The Start Sailing 1 course costs $230 inc gst, and includes a soft instruction book and logbook.

Areas covered include:

Basic clothing and equipment selection, sailing terminology, boat launch and recovery, capsize recovery in shallow water, rigging of the boat, sailing a reaching course, basic sailing rules and theory.

On completion you will be equipped to start sailng. 

This course requires a minimum of four participants (combined with Start Sailing 1&2) to go ahead.

Course Overview
This course combines Start Sailing 1 and 2 together.

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 And Start Sailing 2 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.