Tackers Green Fleet – Spring

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.

Have you completed Tackers 3?

Here is the next exciting step in your sailing pathway!

Enrolment into Green Fleet will require the skills & knowledge developed in Tackers 3

Our Green Fleet is open to young sailors who have completed Tackers 3 and are keen to try their hand at sailing around a course and learning more about racing.  You’ll have a coach on water with you for assistance & guidance, but you’re now becoming a more proficient sailor & making decisions yourself!

Our Green Fleet sail on Saturday mornings, alongside our Pelican and O’pen Skiff Classes.  They will complete one race each week, with the race starting around 11:15am so, arrive around 10.30, to allow time to get dressed, check boat over and launch.  The aim will be for our Green Fleet participants to complete one full lap of the Saturday morning Junior Racing course. This will include following a start sequence and managing a course with multiple other boats on it all while under guidance of qualified instructors.

Our Green Fleet program runs on Saturdays during Term1 & Term 4. The entry fee for this racing program is $140. 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN!

When I’m on the water I can . . .

• Race using all of the ‘Green Fleet’ rules.
• Raise my centreboard downwind.
• Start a race with flag and sound signals.
• Stay close to the start line.
• Finish most races that I start.
• Complete a race course, rounding marks in right direction and in correct order. 

And when I’m on shore I can . . .

• Identify basic start sequence flags and their meanings.
• Become familiar with common race courses.
• Adjust sail settings to suit conditions and increase speed and performance.
• Rig and derig my boat from scratch.
• Launch own boat and sail out to race course.

 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.