Tackers 2

Completed Tackers 1? Take the next step in your child’s sailing journey with Tackers 2 – Learn to Sail for Kids.

Tackers 2 builds confidence and teaches new dinghy sailing skills in a safe, supportive environment. Kids sail independently, strengthen their technique, and have even more fun on the water.

Why choose Tackers 2?

Builds on Tackers 1 sailing skills
Encourages independent dinghy sailing
Designed for kids aged 7–12

Safe, fun, and professionally supervised

Sailors Competencies

On the Water

• Sail by myself in most conditions
• Identify dangerous situations in and around the marina
• Sit on the side of my boat and face my sail
• Sail without kneeling
• Steer and control my sail at the same time
• Tack my boat facing forward and changing my hands behind my back
• Reach around a sausage course
• Know where to have my sail set for all points of sailing
• Steer using my tiller extension when I’m paddling or being towed
• Get out of the ‘No Go Zone’

Off the water

• Name the all of the parts of my boat
• Name the main ‘points’ of sailing
• Tie a ‘bowline’ and a ‘reef’ knot
• Use aids to determine the wind direction and strength
• Rig and derig my boat with assistance

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April Dates|Week 1

April Dates | Week 2