Enhance your basic sailing skills, develop new abilities, and enjoy a fun-filled training experience.

You will practice your sailing and racing skills in our single-handers and then go on to build your seamanship skills in our double-handers.

Course programme

Monday – RYA Dinghy Seamanship Skills

AM (10 am to 1 pm)

• Course briefing, introductions
• Theory: Recap, personal sailing gear, sun protection, seven common senses, and points of sailing
• Rigging, sail off the beach
• Follow my leader, 5 Essentials coaching

PM (2 pm to 5 pm)

• Upwind and downwind sailing exercises
• Man overboard, sail to a mooring
• Lee and weather shore departure and arrival

Tuesday – RYA Dinghy Seamanship Skills

AM (10 am to 1 pm)

• Theory: anchoring, reefing, coming alongside
• On-water coaching exercises

PM (2 pm to 5 pm)

• Off-beach seamanship exercises
• Capsize drill

Wednesday – RYA Dinghy Day Sailing

AM (10 am to 1 pm)

• Theory: weather for sailors, essential knots
• Dinghy cruising – planning a day sail

PM (2 pm to 5 pm)

• Short cruise

Thursday – RYA Dinghy Day Sailing

• Dinghy day cruise

Sailing location

The course is based in an absolutely spectacular setting at Middle Harbour Yacht Club on Sydney Harbour.

The weather is generally warm, sunny, and windy, and the sailing area is extensive with plenty of stunning beaches just a short sail away.

Equipment and staff

Our training fleet includes RS Zest single-handers and Laser Bahias, two-person dinghies with trapeze and asymmetric spinnakers.

Our instructors are qualified, friendly, experienced, and professional.

Training, equipment, safety cover. 

Qualifications 

• RYA Day Sailing 
• RYA Seamanship Skills
• Lots of fun!

• This course suits basic sailors who have completed our level 1 and 2 learn to sail course, or have equivalent experience.
• Suitable for ages 12 and upwards.
• You should be able to swim 50 m.

• Ask about our dinghy hire and check out our Dinghy Racing courses. 
• Or why not start yachting or windsurfing?