Our legendary LIVE-IN Camp

Eligibility

Open to all NSC club members aged 7 to 17 years.

Venue

NSC Clubhouse.  

Children will be outdoors doing sailing activities from about 9am till 5pm.  

All meals are served in the clubhouse and children sleep there after an evening activity or movie.   

Older participants and Instructors sleep downstairs in the boat bays, supervised by the Senior Instructor.

Cost

Prices below do not include membership, please note membership is required to attend any program at NSC:

• $550 for first child in family ($500 if booked prior to 4th December)
• $450 for siblings ($400 if booked prior to 4th December)

Payment

Visa or MasterCard

Limits

Numbers will be restricted to 60 Sleeping in & 10 sleeping at home.

Children sleeping at home are welcome to participate in all other activities, including meals and evening activities. They must be signed in each morning by 7.30am. Contact the Head Instructor for sign-out/pick-up times (generally around 8pm).

Meals

All meals are provided from Morning Tea on Monday to Lunch on Friday.

Special dietary needs should be noted on the application form and parents will be consulted accordingly.

Also Provided

A Stackable Plastic Storage Box will be provided to each child (and please take it home at the end).

Bring

PFD (buoyancy vest)
Sailing Clothes, 
Hat (with tie),
Swimming Costume
Sneakers or Booties for Sailing

Underwear, 
Shirts, 
Shorts, 
Long Pants, 
Warm Jumper, 
Shoes or Sandals, 
Pyjamas,
Towel, Toothbrush

Mark everything with your child’s name.   You WILL lose unmarked stuff.

It all looks pretty similar spread around the clubhouse floor.

Some parents find it useful to make regular deliveries of things like underwear because small kids don’t tend to look after that stuff too well.  (Nor do they change unless reminded so there is no point having spares.)

Bedding

Sleeping bags and SINGLE camping mattresses.   NO camp beds or DOUBLE MATTRESSES as floor space is limited.    

Boat

It is highly preferable most children have access to their own boat. An exception is for the second (Summer) Learn-to-Sail intake who can use the club boats and the Live-In Level 1 intake. Parents of the first (Spring) Learn-to-Sail intake who do not yet have a boat should either be trying to buy one, or contacting the Sailing School Principal (training@nsc.asn.au).

Please ensure the boat is in full working order before the Live-In.

All equipment (spars, foils), should be clearly labelled with boat name and number.

The boat must be insured for sailing. Generally the easiest/cheapest insurance is available through Sailing Australia – can be done online.

Instructors’ Picnic Race & BBQ

Thursday evening is an opportunity for parents and friends to come down to the club for a picnic from around 6.00pm.  

The Instructors show off their Opti sailing skills in a short, hotly contested, close-to-the-dock race, with unusual rules that tend to vary as the race progresses.

A very relaxed, mellow picnic on the deck.  Camp kids are fed and watered at the usual time.