Simply download the Application, which will be available below after July 2026, complete it and email a copy to training@mordiallocsc.com.au 
The Sail Training Coordinator (Dale Collings) will always acknowledge if received, so if no acknowledgment then you need to followup with him on 0415 595 754. 

Sessions are all on Saturday mornings from 8:30 am to 11:30 am commencing 13th February 2027. The course curriculum requires 6 sessions however we plan 7 sessions to cover absentees or any need to reschedule due Instructor unavailability. With the exclusion of the Labour Day and Easter Long Weekend holidays. Certificates will be issued as soon as the Instructor believes participants have achieved the necessary skill levels.  

This is the warmest time of the year with the best weather to Learn to Sail.

Parents are separately instructed on how to assist with launching and retrieving and one parent/guardian/or relative is expected to be present and available to assist (possibly going on the Instructors boat) during the sessions.

The club provides all the boats and safety equipment and experienced Qualified Instructors and Assistants.

Mordialloc Sailing Club is a very family friendly club and it is not uncommon for the parents to also be learning to sail in an adults Start Sailing 1 course while the juniors are learning in the Tackers program at the same time.

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.