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Harbour Racing

Enjoy the thrills of racing our J24 yachts in Club Racing and Regatta events on the finest Harbour in the world. With a variety of racing available, from short Twilights to Women’s only events as well as the very popular CYCA Winter and Spring Series, you have the opportunity to race with us almost year round.

Or perhaps you would like to try racing on our big boat More Witchcraft, during the Winter or Spring Series. It’s a great progression from J24’s with bigger sails, bigger winches and more crew.

No matter when you are ready to start racing, our very experienced and friendly instructors are here to help you enjoy learning in a casual professional environment allowing you to gain expert knowledge which ultimately provides you with the ability to crew.

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Twilight Series

CYCA Spinnaker Twilight Racing on Monday evenings and
RANSA non-spinnaker Twilight Racing on Friday evenings, or join us for an Introductory Sail.
Enjoy racing under the setting sun followed by a social debrief at the hosting Yacht Club

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Women's keelboat regatta

This series is held over 6 days between September 2024 and March 2025. With the aim of increasing female participation and opportunity in the sport, we aim to race with an all female crew.

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Spring series

This is a very popular short CYCA run series and a great introduction to racing. Comprising four point-score races in August and early September with a 1400hr start time. Perfect timing to head out onto the water to enjoy the bestof the afternoon Spring breeze.

dates announced soon

combined clubs harbour spinnaker series

Join the crew Sunday morning for a freshly cooked breakfast before heading onto the water. with training in the morning and a race in the afternoon, this point score series of 10 races over 6 Sundays is a new addition to Harbour Racing

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Winter Series

Experience winter sailing at its best. This series of 13 races gives you the opportunity to advance your skills on either a J24 or our 46' yacht - or both! Sign up for 5, 10 or all 13 races.

dates announced soon

J24 Regattas

The J24 design is raced worldwide and in 2026 the World Championship will be held in Australia.
We aim to facilitate students to compete in Open, Women's and Youth divisions

more info soon

-- World Sailing Safety and Sea Survival Course Review --

"Myself and the crew of the Winning Appliances completed the World Sailing Safety and Sea Survival course prior to this year’s Sydney to Hobart race. Terry was highly professional and the course was extremely valuable, as it helped everyone to understand their responsibilities and practice strategies and procedures to prevent and address emergencies at sea. I would highly recommend this course and Terry Wise to anyone considering doing an offshore race"

We have been sailing with these legends for over 5 years now. Amazing service, learning experiences, value, and professionalism. They make sailing FUN whilst delivering practical learning, where one of us has English as a second language.

We have made so many friends out on the water on their excellent range of boats with instructors Terry, Gardo, Phil and Damien – not to mention great introductions in the CYCA. They have recently assisted with great advice as we purchased and renovated our Marten 49 cruiser-racer. Later in the year – I need to come and do the theory for Coastal / Ocean Yachtmaster.

2.5 years ago I moved to Australia from the UK on my own. As 'Billy no mates' (as I left friends and family behind), I spent my first full day in Australia at a sailing lesson Pacific Sailing School . I had lessons, did my dayskipper course, various boat deliveries, raced on as many days of the week as possible whilst still being able to earn a living, with the goal of learning to sail as fast as possible, and working towards doing the #rolexsydneyhobart race, one of the world's most famous offshore races. Not only have I fulfilled a dream, but we won on phs handicap, came third out of all non professional crews (Corinthians), and to top it off I won 'Best on Boat'. Literally couldn't be happier!! 😍🎉
All of this wouldn't have been possible without my Aussie sailing family and friends through the advice, support, introductions, and generally making sailing so much fun. Thank you!! 😘