Sailing clubs and yacht clubs Australia

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Darling Point Sailing Squadron (DPSS) is a volunteer-run, community dinghy and skiff club based at Norfolk Point in Manly Boat Harbour, Manly (Moreton Bay), Queensland. The club focuses on off-the-beach dinghy and 16ft skiff sailing, runs Australian Sailing–aligned learn-to-sail courses, junior development in Sabots and Dolphins, Sunday racing through the summer season and monthly winter sailing. DPSS promotes affordable, family-friendly sailing and shares facilities with community programmes including Sailability Bayside.

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Darwin Sailing Club is a waterfront yacht and sailing club at Fannie Bay, Darwin (Northern Territory). The club runs regular social and competitive sailing, coaching and formal training programs for juniors and adults, hosts regattas and community events, and operates waterfront dining and event facilities from its clubhouse.

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Davey’s Bay Yacht Club is a member-based sailing club on Davey’s Bay at Mount Eliza (Port Phillip Bay). Founded in 1909, the club runs junior, youth and adult sailing programs and courses for all skill levels, organised on Friday evenings and Sundays during the season. The club hosts off‑the‑beach and keelboat racing, regattas and class events (Optimist, Pacer, 420, ILCA, Finn and Flying 15 are mentioned). Facilities and activities also support sailboarding, stand‑up paddleboards and kayaks. The club invites new members and lists volunteer and instructor opportunities.

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Denmark Sailing Club runs community dinghy sailing on the Wilson Inlet from the Denmark rivermouth (Pibbulman and Menang Country). The club operates a fleet of club boats (Optimists, Mirrors and 420s and welcomes other dinghy classes), offers accredited/qualified dinghy instructors for beginners, and runs seasonal club sailing days and "come and try" events. Membership is open to all ages and experience levels; members can use club boats or bring their own.

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Derrinallum Yacht and Power Boat Club sails on Deep Lake in Victoria's Western District. After the lake sat dry for 12 years, rains brought the club back to life in 2010, and in November 2025 it celebrated 70 years with a classic regatta weekend of camping and lake sailing.

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The Derwent Sailing Squadron is one of Hobart's busiest sailing clubs, running more than 150 racing events a year from its Sandy Bay marina on the River Derwent. Founded in 1906, it hosts the Launceston to Hobart race, twilights, SB20 and offshore series, runs the Sailtrain course program, and operates Tasmania's largest club marina with a slipyard and The Moorings restaurant and bar.

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Deviot Sailing Club is a friendly dinghy and catamaran club on the western shore of the Tamar River, halfway between Launceston and Low Head. Club days run on Saturdays from October to April, with Discover Sailing Days for newcomers, fleets from Mirrors and Pacers to foiling Moths and Nacras, and social nights every third Friday of the month.

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Dinah Beach Cruising Yacht Association (DBCYA) is a volunteer-run cruising yacht club on Frances Bay / Sadgroves Creek in Stuart Park, Darwin. The club combines an open-air licensed bar and bistro and regular live-music and community events with practical DIY and short-term maintenance facilities for keelboats and visiting cruisers, including careening poles, hard-stand sites, a floating pontoon (tide-dependent) and a basic workshop.

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Dobroyd Aquatic Club (DAC) is an inclusive sailing club based at Rodd Point on the quiet waters of Iron Cove in Sydney Harbour, NSW. The club runs a Saturday racing season (September–April) for a range of classes including dinghies, skiffs, sailboards and radio-controlled boats, and runs junior Optimist training and Learn to Sail programs for children and adults. DAC also offers Learn to Windsurf and ongoing windsurf training sessions, hosts Sailability sessions for sailors with disability, and makes its elevated clubhouse available for hire. The club runs community exercise classes (karate, yoga, pilates) and publishes a calendar of events and training courses.

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Inclusive city sailing club on Victoria Harbour, less than a kilometre from the Melbourne GPO. Merged with Docklands Sailability and built around the "Sailing For Everyone" philosophy.

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Double Bay Sailing Club is a volunteer-run, one-design ILCA (Laser) dinghy racing club based at a historic timber clubhouse in Steyne Park, Double Bay. The club runs large, highly active ILCA fleets on Sydney Harbour with regular Saturday summer racing, midweek twilight sprints and a winter Sunday series. DBSC focuses on competitive one-design racing and race coaching rather than beginner sail-training.

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Douglas Sailing Club is a family-friendly, member-run dinghy and catamaran club based at Four Mile Beach, Solander Boulevard, Port Douglas (Queensland). The club runs monthly ‘come and try’ and club sailing days, welcomes visiting sailors with a day-pass option, and offers secure on-beach boat storage for members' trailer-launched craft.

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Drummoyne Sailing Club (DSC) is a long-established Sydney Harbour racing club founded in 1913 and based on St Georges Crescent, Drummoyne. The three-storey waterfront clubhouse overlooks the Parramatta River and hosts active skiff and yacht fleets, junior training through the Drummoyne Sailing Academy, regular club racing and social facilities including dining. DSC blends a strong high-performance skiff tradition with broad participation sailing and accredited beginner courses.

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Dunsborough Bay Yacht Club is a volunteer-run, family-oriented sailing club on Geographe Bay in Dunsborough, Western Australia. The club runs junior and learn-to-sail programs, organises regattas and social events, maintains a clubhouse with bar and amenities, and supports dinghy, trailer-sailer and keelboat sailing. The club site mentions Quindalup Moorings and a 'Book a Mooring' option and provides facilities including beach launching, rigging lawn, showers and upstairs alfresco viewing areas.

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East Fremantle Yacht Club is a long-established yacht and sailing club on the Swan River offering organised sailing and social programs, membership options, a clubhouse with bar & restaurant, gym and sauna, training courses (kids and adult learn-to-sail and powerboating), and on-water facilities including pens, moorings and a launching ramp. The club also handles member services such as pen/mooring registration, fuel and ice access for eligible members, event and function venue hire, and community sailing events.

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Elwood Sailing Club is a competitive and social sailing club based in Elwood, Victoria, near the head of Melbourne. The club describes itself as a thriving venue for sailing activities and member social programs and maintains a website at elwoodsc.com.

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Esperance Bay Yacht Club is a community sailing club based on The Esplanade in Esperance, WA. The club runs organised sailing programs and fleets (juniors, centreboard classes, cruisers and multihulls), hosts regattas and events, and publishes information about a new marina. The site also advertises sail training (including a SailPass registration) and contact details for club officers and class contacts. Function-room hire and visitor information are also mentioned.

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Volunteer-run sailing club based in Exmouth, WA, on the Exmouth Gulf. The club provides information and activities including sailing courses and learn-to-sail programs, racing and organised sailing, membership options, club boats, venue hire/venue enquiries, and vessel storage (terms & conditions are referenced). The clubhouse is open Sundays (seasonal opening hours listed on the site). Contact emails and a phone number are published on the website.

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Flinders Yacht Club is a small, family-oriented sailing club on the Flinders foreshore overlooking Westernport Bay and Phillip Island. Established in 1976, the club runs an active sailing program (season November–April) with Sunday races, a summer program with regular races and adventure sails, and a sailing school and junior training (ages 8 to adult) staffed by certified instructors. Facilities include a clubhouse with function room and deck, showers, semi-commercial kitchen and BBQs, beach-front dinghy launch access, a fenced secure year-round boat storage compound, pier moorings for keel and couta boats, patrol boats, boat washing stations, control tower and marine-communication facilities, and space for storing off-the-beach dinghies, tenders, kayaks and trailer sailors. The club also offers social events and club-hire for private functions.

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Frankston Yacht Club is a community sailing and waterfront club on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in Frankston, Victoria. The club runs a range of sailing programs and Learn-to-Sail courses for different ages and skill levels, organises regattas and community events, supports youth engagement and paddleboarding, offers membership options, and promotes the venue as a waterfront location for events such as weddings and corporate functions.

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Fremantle Cruising Yacht Club is an Australian Sailing affiliated club based in Fremantle, with a jetty leased in Challenger Harbour — the marina built for the 1987 America's Cup. It is a home for cruising sailors on the Fremantle waterfront, close to Rottnest Island and the open Indian Ocean.

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Fremantle Sailing Club is one of Australia's largest ocean sailing clubs, with more than 3,500 members at Success Harbour in South Fremantle. It runs keelboat and dinghy racing, a busy cruising section, learn-to-sail for kids, youth and adults, Safety and Sea Survival courses, a marina and boatyard, and a clubhouse restaurant and function centre — and it is the home club of Olympic champion Matt Wearn.

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Garden Island Yacht Club is a member-run yacht club at 104 Garden Island Road, Garden Island, in the Barker Inlet/Port River area. Contact the club on 0421 999 960 or secretary@gardenislandyc.com for current membership, berthing and visitor arrangements.

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Geelong Trailable Yacht Club is a sailing club based in Geelong, Victoria that organises club racing, passage races and cruising activities. The club runs events such as the Pelican Race, Cluster Cup and Steamboat Cup, seasonal race series and tag-along cruises, and publishes notices of race, sailing instructions and race results on its website. The club also promotes membership, social activities and event calendars.