We offer both group and private lessons for sailing and our lessons are generally taught on Laser Picos which is an ideal boat for learning to sail on and improving your leraning to sail on Sydney harbour.

Start sailing every day year round  $270

 Lessons cater for up to 6 people to 1 instructor. Group lessons are a 4 hour course taught in two 2 hour sessions, and start at beginner level through to intermediate level. Lessons can be arranged for any time during the weekdays or weekend that suits you. Whether you want to do your course on consecutive days or give it a week's break in between your two lessons, we will be happy to book courses that fit in with your schedule.

Level 1 Sailing (beginner):

• rigging and basic boat controls
• launching and landing
• tacking 
• capsize drill
• gybing 
• sailing across the wind
• sailing upwind
• sailing downwind 
• sailing around a triangular course
• knots
• rule of the road

Level 2 Sailing (intermediate): every day year round  $270

• recap level 1 
• the 5 essentials
• sailing a triangular course with the 5 essentials 
• theory - tides, knots, lee shore landings 
• man overboard recovery 
• backwards sailing

Cost: $270 ($380 for two people)
Course duration: 4 hours
Course dates: Anytime Monday to Sunday year round 

Quality of staff

The school biggest asset is its staff. As well as a high level of qualifications across multiple disciplines, you will find polite, efficient professional and enthusiastic staff at all times. 

Private lessons every day year round  $110

Private lessons are one-on-one tuition. The advantage of a private lesson is that it is tailored exactly to your needs, so whether you just want to freshen up your skills or you're a complete beginner, the lesson will be adapted to suit your needs. Cost: $110 per hour ($95 each for two people)
Course duration: 1 hour
Course dates: Anytime Monday to Sunday

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced sailing courses  on every day year round  $290

We are offering advanced catamaran sailing courses for people who want to learn how to sail a catamaran well. The course will be run on our Dart 16 and include tips on how to sail a catamaran efficiently, how to tack and gybe the boat, sailing with the spinnaker, and trapezing.

The course is a 4 hour course taught in two 2 hour sessions.

Course requirements: able to sail up to RYA Level 2 Sailing or equivalent

Cost: $290 ($420 for two people)
Course duration: 4 hours
Course dates: Monday to Sunday

Further training courses 

Once you have learned the basics at level 1 & 2 there’s a choice of two day courses to take you further to more advanced sailing.

The AFY RYA a national sailing scheme reflects all aspects of dingy, keelboats sailing and outlines in the Syllabus and log books.

 

 

 

 

• Seamanship skills          
• Day sailing
• Sailing with a spinnaker   
• Start racing 

• Performance sailing 

   

   

   

   

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start Yachting $495  every weekend year round

Sydney Harbour is the undisputed capital of the Australian yachting world - what better place to learn how to sail? Flying Fish welcomes you to yachting in a friendly and relaxed environment, designed to achieve results.

One of our experienced instructors will guide you and fellow crew members through our two day introductory course and introduce you to the basics of sailing and seamanship. By the end of the course, you will have experienced steering a yacht, sail handling, ropework and be aware of safety on board.

You train on board one of the Flying Fish Beneteau 40.7s or an equivalent comfortable boat. Training on one of these race tuned yachts means that your skills will be easily transferred to any boat you later crew on.

You will receive a Royal Yachting Association logbook as part of the package. Once you have completed the course you will be ready to train for the RYA/YA Competent Crew certificate.

The course starts from the Middle Harbour Yacht Club and your instructor will meet you outside the Flying Fish training office at 10.00 on both days.

What you get
RYA Start Yachting
YA Yacht Cruising Intro

Before you start
No previous experience is needed. This course is ideal for beginners

What next
Course completion entitles you to an RYA Start Yachting certificate or YA Yacht Cruising Introductory Certificate. You can now go on to obtain Inshore Competent Crew (YA) certification by completing another weekend, or Offshore Competent Crew (RYA) by completing two further weekends. For further information, search again for Competent Crew courses