety procedures, as well as fundamental sailing rules.
For Junior Lessons, please see our Holiday Camp programs.
Adult Private Lessons
Currently only Private Tuition is available.
- Lessons are offered in 2-hour modules, and most choose to complete there course in 2 weekends.
- Saturday and Sunday Time Slots:
- 10:00-12:00
- 12:30-14:30
- 15:00-17:00
- Weekday Lessons can take place anytime from 08:00-19:00
- Saturday and Sunday Time Slots:
- Lessons can be booked anytime during the week by contacting the WSC office. See below.
The Taste-Test - A 2 hr lesson with an introduction to sailing, wind and basic knots, $120, or bring a friend for $200 each.
Note, this is required for those wishing for an assessment of prior learning and do not have a valid qualification.
The following are packages of 4 2-hr lessons delivering the Yachting Australia curriculum and cost $440, or bring a friend for $400 each:
- Basic Skills Course 1 - The basics of sailing, including rigging, steering, crewing, tacking
- Basic Skills Course 2 - The above, plus further introduction to gybing, points of sail, capsize recovery, launching and landing.
- Better Sailing (Basic Skills Level 3) - Building on the foundation, more advanced boat-handling techniques, introduction to sailing rules and basic meteorology for sailing.
For further infomation please contact
The Sailing Office: Phone: (02) 9371-9805 Fax: (02) 9371-9692
Email: sail@woollahrasailingclub.org.au
