Flying Fish Sailing

"It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air" - Dr. Seuss

Learn to sail, charter a yacht, or join a Yachtmaster Fast Track programme for an awe-inspiring educational adventure.

Book your spot in the legendary Sydney to Hobart yacht race or join a blue-water sailing adventure to stunning, world heritage-listed Lord Howe Island.

Get your boat licence, start dinghy sailing or windsurfing, or sign up for a watersports instructor course and spend a season or two in the Greek islands.

Live, Learn and Adventure with Flying Fish Sailing!

Sydney, Australia

Sailing School

Learn to sail yachts on our RYA approved courses.

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Yachtmaster

Yachtmaster Fast Track programmes and short courses for all levels.

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Watersports

Dinghy Sailing, Windsurfing and SUP. Courses, lessons and hire.

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Powerboating

Get your boat licence in a day, or hire a boat on the harbour.

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Yacht Charter

Charter a yacht and get the best view of Sydney's New Year's eve fireworks.

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Gap Year

Gap year training adventures in the great outdoors.

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Australia's top

Yachtmaster Training Centre

Start Your Career on Yachts and Superyachts

★★★★★ 5/5

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Premier Courses in Sailing and Watersports

In 1993, Flying Fish pioneered fast-track courses for Yachtmasters and Watersports Instructors in the UK and Greece. In 1996, we ran our first Yachtmaster programme in Sydney and incorporated Flying Fish Australia shortly afterwards.

Today, in Sydney, we proudly host over 2000 customers annually, offering a wide range of courses for sailors, boat drivers, and watersports enthusiasts.

With over 30 years of experience in the UK, Australia, Canada and Greece, we are renowned for providing top-notch courses in the world’s best training locations.

Our experienced team of qualified coaches and instructors will guide you through your course in the friendly, professional style that is Flying Fish’s hallmark.

Check-in to Paradise

Our training centre is located in a spectacular setting at Sydney’s Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

We are surrounded by beautiful sandy beaches and picturesque coves, perfect for exploring by water.

Sydney Harbour, Australia’s favourite yachting playground, is our backyard and provides us with a superb training environment.

Offshore, we explore the New South Wales coast and run adventure passages to Tasmania, world heritage-listed Lord Howe Island and the tropical paradise of the Whitsunday Islands.

Testimonials

I've been lucky enough to be hired by an incredible carbon ketch based out of New Zealand. So many thanks again to George and everyone else at Flying Fish!

This has been the greatest life experience I ever had!! and with result: Yachtmaster! Now I'm a REAL Sailor!

Joining the Flying Fish Yachtmaster programme was one of the best decisions I ever made, My new office is floating on Sydney Harbour. If you’re considering doing the course, sign up now and don’t give it a second thought. But be warned, it could change your life.

My understanding of sailing, a yacht, and the role of its crew, quickly evolved to an informed, practical level of competency that has provided me with a skill level that far exceeded my expectations.

I cannot speak highly enough of the RYA Day Skipper course Flying Fish offers. The combination of expert instruction, practical hands-on experience, a world-class boat, and a stunning environment made this a truly unforgettable experience. I am confident about taking on the responsibilities of a Day Skipper, and I owe it all to Jim and your fantastic team. Thank you once again for providing such an outstanding course. I look forward to levelling up with the Day Skipper to Yachtmaster Fast Track soon.

I just wanted to reach out and say that Kylie and I had an absolutely amazing experience with Mathew on Let Loose. His kindness, patience, and teaching methods helped us build the confidence we needed to tackle our next adventure—bareboat skippering in Gippsland in a few weeks. We’ve worked with several RYA instructors, but we found Mathew’s gift for teaching beyond compare. We will recommend both Mathew and the Flying Fish Sailing experience to our friends. Thank you so much. We will be back!

Flying Fish Sailing

"It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air" - Dr. Seuss

Live, Learn and Adventure with Flying Fish Sailing!