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Dinghy: Better Sailing
Recommended length
12 hours
Maximum age
85
Course Overview
This course focuses on sailing in stronger winds and introducing extra equipment like spinnaker and trapeze to leverage the full boat potential on the water.
Course Prerequisites
Water confident, and you should have the skills, knowledge and experience gained from the Start Sailing 2 course.
Who should do this course?
This course is designed for participants who wish to continue developing their sailing skills in dinghies.
Course Outcome
You will gain your Better Sailing 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.
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Sat 12 Dec 2026 09:00 - Sun 13 Dec 2026 15:00 AEDT
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Sun 03 Jan 2027 09:00 - Sun 24 Jan 2027 11:30 AEDT
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Mount Martha Yacht Club
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Sat 09 Jan 2027 09:00 - Sat 30 Jan 2027 12:00 AEDT
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Sun 31 Jan 2027 09:00 - Sun 28 Mar 2027 11:30 AEDT
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Mount Martha Yacht Club
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Sat 06 Feb 2027 13:00 - Sat 27 Feb 2027 16:00 AEDT
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Race Ready - May Course
Sat 01 May 2027 09:00 - Sat 22 May 2027 12:00 AEST
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Race Ready - June
Sat 05 Jun 2027 09:00 - Sat 26 Jun 2027 12:00 AEST
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