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Sailing Schools Perth
Perth and Fremantle sail in the most reliable sea breeze in the country. The Fremantle Doctor makes for outstanding boat-handling practice and a genuinely demanding afternoon — which is why local schools often start beginners in the morning.
The water you learn on
The Fremantle Doctor is a strong afternoon sea breeze that arrives with near-clockwork reliability through summer. Sailors trained in it learn sail trim, reefing and heavy-air handling as routine rather than as special cases.
Cockburn Sound, south of Fremantle, offers more protected water and is the usual venue for first lessons and for courses that need a calm day.
The Swan River gives flat-water dinghy sailing close to the city, with the tradeoff of gusty, shifty conditions between the banks.
Where courses actually run
Fremantle
Open water and the full sea breeze; demanding afternoons
Cockburn Sound
Sheltered water south of Fremantle for first lessons
Swan River
Flat water close to the city, gusty and shifty
Schools within reach of Perth
These schools operate in Western Australia. We publish a school’s exact base, accreditation and prices only once we have verified them against the school, so we do not yet claim which of these trade from Perth itself.
Course types around Perth
Other training regions
Not sure which course to start with in Perth?
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.