Royal Yacht Club of Victoria is the perfect venue for families, and children in particular, to learn to sail. The Club understands the importance of quality training for both adults and children. Tackers is a program aimed at giving every junior Australian the opportunity to go sailing in a professional, safe and fun environment.
The Tackers Junior sailing program is a program for primary school aged children 7-12 years of age. Designed around kids, for kids, the Tackers junior sailing program seeks to provide a vibrant new approach to sail training that recognises that the learning styles of children differs from those of adults. We also offer Youth OutThere programs for 13 – 17 year olds and Adult keelboat programs for those coming into sailing later in life
The program is based around some core values that inform everything that is delivered and communicated about the program. Kids don’t need to have any sailing experience and they don’t need to have their own boat. All the equipment, including life jackets and boats, is provided. They don’t even need to be a member of the Club to participate, though of course we would be delighted if ultimately they decided to join up.
To enrol in a course you can click the course you are interested in and enrol online.
Tackers Values:
- Kid Centric
- Non-competitive, fun and social
- Delivered by professional, young, instructors
- Program consistent across locations
- Branded modern presentations
- Target kids outside of existing yacht club membership
- Value for money relative to programs in other sports
- Graduate pathway over several steps and seasons
How to register for an Australian Sailing course at RYCV…
To register for all sailing courses at RYCV, you will need an Australian Sailing number. This is your unique identifier that recognises you as a member and/or course participant. If you already have an Australian Sailing number, you can look it up here. If you do not have one, then there is an option to Sign Up for an Australian Sailing number when registering for a course or Discover Sailing experience for the first time (follow the links via course registration). There is no charge to get an Australian Sailing number.
Once registered, you will receive a number, a username and an online profile. The benefits of this include being able to enrol in any national sailing courses, register for a ‘SailPass’, and to keep a record of your memberships, courses and qualifications.
WEEKEND PROGRAMS
TERM 1 2025
Tackers Intro – 15th Feb 9:00am – 11:30am
Tackers 1 – 15th, 22nd Feb, 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th Mar and 5th and April 9:00am – 11:30am $310
Tackers 2 – 15th, 22nd Feb, 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th Mar and 5th April 12:30pm – 3:00pm $310
Tackers 3 – 16th, 23rd Feb, 3nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th Mar and 5th April 9:00am – 11:30am $310
Greenfleet – 16th, 23rd Feb, 3rd, 16th, 24t, 30th Mar and 5th April 12:30pm – 3:00pm $310
TERM 4 2025
Tackers Intro TBC 9:00am – 11:30am
Tackers 1 TBC 9:00am – 11:30am
Tackers 2 TBC 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Tackers 3 TBC 12:30pm – 3:00pm
Greenfleet TBC 9:00am – 11:30am
WEEKNIGHT PROGRAMS:
TERM 1 2025
Tackers Intro – Dates 13th 4:30pm – 6:30pm $70
Tackers 1 – Dates 13th, 20th, 27th Feb, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th Mar and 3 April 4:30pm – 6:30pm $310
SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMS:
JAN HOLIDAYS 2025
Tackers Intro Monday 13th Jan 9am – 12:30pm $80
Tackers Intro Monday 20th Jan 9am – 12:30pm $80
Tackers 1 Monday 13th Jan – Friday 17th Jan 9am – 12:30pm $310
Tackers 1 Monday 20th Jan – Friday 24th Jan 9am – 12:30pm $310
Tackers 2 Monday 20th Jan – Friday 24th Jan 1pm – 4.30pm $310
Tackers 3 Monday13th Jan – Friday 17th Jan 1pm – 4.30pm $310
EASTER HOLIDAYS 2025
Tackers Intro Monday 7th April 9:00am – 12:30 $80
Tackers 1 – Monday 7th – Friday 12th April 9:00am – 12:30pm $310
Tackers 2 – Monday 7th – Friday 12th April 1:00pm – 4:30pm $310
Tackers 3 – Monday 2nd – Thursday 5th 9:00am – 1:30pm $310
SEPT HOLIDAYS 2025
Tackers Intro Monday 30th Sept 9am – 12:30pm $80
Tackers 1 TBC 9am – 12:30pm $310
Tackers 2 TBC 1pm – 4:30pm $310
Tackers 3 TBC 9am – 1:30pm $310