INSTRUCTOR AND IMPROVEMENT COURSES: SUMMER 08 - 09
WINDSURFING

2 week Beginner to Intermediate
For the total beginner or with limited experience, this is the total immersion course to get you up to intermediate level. 10 full days of instruction and training starting on the ultra-wide beginners' kit and ending up planeing on a short board. On this course we do nothing but windsurfing skills. AUD $1,670

2 week Advanced Intermediate skills
Starting this stage you should be able to plane but not gybe competently. We now concentrate on waterstarting, gybing and start to learn proper techniques for going fast and slalom racing. AUD $2,060

4 week Beginner to Advanced Intermediate
Simply a combination of the above 2 courses. AUD $3,730

6 week Beginner to Instructor
After 4 solid weeks on the water we undertake Senior First Aid Training, Powerboat handling instruction as well as the Yachting Australia Basic Skills Instruction Course and Assessment (similar to the RYA Start/Level 1). A Yachting Australia Basic Skills Instructor can supervise a group of up to 8 windsurfers on the water dependent on conditions. Full details can be obtained from the Yachting Australia Website www.yachting.org.au

There is still time for quite a lot more windsurfing skills training. These courses are based around a competent, fit person with a genuine passion for windsurfing and teaching; such a person would very easily pass all of the requirements. Should you not pass due to your skill level, you are welcome to undertake further skills development at the rate of $165 per day including accommodation. AUD $6,590

4 week Advanced Intermediate to Instructor
For those who can already plane on a short board, but not gybe competently. AUD $4,940

2 week Instructor courses
Have all the skills but no qualifications or teaching experience? These 2 weeks include everything you need to make you fully certified and job-ready. AUD $2,990

ACCOMMODATION
You are provided with accommodation on the night before your course starts right through to the night when it finishes.

ORIENTATION AND TRANSPORT
You are greeted by us on your start date at the Billabong Backpackers Resort at 10am, and we look after you from there. This accommodation is in the heart of Perth City. The Perth airport shuttle will take you door to door for just $15.

Safety Bay/Rockingham is some 40km from Perth City, but there is a new Metro line that takes you right there in just 30 minutes. Your train fare is included in your package price. Each train is met by a connecting bus, for the 5km journey to our centre. One of our staff members will be with you for the first few days of your course to make sure you know exactly where to go.

WHAT ABOUT ACCOMMODATION ON-SITE?
Simply, Perth City is the best option for nightlife, availability and cost. You will be pleasantly surprised by the speed, efficiency and frequency of the new train system.

NON-ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
You are welcome to source your own accommodation and a large discount applies. A list of Safety Bay accommodation can be found here. For this option, please note that you will be responsible for making your own way to and from the centre, but there are a number of places within walking distance. Also please note that we may go to a couple of other beaches around Perth during your course. In this event you will need to catch the train closer to Perth and we will pick you up from the nearest station. Please deduct the amount of $35 per night if you are using your own accommodation.

WHAT ISN’T INCLUDED?
Food and personal entertainment — this is the only other cost you will have for the course. A full kitchen is based in the accommodation and there are numerous food outlets down at the centre in Safety Bay.

Wetsuit and harness, personal items, but please note if you do not have either of these when you turn up we will lend them to you for the start of the course. You can then purchase a new one off us at a discounted rate.

COURSE DURATION AND DAYS OFF
The course runs Monday to Friday with the weekends off, start times vary depending on the wind conditions but we aim for 6-8 hours per day at the centre. The customer does need to be flexible however as we will always take advantage of the best conditions. Should a day be postponed during the week due to the weather, we will carry that day forward to the next weekend. It is up to the customer to make themselves available for that day — any adjustments are contained to 1 week periods, the courses will always finish on the allotted Friday.