Melbourne Dockland Sailing School
Crew Page
What
does it take?
Sailing
Crew spots aren't always easy to find. Mostly it's experience
and commitment. Unless you know an owner who is keen to teach
you, it is really is difficult to place anyone who is just
starting out in sailing.
Melbourne Dockland Sailing School and Hobson's
Bay Yacht Club can certainly help those who have never sailed
get the necessary experience to get a start. The aim of this
page is to find an experienced sailing crew to race on a regular
basis.
Looking for a place in a sailing crew
at a Yacht Club?
We
are looking for two or three experienced crew members who
have sailed regularly on large trailer sailers, sports boats
or keel boats.
Ultimately our boat will race every weekend
in club and passage races from Hobson's Bay Yacht Club on
Port Phillip Bay , including Geelong Week and in the Wednesday's
Twilight series.
We
are looking to form a sailing team around the following sailing
crew positions - Genoa / head sail trimmer, main sail
trimmer and fore deck crew member.
If you're interested
in joining our crew at Hobson's Bay Yacht Club
Contact: Tony Legg: tonyslegg@iprimus.com.au
Wanting to learn the Basics of Crewing?
Our sailing lessons are based around half day / 4 hour sessions.
Participants can then choose sessions that fit around budget and time restraints. Our fee for a standard 4 hour session is $95.00 per participant. We have learned that half day sessions are best, participants don't get overloaded with information, or worn-out from being onboard a yacht all day.
The 'Day Sailor' is a less expensive yacht because it doesn't feature all the extras that go with an overnight cruising yacht. Therefore we don't need as many participants to cover the costs. With smaller class sizes, 2 to 3 maximum, every participant has a task to do / learn.
Participants start with an Introduction to Sailing, if they like the experience and want to go to the next step, we offer Basic Level 1 and followed by Basic Level 2. This is the basis for recreational sailing where participants are able to help with sailing a yacht and are certainly 'on the road' to independently sailing a yacht.
The next level involves training for social Yacht Club racing.
We operate all year wind and weather conditions depending. Our sailing lessons are conducted on Saturdays and Sundays. During daylight savings we conduct morning sessions starting at 09:00 am and afternoon sessions starting at 2:00 pm. Outside Daylight savings, we start 1 hour earlier
Contact: Tony Legg: tonyslegg@iprimus.com.au
Mobile:0425752745
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