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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 30 May 2026 09:30 - Sat 27 Jun 2026 12:30 AEST
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Sat 27 Jun 2026 09:00 - Sun 28 Jun 2026 15:00 AEST
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Sat 01 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sat 22 Aug 2026 12:00 AEST
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Sat 08 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sat 29 Aug 2026 12:00 AEST
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Sun 16 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sun 23 Aug 2026 15:00 AEST
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Sat 03 Oct 2026 13:00 - Sat 24 Oct 2026 16:00 AEST
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Sat 07 Nov 2026 13:00 - Sat 28 Nov 2026 16:00 AEDT
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Sat 21 Nov 2026 09:00 - Sat 12 Dec 2026 14:00 AEST
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Humpybong Yacht Club
Race Ready - January
Sat 09 Jan 2027 09:00 - Sat 30 Jan 2027 12:00 AEDT
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The Boatshed
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Race Ready - February
Sat 06 Feb 2027 13:00 - Sat 27 Feb 2027 16:00 AEDT
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Sat 01 May 2027 09:00 - Sat 22 May 2027 12:00 AEST
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