Tackers 3 – Term 4 Saturday Mornings

Welcome to the Tackers Learn to Sail Program    

Tackers is a fun introductory, games-based kids learn to sail program designed for ages 7 to 12 years.  Kids don’t need to have any sailing experience or club membership to participate.  All the equipment, including the boats and lifejackets, is provided.

Tackers is delivered in small dinghies specifically designed for the program and supervised by Australian Sailing qualified Instructors and Assistant Instructors who are on the water all the time the kids are sailing.

Programs are either 4 or 5 days during the school holidays or over 8 – 10 weeks during term time. Each course is focused on having fun and playing games while learning the basics of sailing.

Tackers 3 – Sailing Fast!

Have you completed Tackers 2?

Enrolment into Tackers 3 requires the completion of Tackers 2.

Upon completion of Tackers 3, sailors will be able to apply knowledge of fundamental boat handling to independently manoeuvre their boat in moderate conditions on all points of sailing. This is a chance for the kids to sail boats on their own, learning how to make the boat go faster and playing more games, all whilst still under the guidance and supervision of the Instructor and Assistant Instructors.

Course Fees

Our Tackers 1 courses are $300 per student and our Tackers 2 & 3 courses are $320 per student (as the kids move on to sailing a boat by themselves).

Course Fee includes:

• Up to 25 hours of tuition by Australian Sailing qualified instructors
• Small Instructor to Student ratio of only 1:6
• Use of Tackers dinghies, including sails & all equipment
• Use of a lifejacket
• Provision of on-water safety/coach boats
• Activity Sheets
• Certificate on attainment of all competencies

 Active Kids Vouchers are accepted. 

If you wish to use your voucher as part payment for your course please enter the discount code ‘ACTIVEKIDS’ on registration, and email your voucher code to the Sailing Office at  sailing@16s.com.au.    

If you would like any further information regarding our Tackers Program please contact the Sailing Office via sailing@16s.com.au or 4945 7736.