All children must be at least 5 years old and must be able to swim, please call us to confirm the weather, we do stop the sailing boats when the wind is 20knots 23MPH force 5 Beaufort scale.
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Terms & Conditions
Water Sports Center
Since 1989
April 2025 School Holidays Bookings now open
4, 3, or 1 day action packed Watersports camp
Age from 7yo to 15yo
No experience required!
"Have Fun - Be Safe - Learn New Skills - Make New Friends"
Our "Multi-activity" watersports camp runs during the NSW school holidays and offers different activities throughout the day, including Sailing, Windsurfing, Stand up Paddleboarding, Kayaking and games on/off water, with a major emphasis on having fun, and gaining & improving water-sports skills!
We don’t follow a set syllabus on the camp. Everyday is a different day with changing weather conditions, new games and new challenges. We welcome kids with water-sports skills & abilities as well as total beginners. Our aim is to introduce kids to water sports, gain more confidence on the water, and learn sailing in a fun way. We also really encourage making new friends. Our camp is open to kids from 7yrs old to 15 yrs old.
Kids will be split into groups, depending on age, abilities, and weather conditions. We will make sure they are put together with friends on the 1st day if required.
Lunch and snacks: Children are to bring their own packed morning tea and lunch to this camp. *Option to go buy lunch with appropriate authorisation from parents.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
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All participants MUST be able to swim competently without a floatation device.
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All participants should be fluent in English to ensure safety and effective communication of instructions on the water.
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The program will continue in wet weather conditions. Please ensure you or your child are aware of the weather forecast for the day and have packed accordingly.
Be prepared for a fabulous week of fun and learning. It's exactly where your kids want to be, rain or shine!
For more info and questions, please visit our FAQs page.
We accept Active Kids Vouchers
Tackers in Term Age 7-12yo
Next dates Term 1 2025:
Saturdays (Feb 8th to Mar 29th)
OR
Sundays (Feb 9th to Mar 30th)
Tackers runs for 8 weeks during the school term, on either Saturday OR Sundays. You can join the day that suits you best!
Aimed at introducing children aged 7 to 12 to sailing in a fun, safe, accessible environment.
After completing a few Tackers Term you can join Balmoral Sailing Club’s Junior Sailing Program Click Me
Tackers program cost: $700 for 8 weeks
Racing For Kids
BSC Junior Sailing Program is ideally suited to kids who have completed our Tackers program or can sail around a course in moderate conditions.
Designed for Juniors Sailors aged 8+ who have a passion for sailing and would like to further develop their skills into Club racing.
The program runs on Saturday mornings from 9:30am to 12:00pm and will run during Terms 4 and 1 of the summer season.
The program includes instruction by qualified coaches from Balmoral Water Sports (BWS). Instruction will consist of both on-water and off-water lessons, together with participation in club and inter-club racing. All on-water activities are supported by a rescue boat, with trained operators.
The requirements for the program are as follows:
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Prior sailing experience to at least Tackers level3, with sail and water confidence
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BSC membership
The program is led by a trained coach and supported by volunteers. To help support the program BSC encourages the families of junior sailors to get involved in the club and to support their child’s passion for sailing. BSC encourages at least one parent to help with the program every week.
Opportunities to assist include both on-water and off-water activities. Additionally, there are numerous social activities at the club including BBQ’s, pizza nights and prize nights.
The Junior Program is an Open Fleet. Current boats in the fleet are MJ’s and OpenBics, Windsurfers, Other boats are welcome. The club has several loaner boats for those wishing to try out these boats. Racking facilities for boat owners are available through the club.
School Sport
Our school watersports programme is an excellent opportunity for kids to learn new skills, increase their knowledge of the weather and the ocean, work as a team and is an exciting change from the usual school sports. We take children of all ages and have specific equipment for kids. The programmes include all equipment, buoyancy aids, wetsuits, and tuition by our experienced Australian Sailing & Royal Yachting Association instructors. There are also hot showers and changing rooms available. We also offer Tackers sailing program, which is an introductory program designed to give kids an experience of sailing. At the end of the program they receive a Certificate of Achievement. The Tackers Intro for Schools is an ideal excursion for schools where kids can combine learning about water safety alongside game-based sailing activities.
Be aware that you can’t participate in any watersport activity if you can’t swim.