About the School

Kingston Beach Sailing School - TACKERS

The Kingston Beach Sailing School (KBSS), an initiative of the Kingston Beach Sailing Club. The School has been founded to provide a professional approach to sail training and to cater for the increasingly large number of people who wish to learn to sail.

The School offers beginner and intermediate sailing programs for children and adults. It also supports pathways for KBSC members who want to participate in the YA Training and Development scheme to become Instructors or Assistant Instructors.

The School’s primary aims and functions are to:

• Share knowledge and provide instruction in water safety, sailing and seamanship
• Run nationally accredited syllabuses and programs developed by Australian Sailing Training and Development scheme.
• Raise the profile of water activities, in particular sailing, within the Kingborough and greater Hobart communities

The school offers beginner and intermediate sailing programs for children and adults. It also supports pathways for KBSC members who want to participate in the Australian Sailing Training and Development Scheme to become Instructors or Assistant Instructors.

If you wish to learn to sail or participate in any of the school's programs, please contact us to register your interest. Prior registration is essential as numbers in each course will be limited.