Beginners to Winners (B2W) Sailing School

Beginners to Winners - Training for this year begins on Tuesday, 28th of January 2025.

Our aim is to teach people how to sail and race radio controlled yachts.
This is a great environment in which to learn to sail. The focus is on fun and learning at your own pace. Students range from those that have zero sailing experience to those that have raced or are racing yachts and want to improve.

The classes run every Tuesday from 8:30-12.30 pm. Check with Russell, our friendly commodore(040 1641 443), for venue details. Classes include whiteboard sessions followed by social racing.

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BEGINNERS TO WINNERS IS PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY SANDI SHARP FROM HARCOURTS WYNNUM MANLY

To watch videos on all our classes please see our B2W videos page here

Aim

  • To teach people how to sail and race radio controlled yachts. Students will range from those that have zero sailing experience to those that have or are racing yachts and want to get better.

Format

  • Teaching will be 50%“hands on”, on the water using radio controlled yachts ( DF65 class ) supported with whiteboard demonstration and discussion.

Course Days

  • Every Tuesday 8.30am to 12.30pm

Venue

These venues will be used
(please call Commodore Russell 0401 641 443 for current location)

  • Wynnum Wading Pool

  • Manly Boat Harbour

  • Sovereign Lake

Cost

  • The course is a rolling 10 week program. Each week has content for beginners and advanced sailors.

  • Come along on any Tuesday and join the fun.Call our friendly Commodore, Russell, 0401 641 443 for venue details.

  • Each lesson is on a casual basis of $3 per week.

Course Content

1. Principles of Sailing

  • basic physics, sails, keel, bulb and rudder

  • sailing terms, points of sailing e.g. beating, reaching, running

  • wind directions e.g. where the wind is coming from?

2. Yacht Parts/Sailing Terms

  • parts of the boat and rig

  • learn the yachtie language

  • e.g. windward, leeward, port starboard

3. Basic Rules

  • what tack are you on?

  • starboard has right of way

  • overlap in the zone

  • weather boat keep clear

4. Boat Handling & Set up 

  • balance, weather helm, lee helm

  • terms

  • yacht performance adjustments

5. Boat Maintenance

  • preparation (water proofing) and maintenance

  • radio controller set up and adjustments

  • batteries

6. Race Starts

  • rules

  • starting techniques

7. Buoy Rounding

  • rules and strategy

  • windward mark, leeward mark

8. More Rules

  • upwind, downwind

  • finishing

9. Penalties, Protesting & Hailing

  • sportsmanship, behaviour

  • race officials

10. Racing Technique

  • strategy

  • tactics

  • finishing

11. Practice Regatta

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