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.

Also remember that the Williamstown Sailing Club's Tackers Fleet and Green Fleet is another great way to get into sailing.  No prior sailing experience is required for Tackers Fleet, and Green Fleet caters for sailors with a bit more experience. The Tackers Fleet is supervised sailing using the Club's 9x Ozi Opti Tackers boats, and Green Fleet is supervised 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 Green Fleet targets 8+ year olds, however, some children who sail are older or younger than this age bracket. WSC’s Tackers Fleet and Green 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 provide children aged 7-12 with a fun, safe and affordable way to get into sailing. 

Course Prerequisites

• Water confident
• 7-12 years-old

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to have fun and learn the basics of sailing through games on and off the water.

Course Outcome

By the end of the Tackers 1 course, the participants will be able to:

• Steer with tiller extension under towing paddling power
• Tie a figure 8 knot, round twice and two half hitches
• Tack (push turn)
• Gybe (pull turn)
• Reach around a figure of 8 course using both tacking and gybing
• Sail with tiller extension
• Sail upwind and downwind by following the safety boat

You will gain your Tackers 1 completion certificate.