Event Phone: +65 6444 4555

2023 Opti Sailor Course Weekend Training Program

The focus of this course is to get students to be competent sailors in the Optimist boat. Sailors who have completed this level will have the basic skills to participate in normal Optimist sailing activities under proper supervision.

Course Syllabus

1. Tacking and Gybing
2. Rigging
3. Launching and Recovery
4. Introduction to basic racing rules
5. Sail Trimming
6. Five essentials of sailing
7. Polishing up basic sailing skills

Pre-requisites:
– Attained Opti Junior or Get Kids Afloat (GKA)
– Participants MUST have their own Type 3 Personal Floatation Device (PFD)

Training Schedule: (9:30am – 12:30pm)
(Training dates are subject to change)

Intake 1
Jan 28, 29
Feb 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Mar 4, 5, 18, 19, 25, 26
Apr 1, 2, 8, 9

Intake 2
Mar 4, 5, 18, 19, 25, 26,
Apr 1, 2, 8, 9, 23, 29, 30,
May 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28,
Jun 3

Intake 3
Apr 29, 30,
May 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
Jun 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25,
Jul 1, 2, 8, 9

Intake 4
Jun 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25,
Jul 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 29, 30,
Aug 19, 20, 26, 27,
Sep 9, 10

Intake 5
Jul 15, 16, 29, 30,
Aug 19, 20, 26, 27,
Sep 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30,
Oct 1, 7, 8, 14, 15

Intake 6
Sep 16, 17, 23, 24, 30,
Oct 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29,
Nov 4, 5, 11, 18, 19, 25

*Note:
Dates are subjected to changes. If training is canceled due to SSF scheduling, a make-up lesson will be arranged. However, a make-up lesson will not be arranged if the sailor misses his/her training session.