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We are very excited to be running the school holidays program again this year. The School Holiday program is a great way to introduce your children into sailing this summer. Currently courses have been running on Wednesday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday morning is currently full so we are now booking for the afternoon sessions. We are limiting our numbers to to ten boats only.
Age group 7.5yrs to 14yrs
Sailing
a gift for ...
LIFE! START SAILING!
We aim to run sailing 7 days a week during the summer. So if your have a day that you prefer let us know!
School Holidays First timers can try the Introduction course which is just one session, two hours for only $30. This is a special course were we take it at the pace of your child. They will be able to sail the boat first time its that easy. Just look at their smile when they get back. If they don't like it we will give you your money back!!
We must have one of the best locations here at Manly in the world just check out some of the
Check out the Photos and Videos here
from last year. Course syllabus coming soon.
1-2-3-4-5 Day Holiday Course
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $400/ 5 days
or $120/day
6 Hour lesson
Start time 9.30am - 4.00pm.
Monday to Friday
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $30
For 10 sessions discounted to $270.
2 Hour lesson
Start time 3.45pm - 6.00pm.
Saturday and Sunday
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $30
For 10 sessions discounted to $270.
2 Hour lesson
Start time morning 10.00pm - 12.15pm and afternoon session 1.30pm - 3.15pm .
Private lessons
Boat Otimist - PJ
Private course costs $60/hour
The Big Blue would like to make the sailing program available to every one so if you cannot afford it please let us know.
We are looking for sponsorships to help in the running of the programs to help make sailing available all children.
Sailing has to be one of the best sports in the world for your child. Where else can they take full control and be solely in charge of a vessel at such a early age. You just have to see the difference it makes to your child as he or she returns from one of our sessions. Bear in mind, sailing is not for ever one and it is a sport that your child should not be forced into.
First sail yes! One sail is all it takes, they will either like it or not like it. It is the fun on the water first that counts and then the sailing starts!
Check out the Photos and Videos.
FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLICK HERE
We are currently limited to the number of children in the class so it is important to book in advance to avoid disappointment. Our boats are brand new Optimists and have been donated ten PJ's from the New port Foundation. We are currently developing the after school sessions as a after school activity where your children can come and learn to have fun around the water. The activities will include sailing, snorkelling, and making use of the beautiful beaches within the harbour at Manly. Give us a ring, we will look after your child until you finish work, well up to 6pm Monday to Thursday.
The Manly Yacht Club also have 6 Manly Juniors that can be adopted through out the season, contact the Manly Yacht Club if you are interested. I have strong memories of when I was a kid sailing and the adventures I had sailing with my friends around the harbour. Manly is a perfect environment with so many harbour beaches and wild life around, it would have to be one of the best locations in the world for learning to sail.
Why is no one doing it? We are trying to change that for the next generation of sailors before they became extinct.
The Optimist is, quite simply, the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail.
Sailed in over 110 countries by over 150,000 young people,
it is the ONLY dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation and now Yachting Australia exclusively for sailors under 16 years of age.
At the Athens Olympics over 60% of the skippers and 70% of the medal winning skippers were former Optimist sailors.
and both Ed Baird and Dean Barker were winning in Optimists before they were ten!
The OPTIMIST
Click on Optimist for information on the class in Australia.
The WORLD OPTIMIST Association
Click on link for information on the class around the World.
The training is aimed for 7.5 to 15 years olds, we do run adult courses in a different class.
The courses follow the Yachting Australia guide lines. That lead up to Racing Skills. These are broken down into the following colour sections.
Green section
BASIC SKILLS 1
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Introduction to basic safety afloat
Lesson 02 ......... Boat orientation
Lesson 03 ......... Introduction to Rigging the boat
Lesson 04 ......... Sailing Orientation
Lesson 05 ......... Capsize Recovery Drill
Lesson 06 ......... Sailing on a Beam Reach
Lesson 07 ......... Boat Speed Control
Lesson 08 ......... Leaving and Returning to the beach/launching facility
Lesson 09 ......... Sailing a Marked Course
Lesson 10 ......... Towing and Basic Rescue
Lesson 11 ......... Basic Right of Way Rules
Yellow section
BASIC SKILLS 2
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Rigging the Boat
Lesson 02 ......... Sailing a marked Course
Lesson 03 ......... Sailing to Windward
Lesson 04 ......... Sailing Downwind
Lesson 05 ......... Points of Sailing
Lesson 06 ......... More Rules
Lesson 07 ......... Care of Equipment
Lesson 08 ......... Crew Recovery Drill
Lesson 09 ......... Coming Alongside
Lesson 10 ......... Practice Session
Orange section
BETTER SAILING
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Wind Awareness
Lesson 02 ......... Better Sailing
Lesson 03 ......... Roll tacking
Lesson 04 ......... Roll Gybing
Lesson 05 ......... Introduction to Winds, Tides and Currents
Lesson 06 ......... Basic Navigation Marks
Lesson 07 ......... Injury Prevention and Awareness
Lesson 08 ......... Handling in Stronger Winds
Lesson 09 ......... Practice Session 1
Lesson 10 ......... Practice Session 2
Pink section
RACING SKILLS 1
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Basic Fitness
Lesson 02 ......... Boat Handling
Lesson 03 ......... Basic Sail Theory
Lesson 04 ......... The Race
Lesson 05 ......... Starting
Lesson 06 ......... Mark Rounding
Lesson 07 ......... The Windward Leg
Lesson 08 ......... Sailing Downwind
Lesson 09 ......... Racing Rules of Sailing
Lesson 10 ......... Team Work
Blue section
RACING SKILLS 2
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Fit for Sailing
Lesson 02 ......... Tuning
Lesson 03 ......... Tactics and Strategy
Lesson 04 ......... Advanced Boat Handling
Lesson 05 ......... Sailing with a Compass
Lesson 06 ......... Effective Training
Lesson 07 ......... Basic Planning
Lesson 08 ......... Race Series
Lesson 09 ......... Racing Rules of Sailing
Lesson 10 ......... Team Work
The Big Blue Sailing School offers you quality sailing lessons under the recognition of Yachting
Australia, Australia's main governing body, ensuring sailing schools
comply by teaching a set syllabus for learning to sail. This is
your guarantee of a recommended, quality teaching establishment.
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Green section
BASIC SKILLS 1
Yellow section
BASIC SKILLS 2
Orange section
BETTER SAILING
Pink section
RACING SKILLS 1
Blue section
RACING SKILLS 2
We are very excited to be running the school holidays program again this year. The School Holiday program is a great way to introduce your children into sailing this summer. Currently courses have been running on Wednesday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday morning is currently full so we are now booking for the afternoon sessions. We are limiting our numbers to to ten boats only.
Age group 7.5yrs to 14yrs
Sailing
a gift for ...
LIFE! START SAILING!
We aim to run sailing 7 days a week during the summer. So if your have a day that you prefer let us know!
We must have one of the best locations here at Manly in the world just check out some of the
Check out the Photos and Videos here
from last year. Course syllabus coming soon.
1-2-3-4-5 Day Holiday Course
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $400/ 5 days
or $120/day
6 Hour lesson
Start time 9.30am - 4.00pm.
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $30
For 10 sessions discounted to $270.
2 Hour lesson
Start time 3.45pm - 6.00pm.
Boat Otimist - PJ
Course costs $30
For 10 sessions discounted to $270.
2 Hour lesson
Start time morning 10.00pm - 12.15pm and afternoon session 1.30pm - 3.15pm .
Boat Otimist - PJ
Private course costs $60/hour
The Big Blue would like to make the sailing program available to every one so if you cannot afford it please let us know.
We are looking for sponsorships to help in the running of the programs to help make sailing available all children.
Sailing has to be one of the best sports in the world for your child. Where else can they take full control and be solely in charge of a vessel at such a early age. You just have to see the difference it makes to your child as he or she returns from one of our sessions. Bear in mind, sailing is not for ever one and it is a sport that your child should not be forced into.
First sail yes! One sail is all it takes, they will either like it or not like it. It is the fun on the water first that counts and then the sailing starts!
Check out the Photos and Videos.
FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEO CLICK HERE
We are currently limited to the number of children in the class so it is important to book in advance to avoid disappointment. Our boats are brand new Optimists and have been donated ten PJ's from the New port Foundation. We are currently developing the after school sessions as a after school activity where your children can come and learn to have fun around the water. The activities will include sailing, snorkelling, and making use of the beautiful beaches within the harbour at Manly. Give us a ring, we will look after your child until you finish work, well up to 6pm Monday to Thursday.
The Manly Yacht Club also have 6 Manly Juniors that can be adopted through out the season, contact the Manly Yacht Club if you are interested. I have strong memories of when I was a kid sailing and the adventures I had sailing with my friends around the harbour. Manly is a perfect environment with so many harbour beaches and wild life around, it would have to be one of the best locations in the world for learning to sail.
Why is no one doing it? We are trying to change that for the next generation of sailors before they became extinct.
The Optimist is, quite simply, the dinghy in which the young people of the world learn to sail.
Sailed in over 110 countries by over 150,000 young people,
it is the ONLY dinghy approved by the International Sailing Federation and now Yachting Australia exclusively for sailors under 16 years of age.
At the Athens Olympics over 60% of the skippers and 70% of the medal winning skippers were former Optimist sailors.
and both Ed Baird and Dean Barker were winning in Optimists before they were ten!
The OPTIMIST
Click on Optimist for information on the class in Australia.
The WORLD OPTIMIST Association
Click on link for information on the class around the World.
The training is aimed for 7.5 to 15 years olds, we do run adult courses in a different class.
The courses follow the Yachting Australia guide lines. That lead up to Racing Skills. These are broken down into the following colour sections.
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Introduction to basic safety afloat
Lesson 02 ......... Boat orientation
Lesson 03 ......... Introduction to Rigging the boat
Lesson 04 ......... Sailing Orientation
Lesson 05 ......... Capsize Recovery Drill
Lesson 06 ......... Sailing on a Beam Reach
Lesson 07 ......... Boat Speed Control
Lesson 08 ......... Leaving and Returning to the beach/launching facility
Lesson 09 ......... Sailing a Marked Course
Lesson 10 ......... Towing and Basic Rescue
Lesson 11 ......... Basic Right of Way Rules
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Rigging the Boat
Lesson 02 ......... Sailing a marked Course
Lesson 03 ......... Sailing to Windward
Lesson 04 ......... Sailing Downwind
Lesson 05 ......... Points of Sailing
Lesson 06 ......... More Rules
Lesson 07 ......... Care of Equipment
Lesson 08 ......... Crew Recovery Drill
Lesson 09 ......... Coming Alongside
Lesson 10 ......... Practice Session
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Wind Awareness
Lesson 02 ......... Better Sailing
Lesson 03 ......... Roll tacking
Lesson 04 ......... Roll Gybing
Lesson 05 ......... Introduction to Winds, Tides and Currents
Lesson 06 ......... Basic Navigation Marks
Lesson 07 ......... Injury Prevention and Awareness
Lesson 08 ......... Handling in Stronger Winds
Lesson 09 ......... Practice Session 1
Lesson 10 ......... Practice Session 2
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Basic Fitness
Lesson 02 ......... Boat Handling
Lesson 03 ......... Basic Sail Theory
Lesson 04 ......... The Race
Lesson 05 ......... Starting
Lesson 06 ......... Mark Rounding
Lesson 07 ......... The Windward Leg
Lesson 08 ......... Sailing Downwind
Lesson 09 ......... Racing Rules of Sailing
Lesson 10 ......... Team Work
(10 -12 HOURS)
Lesson 01 ......... Fit for Sailing
Lesson 02 ......... Tuning
Lesson 03 ......... Tactics and Strategy
Lesson 04 ......... Advanced Boat Handling
Lesson 05 ......... Sailing with a Compass
Lesson 06 ......... Effective Training
Lesson 07 ......... Basic Planning
Lesson 08 ......... Race Series
Lesson 09 ......... Racing Rules of Sailing
Lesson 10 ......... Team Work
The Big Blue Sailing School offers you quality sailing lessons under the recognition of Yachting
Australia, Australia's main governing body, ensuring sailing schools
comply by teaching a set syllabus for learning to sail. This is
your guarantee of a recommended, quality teaching establishment.
Home |
Courses |
Kids |
Corporate |
Contact us |
Links |
Photos |
Study
© The Big Blue Sailing School