MILLIONAIRE CASINO NIGHT OUT AT BUCKLANDS BEACH YACHT CLUB
FROM 7pm on 23rd NOV 2018
Juniors
Beginners boys and girls aged 8-14 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 levels are:
- Members of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club $250
- Non-members of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club $265
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 FOR 5 WEEKS
Next Sunday Course started 28th October 2018 all levels
| Date | High Tide | Start Time | End Time |
| 28th Oct | 10.47am | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
| 4th Nov | 5.23pm | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
| 11th Nov | 10.50am | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
| 18th Nov | 4.25pm | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
| 25th Nov | 9.41am | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
| RS: 2nd Dec | 4.02pm | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
Then again 3rd February 2019 and go through to May 2019 - 3 x 5 session courses scheduled weather permitting
| Date | High Tide | Start Time | End Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd Feb | 0730 | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
| 10th Feb | 1207 | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
| 17th Feb | 1813 | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
| 24th Feb | 1207 | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
| 3rd Mar | 1825 | 1.00pm | 5.00pm |
| RS: 10th Mar | 1100 | 9.00am | 1.00pm |
Sessions will either start at approx 9.00am or 1.00pm depending if high tide is in the morning or afternoon.
The next couse after 3rd February will be scheduled to start 10th or 17th March.
Email the Sailing Academy coach@bbyc.org.nz or call 095343046 ext 2 for more information.
Instructors
For Juniors we have a ration of 5 sailors to 1 instrutor
For Adults on each boat we have four students and one instructor, this means you are an active part of the crew the whole time as well as getting much more attention from the instructor.
Our instructors are trained in all aspects of sailing and safety on the water.
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