Welcome to Junior sailing at PCC!

This section is for sailors aged 9-18 years old.

7/8 year old sailors are accepted on a case-by-case basis (prior experience would be required), contact us to discuss. Sailors aged 7+ are welcome to attend our holiday programmes however, see the Holiday Programmes page.

We also offer Adult Sailing courses, please see the Adult Learn to Sail page.

Each Junior sailing course has 1 x 3 hour session/week for 8 weeks. There is an option of days for most courses.

If the days below do not suit you, please let us know as we may be able to add another course.

Term 1 courses begin in the week of the 10th February 2025.

Level 1 - Learn to Sail

The starting point for new sailors. 

The Level 1 course follows the YachtingNZ syllabus and gives sailors the ability to sail around a course.

Recommended for sailors aged 9 and up. Please contact us regarding younger sailors.

This course uses Optimist sailing dinghies.

This is an 8 week long course with a cost of $595 for non-members.

Term 1 Courses

Wednesdays 4:30-7:30pm

Level 2 - Learn to Sail

Learn to sail faster.

The Level 2 course follows the YachtingNZ syllabus and builds on the basic skills learnt in Level 1. Level 2 helps sailors to sail faster and introduces more advanced manoevres.

Prerequisites - Level 1 completed.

This course uses Optimist sailing dinghies.

This is an 8 week long course with a cost of $595 for non-members.

Term 1 Courses

Thursdays 4:30-7:30pm

Level 3+ - Learn to Race

Racing!

The Level 3 course follows the YachtingNZ syllabus and builds on the skills learnt in Level 1 & 2. Level 3 introduces racing rules and tactics, along with boat speed training.

Prerequisites - Level 2 completed.

This course uses a mix of Optimist, Bic & Splash sailing dinghies.

This is an 8 week long course with a cost of $595 for non-members.

Term 1 Courses

Thursdays 4:30-7:30pm

Level 3 - Cruising

For sailors that enjoy sailing but do not want to race.

The Level 3 course provides skills to enjoy fun sailing, without the racing component. Learning navigation, anchoring, and safety for long journeys.

Prerequisites - Level 2 completed.

This course uses a mix of Optimist and Splash sailing dinghies, plus keelboats.

This is an 8 week long course with a cost of $595 for non-members.

Term 4 Courses

Please enquire.

Level 1 & 2 - Teens Learn to Sail

A course for the older kids.

Combining the Level 1 & 2 courses together. This course aims to take a new sailor to a competent level where they are able to progress into learning to race or cruise after just one term.

Recommended for sailors aged 13 to 18.

This course predominantly uses the Splash sailing dinghies.

This is an 8 week long course with a cost of $595 for non-members.

Term 1 Courses

Wednesdays 4:30-7:30pm

​​​​​​​Group bookings

If you have a group of children or adults that would like to sail at a different time than those above please let us know and we can organise extra sessions.

We work with a 1:6 ratio. The sailing groups must have a minimum of 4 students for any program to make it cost-effective for the Club. The After School Sailing Courses can take a maximum of 12 students in each course.

To register

Please use the online form at the bottom of the page.

For further information

Please contact the club directly on 09 376 0245 and use the office extension, or email sailingschool@pcc.org.nz.

Please also see our Terms and Conditions.