What this training covers
Anyone planning to own or charter a catamaran should seek multihull-specific training.
Differences include:
Australian providers currently advertising dedicated catamaran pathways include schools using RYA, IYT, ASA or bespoke training.
Course names and content vary between schools, and this is a description of the training rather than one school’s syllabus. Check what a particular course actually includes — and on which boat — before booking.
Cruising & passages
Mile Building Courses
Mile building courses in Australia — converting course competence into logged sea miles, watchkeeping and real passage experience.
Passage-Making Courses
Passage-making courses in Australia — the full process from plan and preparation through watches and landfall to review.
Night Sailing Courses
Night sailing courses in Australia — lights, watchkeeping, judging distance in the dark and the skills every coastal passage eventually requires.
Offshore Sailing Courses
Offshore sailing courses in Australia — heavy weather, self-sufficiency, watch systems and the training that precedes a bluewater passage.
Where this sits in the schemes
Training like this is taught both as a named certificate within a scheme and as standalone tuition by independent schools. If you want a certificate at the end, start from the scheme; if you only want the skill, an afternoon with a good instructor may serve you better.
Is this the right training for you right now?
Three questions — have you sailed before, what boat do you want to sail, and what is your goal — give you a starting course and the schools that teach it near you.