Australian Sailing is delighted to launch The Learn to Wing Program, the new program for Discover Sailing Centres (DSCs) which is designed to assist in introducing new participants to the exciting discipline. 

The program is made up of two different parts – the full Learn to Wing Course and the Learn to Wing Experience. 

The full Learn to Wing course, is nine hours in total and can be delivered over several separate ‘’bite-sized’’ sessions, providing participants with the fundamental skills of sailing using a wing to move them along on a non-foiling board, largely utilising stand up paddleboards (SUP’s) or stable Windsurf boards which many clubs and centres already own.  

The Learn to Wing Experience, is essentially the first 3.5hrs of the full course, and can be delivered either as a stand-alone experience, or as part of an OutThere Sailing offering. It is completely up to your club or DSC how you wish to utilise the Experience in your environment.   

To assist clubs and centres further with the delivery of the program, Australian sailing has sourced a 50% discount on equipment for DSC’s through a partnership with North Action Group. If your DSC would like to access the deal, please contact Sylvain Mitault direct at NAG, via email or phone, salesau@northasg.com / 0424 681 859. 
 

What Resources or Tools are Available to help your DSC deliver the new program? 

There are a number of specifically designed resources that have been created for this Program to assist DSC’s and their instructors:

1. Wing Instructor guidance notes 
2. Skills Videos
3. FREE online Instructor endorsement via Australian Sailing’s MyLearning Portal
4. Instructor Run sheets for the Learn to Wing Course
5. Syllabus / Logbook for the Learn to Wing Course 
6. Instructor Run Sheets for the Learn to Wing Experience 
7. Syllabus / Logbook for the Learn to Wing Experience 

All of the Instructor Resources above can be accessed by accredited Instructors who have completed the FREE online Instructor endorsement via Australian Sailing’s MyLearning Portal. The resources are available here via the Instructor resource pages. 

Any current Instructor who holds an Australian Sailing Dinghy, Windsurf, Powerboat, or Keelboat Instructor qualification or has a current Australian Sailing, Sailing Coach qualification, will be able to complete the FREE online Instructor endorsement via the links below, once they have successfully completed the course, they can deliver the Australian Sailing Learn to Wing Program at an accredited Discover Sailing Centre. 
 

Register to complete the FREE online Instructor endorsement via the relevant link below:
(After registering you will receive the access link via email)

If you have:

• An Australian Sailing Dinghy Instructor qualification click here.
• An Australian Sailing Windsurf Instructor qualification click here.
• An Australian Sailing Keelboat Instructor qualification click here.
• An Australian Sailing Powerboat Instructor qualification click here.
• An Australian Sailing, Sailing Coach qualification click here.

In. addition to the resources developed for Instructors to deliver the program, Australian Sailing have created a suite of FREE marketing resources that DSC’s can use to promote your programs once you are ready to deliver. The marketing resources can be accessed here.  

 
What Happens Next? 

After successful completion of a Learn to Wing Course at a DSC, if a participant wishes to explore the excitement of wingFOILing, the next step on their journey should be to complete a FoilLAB, FoilLABs are delivered by Sailing Coaches who holds the FoilLAB coach endorsement, and is the first step on the foiling journey for a participant as depicted via the graphic below:

For More information click here, or get in touch with your local Australian Sailing Club Support Officer or General Manger here.