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Sailing Schools New South Wales

Sailing schools across New South Wales — Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, Pittwater and Botany Bay. Beginner, keelboat, RYA and IYT yacht training.

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14 schools

Sailing schools in New South Wales

Sydney
Rushcutters Bay
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Pacific Sailing School

Keelboat and yacht pathways on the Harbour.

Australian Sailing
Beginner · Keelboat · Racing
Sydney Harbour
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Flying Fish Australia

Yacht training with instructor pathways.

RYA
Yacht · Instructor
Sydney Harbour
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SailCorp

Cruising Level 1 & 2 through to Yachtmaster.

RYA
Yacht · Liveaboard
Rushcutters Bay
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Eastsail

Keelboat courses and club racing.

Australian Sailing
Beginner · Keelboat
Darling Harbour
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Sydney by Sail

Introductory and keelboat courses from the city.

Australian Sailing
Beginner · Keelboat
Middle Harbour
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AusSea Sailing School

Yacht and skipper development.

IYT
Yacht · Skipper
Pittwater
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Liquid Edge Sailing School

Keelboat and cruising courses on Pittwater.

Australian Sailing
Beginner · Yacht
Sydney Harbour
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Atlas Sailing

Skipper and charter preparation.

IYT
Skipper · Charter

Also operating in New South Wales

These schools are in our directory but their profiles are still being checked. We publish accreditation, training boats and prices only once we have verified them against the school, so nothing is listed for them yet.

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Where will you train?

The water you learn on

New South Wales holds the largest concentration of sailing training in the country. Sydney Harbour is confined water with heavy commercial traffic, which teaches collision regulations and pilotage quickly, and the Heads give coastal access when conditions allow. An hour north, Pittwater and Broken Bay offer sheltered water for first lessons and anchoring practice; Botany Bay serves the southern suburbs with more open conditions.

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What is taught here

Course types around New South Wales

Availability varies by school, and not every course type is taught in every region. The three-question finder matches a starting course to your experience and goal, then points at the schools that teach it.

Beginner sailingKeelboat coursesYacht trainingRYA coursesIYT coursesCatamaran trainingYachtmaster preparationRacingSafety & Sea SurvivalMarine radioNavigationOwn-boat tuition
Other states

Training elsewhere in Australia

Queensland

Brisbane · Moreton Bay · Sunshine Coast · Mooloolaba · Whitsundays · Airlie Beach · Hervey Bay — 6 schools

Victoria

Melbourne · Port Phillip — 4 schools

Western Australia

Perth · Fremantle · Cockburn Sound · Busselton · Geographe Bay — 5 schools

South Australia

Adelaide · Gulf St Vincent — 1 schools

Tasmania

Hobart · Derwent · D’Entrecasteaux Channel — 2 schools

Not sure which school in New South Wales fits?

Do not start with price. Start with the outcome, the boat you will train on, class size and whether the qualification is relevant to what you want to do.

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