Sailing Clubs across Australia

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Manly Junior Sailing Squadron is a sailing club based in Manly, Queensland, offering organised sailing programs and member activities for recreational sailors and juniors.

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Balmoral Sailing Club is a volunteer-run sailing club based at the eastern end of Balmoral Beach (Mosman, NSW). The club runs organised sailing and racing programs for adults and juniors, including a Junior Sailing program (Open Skiffs, Lasers, RS Aeros, etc.), twilight and Saturday racing, class fleets and mentoring. The club provides boat racking for many dinghies and windsufers, social events and a renovated clubhouse overlooking the water. Balmoral Water Sports Center operates from the clubhouse and offers lessons, equipment hire and junior pathways (Tackers through junior courses).

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Mandurah Offshore Fishing & Sailing Club (MOFSC) is a watersports club located at 115 Breakwater Parade, Mandurah, WA, beside the Mandurah Marina. The club operates a 220‑berth floating marina with a 200 m collector jetty, visitor berthing, multiple launching ramps with wash‑down bays, and hardstand storage (around 123 leased hardstand bays plus additional member hardstand). MOFSC runs organised sailing programs including a junior sailing section with Saturday coaching, keelboat and powerboat activities, fishing programs and regattas, and onsite hospitality and function facilities.

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Paradise Point Sailing Club is a community sailing club on the Gold Coast Broadwater at Paradise Point (Esplanade South Park). The club runs regular dinghy racing and social sailing, junior and youth programs, school-holiday sailing camps, open/adult learn-to-sail courses, and offers powerboat handling practical courses. Limited vessel storage at the clubhouse is mentioned, and the club publishes membership options and event schedules for sailors of all ages.

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Portland Yacht Club is a community sailing club on the foreshore at Portland, Victoria. The club runs social sailing, learn-to-sail and competitive sailing programs for adults and juniors (including a junior sailing project and women’s courses), hosts regattas and welcomes cruising yachts. The club describes facilities and programs for members, and invites volunteer roles such as rescue-boat operators.

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Port Lincoln Yacht Club is a sailing club on the Boston Bay foreshore in Port Lincoln, SA. The club runs organised sailing and events including race calendars, Lincoln Week regatta and junior sailing programs, and offers venue/function hire with waterfront views. Contact details and a clubhouse address are listed on the club website.

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Brisbane Sailing Squadron is a volunteer-run, family-oriented sailing club based at Vic Lucas Park in Bulimba on the southern bank of the Brisbane River. The club runs organised dinghy sailing programs (Lasers, 16ft skiffs, 125s, Optimists and Sabots) and a comprehensive junior sailing program for ages ~7–16, with learn-to-sail and progression courses. Facilities described on the club website include a two-level clubhouse with change rooms, canteen/bar and deck, rigging areas, three launching ramps, limited on-site parking, and a small number of moorings available for short- to long-term hire. The lower clubhouse level stores over 40 boats and the hall is available for hire by members/community groups subject to committee approval.

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YMCA of Canberra Sailing Club is a family-oriented sailing club in Yarralumla (ACT) focused on developing young sailors. The club runs learn-to-sail courses, club racing for a range of abilities, family and junior sailing activities, powerboat handling and refresher courses, offers boat hire assistance for beginners, and advertises year-long boatshed (boat storage) bookings. Contact email and phone are listed on the club pages.

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Mornington Yacht Club is a family-focused sailing club in Mornington, VIC offering organised club sailing, junior and adult learn-to-sail programs, keelboat and dinghy training, cruising activities and regular race and regatta events. The club web site references berths/Hidden Harbour, moorings and visiting-boat information, slipping days and member facilities.

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Woollahra Sailing Club is a sailing club based in Rose Bay (Sydney Harbour) offering organised club sailing, junior and youth programs, learn-to-sail courses and holiday camps, coaching and private lessons, windsurfing and foiling activities, junior pathway programs (Tackers, Green Fleet, Optimist pathway), powerboat courses, social events and venue hire. The club operates from premises at 2 Vickery Ave, Rose Bay and publishes office hours and a calendar of races and events.

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Tanilba Bay Sailing Club is a family-oriented sailing club on the shores of Port Stephens at Tanilba Bay, NSW. The club runs organised racing (Sunday race days during the season), hosts events (eg the 2026 Big Boat Regatta), and offers junior sailing skills sessions during the racing season. Facilities described include a clubhouse, toilets/showers, a lawn rigging/camping area and concrete ramps for launching craft.

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Tweed Valley Sailing Club is a community sailing club based at Fingal (near Fingal Boat Harbour) on the Tweed River, NSW. The club runs organised Sunday races with crew opportunities, offers Try Sailing and Learn-to-Sail courses for adults and juniors (including school-holiday programs), provides club dinghies and safety-boat support, and sells short-term sail passes and annual memberships. Activities include junior sailing programs, practical on-water training (capsize drill, sail handling, safety-boat practice) and occasional staged learn-to-sail courses.

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Greenwich Flying Squadron is a volunteer-run sailing club in Greenwich, NSW (Bay Street Wharf). Established in 1924, the club runs friendly and competitive yacht racing (up to 40 ft), dinghy sailing, junior and learn-to-sail programs. The club offers a club mooring at the mouth of Gore Cove (suitable for yachts up to 40 ft) available for short-term and weekly rental, and members may book the clubhouse for private functions. Postal contact: PO Box 5092 Greenwich NSW 2065; email listed on the site.

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Volunteer-run, family-oriented dinghy sailing club based in Maryborough that has sailed on the waters of Hervey Bay from Scarness Beach since 1929. The club runs a Junior Learn to Sail program on Saturdays (9:00am) and maintains a fleet of club-owned boats (BICs, Sabots, Lasers and 125s) for members. Maryborough Sailing Club collaborates with the Fraser Coast Sailing Academy, which provides Introduction to Sailing, Tackers (junior programs) and Adult Learn to Sail courses.

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Black Rock Yacht Club is a not-for-profit water-based sporting club at Half Moon Bay, Black Rock (10 Cerberus Way). The club runs organised sailing programs including junior and youth sailing schools, youth and senior racing classes, learn-to-sail and race-training/coaching. The venue also hosts events, championships and social activities; the club bar and bistro are open to the public on set days. Contact options are listed on the club website.

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Torquay Sailing Club is a volunteer-run community sailing club located on Fisherman's Beach in Torquay, VIC. The club runs organised sailing, racing and social sailing activities, a junior and youth sailing program (including O'Pen Skiff and Hobie Wave catamaran fleets), and adult learn-to-sail lessons. Membership gives access to club racing, training and priority boat storage; the club does not hire or charter boats.

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Community sailing club in Vaucluse (Kutti Beach) running a junior-focused sailing program, weekend club racing and a sailing school. The club offers Learn-to-Sail courses for kids and adults (term-based weekends), holiday watersports/sailing camps, regular Sunday fleet racing (Sabots, Flying 11s and Cherubs) during the October–April season, seasonal dinghy hire and boat storage options. The club is volunteer-run and promotes youth development and competitive training opportunities.

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Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) in Wickham, NSW is a waterfront sailing club offering organised sailing programs, a sailing academy (junior and adult courses, powerboat and instructor courses), marina facilities with multiple marina arms and visitor information, and a clubhouse with dining and function spaces. The club precinct also includes a boatyard/shipyard and maintenance facilities and a commercial centre.

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Christies Sailing Club is a family-friendly sailing club on the Esplanade at Christies Beach, South Australia. The club is an accredited Australian Sailing Discover Sailing Centre and runs junior, teenager and adult sailing training courses, Discover Sailing events, regular club racing (including the Fleurieu Classic / Christies to Hobart race), and social activities. Club facilities include a licensed bar, kitchen and change rooms. The club also uses a nearby hardstand facility at O'Sullivan Beach Boat Ramp for short-term storage of trailerable yachts and sports boats with masts up.

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Cairns Yacht Club (CYC) is a long-established sailing club in Cairns offering organised keelboat and dinghy sailing, racing and social boating activities. The club runs junior and youth sailing programs (Australian Sailing Tackers and Youth Sailing), SheSails initiatives for women, periodic courses such as Start Crewing, and a calendar of races and events. Facilities described include clubrooms, a boatshed, marina fingers and berths at Marlin Marina, two clubhouses (including an Ellis Beach presence), training amenities and a fleet of club boats and rescue craft.

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Bellerive Yacht Club is a family-oriented sailing club on Bellerive Quay (Bellerive, TAS) offering organised racing and sailing programs, waterfront hospitality and marina facilities. The club runs twilight and weekend racing, junior and broader sailing training programs, major regattas, and provides a marina with berths and a slipyard, plus bars and a waterfront restaurant for members and guests.

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Cowes Yacht Club is a yacht and sailing club on Phillip Island (Cowes) overlooking Western Port. The club runs a program of on-water events and regattas for off-the-beach boats and trailer yachts, hosts community sailing events (eg. Discover Sailing Day, Around French Island Catamaran Challenge, Westernport Challenge) and offers learn-to-sail courses and junior programs (Start Sailing, Tackers, OutThere, Greenfleet). New and social members are welcomed; the website lists a club calendar and contact details for bookings and enquiries.

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Kurnell Catamaran Club (KCC) is a family-oriented sailing club based at Kurnell, Sydney NSW that organises off-the-beach catamaran and junior monohull racing and social sailing on Botany Bay. The club sails most weekends (typically early September to early May), runs a junior program (O'pen Skiff and Laser classes) with club-owned boats available for loan, maintains a large clubhouse on the corner of Ward Street and Prince Charles Parade, and provides long-term boat storage in two member boat yards plus a junior storage shed. The club operates its races with support vessels and VHF radio contact and publishes race calendars, results and membership/boat-storage information on its 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.