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Williamstown Sailing Club is a registered Discover Sailing Centre with Australian Sailing, and it offers Tackers programs each year - see the junior sailing programme for more details.  Please email us for further enquiries or to join the waiting list for the next Tackers Program at WSC.

Also remember that the Williamstown Sailing Club's Tackers Fleet and Junior Fleet is another great way to get into sailing.  No prior sailing experience is required for Tackers Fleet, and Junior Fleet caters for young sailors with a bit more experience. The Tackers Fleet is supervised sailing using the Club's 9x Ozi Opti Tackers boats, and Junior Fleet is superised sailing using participants own boats (usually Minnows, but can include Mirrors, International Cadets, Optimists or Open Bics). Sailing runs from 9:30am to 11:30am on most Saturdays of the sailing season (October to May). Tackers Fleet targets 7-11 year olds and Junior Fleet targets 8-14 year olds, however, some children who sail are older or younger than this age bracket. WSC’s Tackers Fleet and Junior Fleet are free for members, and non-members can participate 3 times before the Club requires them to become members. This is a great way to try out sailing and see if it is for you.

Click here for more information about the Tackers Program and Junior Sailing at Williamstown Sailing Club.

Course Overview
This course aims to build on the fun participants had in Tackers 1, to progress their sailing skills. 

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old
• Skills, knowledge and experience gained in Tackers 1.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who have completed Tackers 1.

Course Outcome

By the end of the Tackers 2 course, the participants will be able to:

• Get out of irons on their own
• Safely gybe the boat
• Correctly use the tiller extension
• Sailing around a triangle course, including:
  • Upwind - on a close hauled course tacking through the 'no go zone'
  • Downwind - with centreboard up
  • Reaching - correct sail position
• Demonstrate a 360 and 720-degree turn

You will gain your Tackers 2 completion certificate.