Adults Learn to Sail
Dinghy Sailing for Adults
Dinghies are small sailing boats and a great way for teenagers and adults to get into sailing. The Australian Sailing Program has been developed to provide a safe introduction to dinghy sailing. All equipment including the boats and life jackets are provided by the Club and all training is run by Australian Sailing qualified instructors. No previous experience is necessary – you will learn all of the basics.
**Participants must be water confident and aware that capsize drills are a part of the Start Sailing Syllabus**
Sailing for Adults
Start Sailing 1 & 2 for Teens/Adults- December School Holidays
Mon 16 Dec 2024 08:30 - 12:00
Tue 17 Dec 2024 08:30 - 12:00
Wed 18 Dec 2024 08:30 - 12:00
Thu 19 Dec 2024 08:30 - 12:00
Fri 20 Dec 2024 08:30 - 12:00
Weather: subject to weather conditions i.e. either on Water for Practical or Land for Theory
Attendees: min 6 to participants to proceed with the course
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Start Sailing 1 & 2 for Teens/Adults- January School Holidays
Price: Member $301.00 Non-Member $333.00*+AS Booking fee
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Start Sailing 1 & 2 for Adults Expressions of Interest
Start Sailing 1 & 2 for Adults - Expressions of Interest
If you don’t see a course that suits or would like be on the mailing list to receive notifications of future course dates, please express your interest here.
Better Sailing for Adults Expressions of Interest
Better Sailing for Adults Course - Expressions of Interest
If you don’t see a course that suits or would like be on the mailing list to receive notifications of future course dates, please express your interest here.
Keelboat Courses
Start Crewing & Helming
- Prepare sails and rigging, correct use of halyards, sheets and deck hardware.
- Skills and techniques; helm and trim sails; tack and gybe, heave-to; effect of heel and trim; anchoring.
- Recover a man overboard under sail.
- Correct operation of safety equipment.
- Weather and the environment.
- From Ages 16+
Upcoming Crewing & Helming Courses
Start Crewing and Helming - 2 Full Days - Saturdays - Starting 7th December
- Sat 07 Dec 2024 08:30 - 16:30
- Sat 14 Dec 2024 08:30 - 16:30
Keelboats allow you to learn to sail without the fear of capsizing, usually with several other people on the boat. Learning to sail in self-righting keelboats (or trailer sailors) provides a learning platform that is stable yet responsive. As your skills progress, you will also develop an understanding of each person's role and how teamwork plays a major part in being an effective crew.
Skills covered in this combined course include basic sailing terminology and rules, basic knots, tacking and gybing, preparation of the boat, helm and trim on all points of sail and recovery of man overboard.
NOTE: we must have a maximum of 5 people registered to attend, if we do not hit this we may need to reschedule.
Member: $399.00
Non-Member: $430.00
If you have other weekday/weekend dates in mind that differ from the above, please send them through, and I can check availability with our Instructor.
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Start Crewing and Helming - 2 Full Days - Mon/Tues- Starting 20th January
- Mon 20 Jan 2025 08:30 - 16:30
- Tue 21 Jan 2025 08:30 - 16:30
Skills covered in this combined course include basic sailing terminology and rules, basic knots, tacking and gybing, preparation of the boat, helm and trim on all points of sail and recovery of man overboard.
NOTE: we must have a maximum of 5 people registered to attend, if we do not hit this we may need to reschedule.
Member: $399.00
Non-Member: $430.00
If you have other weekday/weekend dates in mind that differ from the above, please send them through, and I can check availability with our Instructor.
Register Here
Start Crewing & Helming Expressions of Interest
If you don’t see a course that suits or would like be on the mailing list to receive notifications of future course dates, please express your interest here.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT REGISTRATIONS
To make a course booking, please use the ‘Book Now’ button to register. This will take you to our Australian Sailing (AS) course registration page. Australian Sailing is the national body for the sport of sailing and Hillarys Yacht Club is a registered Australian Sailing Discover Sailing Centre. You will need to know the Australian Sailing (AS) number of the sailor participating in the course in order to register that person, or you can create a profile for a new sailor. This profile and number are a unique identifier and stores course information for future reference, accessible by yourself and your registered club. It is important that the AS number is created for the person doing the course with their own name and details as they will keep this number for the lifetime of their journey in the sport of sailing.
