This event is now completed.

Williamstown Sailing Club is a registered Discover Sailing Centre with Australian Sailing, and offers numerous training 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.

Course Overview

This course introduces participants to dinghy sailing and its fundamental skills so they learn terminology and equipment and practice launching and returning to shore and capsize recovery. 

Course Prerequisites

Water confident.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to begin sailing in a dinghy. All the equipment and gear will be provided by your accredited Discover Sailing Centre.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Start Sailing 1 completion certificate. 

We recognise that some of our course participants are completing the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award and may be using sailing and/or club membership to complete one or more sections of The Award. To learn more, click here.