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Juniors
Beginners boys and girls aged 9-14 years and over are invited to join the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club 'Learn to Sail' programme. To assist those wishing to begin, BBYC makes available 25 plastic Optimist and 3 Sunburst dinghies for the immediate use of young sailors. The duration of each level 1 is 5 lessons (weeks), each lesson is of 4 hours duration and will be run either in the morning or afternoon depending on tide. Sunday Classes are available.
Course Fees for all levers are:
- Members of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club $240
- Non-members of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club $255
Course content for Level 1 beginners 'Start Sailing' includes topics such as: Wind Direction - Rigging an Optimist - Sailing Skills - Rope Work - Safety - Basic Sailing Rules - Launching and Recovery - Naming of Boat Parts - Capsizing.
Course content for Level 2 'Sailing Faster" includes topics such as: Learn more lingo - Safety Advanced - Knot knowledge - Weather, tides and currents - Balance essentials - Points of sail - advanced - Launching and retreaving - more tips - Tacking technique - The art of gybing - Boat handling
Course content for Level 3 (Learn to Race) includes topics such as: Ready to race - Boat Balance - Forces on the boat - Start and finish lines - Tactics and strategy - Mark roundings - Ways of the weather - Communication and team work.
Weekend Course (Sundays) 5 weeks
Sundays start 3rd September 2017 and go through to 17th December 2017 - 3 x 5 session courses scheduled weather permitting
Course Starting 11th February 2018
Session Date H.T Start Time Finish Time
1 11th Feb 1711 1pm 5pm
2 18th Feb 1015 9am 1pm
3 25th Feb 1545 1pm 5pm
4 4th Mar 1005 9am 1pm
5 11th Mar 1534 1pm 5pm
RS 18th Mar 904 9am 1pm
Next Sunday Course due to start *25th March 2018*
1 25th Mar (HT) 1431 1pm 5pm
2 & 3 8th Apr (HT) 1304 11am 5pm
4 15th Apr (HT) 646 8.30am 12.30pm
5 22nd Apr (HT) 1222 9am 1pm
RS 1 29th Apr (HT) 1933 2pm 6pm
For information for holiday programmes click here
Then again 11th February 2018 and go through to May2018 - 3 x 5 session courses scheduled weather permitting
Sessions will either start at approx 9.00am or 1.00pm depending if high tide is in the morning or afternoon.
Email the Sailing Academy coach@bbyc.org.nz or call 095343046 ext coach for more information.
