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: 4 x 3-hour practical sessions
Course Dates
Next Steps
to follow start crewing
Start Helming
After you complete your Helming Course, you will have the confidence to skipper a small yacht or dinghy on the Harbour. During this course you complete vital seamanship skills, man overboard, and anchoring.
Our Sailing Lessons are available every day and you can choose your lesson times. Session times are 9:00am to 12:00pm or 12:30pm to 3:30pm and weekend sessions extend to 4pm to 7pm during daylight saving. As we have several training yachts, booking in is really easy and flexible – all you need to do is give us a call. You can even do 2 lessons in one day.
Includes:
- 4 x 3-hour practical lessons on Sydney Harbour
- 1 x Theory and social evening
- Unlimited *Practice Sessions for two weeks available on a standby basis
- Waterproof Course kit with Textbook, Logbook and rope for knot practice
- Keelboat Start Helming Course Certificate
Practical Course Content:
- Safety equipment and rigging the yacht
- Points of sailing, going about, gybing and rotating at the helm,
- Join your crew for drinks in the famous Sydney Hobart Bar after your sail.
Keelboat - Start Helming Course
- Single Person: Book your first lesson online (Fri-Sun) or call our office to book other days
- Discount when booking in groups of 2 or more (If this is your first course)
- Plus Australian Sailing registration, insurance, logbook, textbook (mandatory for new PSS students)