BOOK YOUR FIRST LESSON ONLINE - schedule your next lesson with the office after each lesson
Course Summary
- Course provided by Pacific Sailing School
- Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
- Student Instructor ratio: 1:4 on J24 Keelboats
- Courses Duration: 12 x 3-hour practical sessions
Course Dates
Next Steps
COMBINE START CREWING, START HELMING and spinnaker
Harbour Crew - Keelboat
This is the best way to get crewing positions on yachts in Sydney Harbour. Skippers need crew who have a good understanding of sailing, competent and confident and who are available to sail. Crewing is a great way to meet lots of new people and skippers.
On our J24 you will have hands-on instruction on helming (steering the boat), main sheet (controlling the power of the boat), winches (turning the boat through tacks and gybes etc) and the foredeck. You will be comfortable with the points of sailing, going about and the gybe, rotating at the helm, reefing, picking up a mooring and man overboard manouevre.
After each lesson is your most important part of the day, a debriefing session with your crew and instructor at the Deck bar at the CYCA! (Home of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race).
Our Sailing Lessons are available every day and you can choose your lesson times. Session times are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm or 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm and weekend sessions extend to 4 pm to 7 pm during daylight saving. As we have several training yachts, booking in is really easy and flexible – all you need to do is book your first lesson online (Fri-Sun) or give us a call to book any session on any day. You can even do 2 lessons in one day.
Includes:
- 12 x 3-hour practical lessons, 2 Theory and Social evenings, a 2 hour virtual introduction to navigation session
- Unlimited Practice Sessions for 6 weeks after the end of your course. Available on a standby basis on our J24 yachts
- Course kit with Textbook, Logbook and rope for knot practice
- A free Twilight Race
- Join us for dinner or barbecue snacks at the Theory and Social Evenings, the wine and beer is courtesy of PSS
- 1 x Free Discover Sailing Gift Voucher (on request - to give to a friend)
- Bonus Private Lesson*
Practical Course Content:
- Safety equipment and rigging the yacht
- Points of sailing, going about and the gybe, rotating at the helm
- Reefing, Picking up mooring, man overboard
- Social Activities
- Join your crew for drinks in the famous Sydney Hobart Bar
PSS Keelboat - Harbour Crew Course
- Single Person: Book your first lesson online or call our office
- Groups of 2 or more: Call our office for 5% discount
- *Bonus Private Lesson (available mid week only) when the Harbour Crew Course is paid in full and advance
- Plus Australian Sailing registration, insurance on school boats, logbook, textbook (mandatory for all new students)