Private Training

Learn to Sail to Advanced Techniques

Our  private training sessions can be anything from a day to multiple days – your choice.

No prior sailing experience is required, or if you are experienced and wish to add a specific skill then talk to us. Each day consists of 2 x 3 hour sessions with a half hour break at anchor in one of the many secluded bays around Sydney.

Private training makes up about 30% of our business, with much of our business coming via recommendation. We use both Mono Hull or a Catamaran. Our clients range from couples to small groups of friends. Couples especially like our techniques as we teach for short handed sailing – providing the confidence for 2 people to handle a modern cruising yacht.

Your curriculum may include

• Personal Safety
• Ropework
• Adjusting the sails
• Wind and boat direction
• Steering the yacht
• Rules of the Road, who has right of way and when, making good decisions
• Navigation
• Piloting (Navigation in busy harbours)
• Night time sailing
• Offshore sailing
• Safe anchoring techniques
• Reefing sails – why and when
• Safe heavy weather sailing
• Using a pole and preventer for safe downwind sailing
• Teamwork
• Using and managing a yachts systems, water, power, waste (black water, grey water)
• Use of an Auto Helm
• Use of instruments
• Understanding advanced concepts such as apparent wind
• Taking account of tides and currents

All course components may count towards the globally recognised IYT Recreational Certificates.