Sailing Clubs across Australia

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Darling Point Sailing Squadron is a volunteer-run sailing club based at the northern end of Manly Boat Harbour on Norfolk Point, Manly (Brisbane). The club caters for off-the-beach dinghies and skiffs, runs regular Sunday sailing (summer season Sept–Apr, monthly winter May–Aug), operates multiple fleet classes (Sabots, MG14s, 16ft skiffs, 505s, Impulses and all-boats fleets) and offers Learn to Sail courses for all ages plus a sailing pathway and afternoon racing for more competitive sailors.

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Darwin Sailing Club is a waterfront sailing club based in Fannie Bay, NT. The club runs organised sailing and racing programs, youth and adult training (including learn-to-sail and coaching programs), events and community activities, and lists boat hire, a Boat Park and a waterfront bistro on its site. Contact details and program dates are published on the club website.

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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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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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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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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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Geographe Bay Yacht Club is a sailing club based in Busselton, Western Australia, overlooking Geographe Bay and the Busselton Jetty. The club runs organised sailing programs and events (including the long-running Geographe Bay Race Week), operates a Sail Training Centre with Learn to Sail courses for teenagers and adults, offers crew and boat availability/registration services, hosts a clubhouse with a restaurant (open Fridays in winter) and provides venue-hire and event/gallery activities. Contact details on the site include admin@gbyc.com.au and 08 9752 2522.

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Geraldton Yacht Club is a long-established sailing and community club on the Geraldton foreshore (Champion Bay) offering organised sailing activities, club racing, regattas, youth and learn-to-sail programs, social events, licensed dining and function spaces. The club webpage references marina facilities including pen hire/booking contact, launching ramps and boat storage, and notes community programs such as Sailability and an affiliated offshore fishing club.

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Gosford Sailing Club is a waterfront sailing club in Gosford, NSW offering organised sailing programs, regattas and fleet racing, learn-to-sail courses and a sailing academy for juniors and adults. The club operates a marina with casual and permanent berths and runs social activities, events and functions including a restaurant and cafe on site.

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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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Off‑the‑beach dinghy sailing club on the Adelaide metropolitan coastline (West Beach / Henley Beach). Offers social sailing, club events and functions, a Pay-As-You-Go weekly sailing option, and organised learn-to-sail programs. The club is a registered Discover Sailing Centre and runs Start Sailing 1 & 2, Out There Sailing and Powerboating courses taught by qualified Australian Sailing instructors; course equipment (boats, life jackets, manuals) is provided.

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Hillarys Yacht Club is a coastal sailing club located at Hillarys Marina in Western Australia. The club offers organised social and competitive sailing programs plus a range of on-water activities and courses (junior and adult learn-to-sail, power boat handling, marine radio, Recreational Skipper’s Ticket and other training). Marina facilities include floating and fixed pens (short-term visitor pens, annual rentals, long-term leases and subleases), water and shore power to pens, a fuel jetty, dinghy launch, boat lifting/haul-out services, trailer parking and limited boat storage. The club also provides marina compliance inspections, access-controlled jetties, rubbish/oil disposal arrangements and links to local dive and trade services.

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Hobsons Bay Yacht Club is a community-focused yacht and sailing club on the Hobsons Bay waterfront in Williamstown, Victoria. The club runs a range of on-water programs including keelboat racing, cruising, youth keelboat activity and learn-to-sail programs, and also supports recreational sailing and a radio-control fleet. HBYC maintains waterfront facilities used for sailing operations and hosts social events and private functions; the website lists office hours and regular bar hours and provides contact details for racing enquiries.

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Community sailing club on the Hawkesbury River near Brooklyn (Dead Horse Bay). Run by volunteer parents/carers, the club runs a Learn to Sail program, junior and skiff racing (Manly Juniors, Flying 11s, 125s, VS 15ft skiffs, 13ft skiffs and 16ft skiffs) and operates on Saturdays in the spring/summer season (October to March). The site mentions safety-boat training and VHF marine radio notes; contact: hornsbysailing@gmail.com.

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Humpybong Yacht Club is an off-the-beach sailing club based at Woody Point (Hornibrook Esplanade) serving north Brisbane and the southern Sunshine Coast. The club runs Learn to Sail programs for children and adults, fleet coaching (Optimist Green/Blue/Red, intermediate coaching), youth racing and club regattas. It offers membership, volunteer opportunities and a club calendar of events.

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Hunters Hill Sailing Club is a volunteer-run, family-oriented sailing club on Sydney Harbour at Woolwich (Hunters Hill area). The club runs Learn2Sail programs, junior and youth training, holiday camps and adult learn-to-sail courses, organises racing across multiple dinghy and sailboard classes, provides boat storage (racks and an adjacent cage), and offers its clubhouse for venue hire. The club emphasises youth development and community participation and posts events and course details on its website.

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Indented Head Yacht Club (IHYC) is a community water-sports club based on Indented Head beach, Victoria. The club runs year‑round sailing and swimming activities for beginners through experienced sailors, including on-the-water classes such as ILCA, Tasar, Sabre, Impulse and Optimist. IHYC operates Learn2Sail programs for children and adults, hosts events including the annual Wreck2Reef open‑water swim and the Sail Bellarine regatta, and supports a regular local swim group (Salty B!tches). Club facilities and operations described on the website include a clubhouse with changerooms and showers, boat storage and a rigging area with vehicle/trailer access and parking; the club manages community guidelines, leases/licenses for the clubhouse/rigging area, and organises volunteer training and event approvals.

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Jervis Bay Sailing Club is a community sailing club based at Callala Bay, NSW that runs club racing, regattas and a learn-to-sail program. The club operates a mixed dinghy fleet (examples listed: PJ, MJ, Laser, Heron), runs organised race series and major events, and provides on-water support with club RIBs. The club is an accredited Discover Sailing Centre and advertises sail training, race officer resources and powerboat/operator courses.

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Keppel Bay Sailing Club is a not-for-profit sailing club based in Yeppoon, Queensland (Anzac Parade). Established in 1957, the club runs sailing programs including learn-to-sail courses for kids and adults, club racing, regattas and casual sailing experiences. KBSC operates multiple venues on the Capricorn Coast (The Clubhouse, The Sail Inn Café & Bar, The Spinnaker, Kracker’s Bar & Grill and Club Emu Park) and also offers dining, event/function spaces and community activities. Contact details on the website list phone 07 4939 9500 and marketing/communications email addresses.

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Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club is a member-run sailing club on Lake Cootharaba at Boreen Point, QLD. The club organises regular club racing, major regattas (including state and national championships and the Allboats Regatta), junior regattas and development programs, and offers learn-to-sail and other training courses. The club webpage lists contact phone numbers and notes the clubhouse is open on Sundays (weather permitting) and during regattas, with a Friday-night bar during the season.

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Lake Keepit Sailing Club is a member-based sailing club on Lake Keepit (listed as West Tamworth, NSW). The club organises regular weekend racing, regattas and club events, maintains a clubhouse and promotes sailing for people of all ages. The site lists 'Learn To Sail' programs (occasionally run by club instructors), boats available for members to use, and a boat storage page for members.

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Lake Macquarie Yacht Club (LMYC) is a waterfront sailing club in Belmont, NSW. The club runs year-round sailing activities and a Learn to Sail program, and operates waterfront facilities including a licensed bar and Crusoe’s on the Lake restaurant, function and wedding spaces, a marina with club-controlled access and pricing, courtesy bus and tender service. Club amenities listed include toilets and showers, an ATM, and waterfront deck areas overlooking Belmont Bay.

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Lake Samsonvale Water Sports Association is a family-oriented boating club on Lake Samsonvale that welcomes canoes, kayaks, windsurfers and sailboats of all classes. The club runs sail racing and a radio-controlled yacht division, and operates a learn-to-sail program (including junior classes). Facilities include a clubhouse with a covered deck, showers and toilets, wood-fired barbecues around a grassed foreshore, and a member boat park with undercover storage for smaller vessels.