Sailing Clubs across Australia

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Port Fairy Yacht Club is a local sailing club in Port Fairy, VIC offering primarily keelboat ocean sailing including racing and cruising, and a sailability program. The club publishes a seasonal race program and visitor/crew registration information, and lists a contact email for enquiries.

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Port Kembla Sailing Club Co-op is a volunteer-run sailing and social club on the northern shores of Lake Illawarra (Berkeley, NSW). The club operates an expansive clubhouse with canteen, bar, large rigging area, sandy beach, hot showers, parking and a nearby launching ramp for trailer yachts. It is an Australian Sailing–accredited Discover Sailing Centre and runs learn-to-sail programs for juniors and adults, junior Saturday sessions, adult Green Fleet coaching, regular club racing and state/national regattas (signature event: Sail Illawarra).

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Port Macquarie Yacht Club is a community yacht club in Port Macquarie, NSW, that organises regular sailing and racing programs. The club runs weekly river and offshore races (including inshore, offshore and twilight point-score series), several regattas and trophy offshore events, Australia Day activities, and occasional social sails and BBQs. The fleet ranges from deep-keel offshore yachts to trailer yachts; the club requires annual equipment audits for racing entries and is a member club of Yachting NSW. Contact email listed on the site: contact-us@pmyc.com.au.

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Port Melbourne Yacht Club (PMYC), established in 1889 and located on the Port Melbourne foreshore on Port Phillip Bay, is a sailing club offering organised racing, a sailing school, recreational sailing and boat storage. The club runs regular races (typically Saturdays in season), provides club boats for members on race days, welcomes visiting sailors for a small fee, and has an Events Room available for hire. Contact emails listed include membership@pmyc.asn.au and office@pmyc.asn.au.

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Port of Yamba Yacht Club is a local sailing and yacht club based at the Yamba Marina (3 Yamba Road) on the mouth of the Clarence River in Yamba, NSW. Founded in 1998, the club runs organised sailing activities including regular midweek racing, monthly Sunday sails and social events (potluck dinners, bar open during events). The club offers a Try Sailing SailPass for novice crew and welcomes people with no prior experience to join club sails.

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Port River Sailing Club (PRSC) is a family-oriented sailing club based at Snowden Beach on the Port River, Port Adelaide. The club organises dinghy and off-the-beach class racing (including Heron, Sabre, Impulse, Optimist and Pacer), runs a sailing program and offers sail training for a range of experience levels. Clubrooms are at 45 George Robertson Drive, Largs North, SA. Contact details listed include a phone number and email, and the club publishes events and results such as an Iceberg Winter Series and state titles.

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Portarlington Sailing Club is a community sailing club on the Bellarine Peninsula at Point Richards, Portarlington (VIC). The club runs organised racing (typically Sundays from September to April), welcomes members and visiting sailors (visitors can join with a SailPass; non-members listed fee $10 per boat), and offers a Learn to Sail program and trailable cruising days. The club also hosts state and national titles for a variety of classes and provides opportunities to volunteer in race management. Contact: info@portarlingtonsc.org.au, 0492 859 686.

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Princess Royal Sailing Club (PRSC) is a community sailing club on the southern side of Princess Royal Harbour, Little Grove (Albany), WA. The club runs an active sailing program with a full racing calendar, coaching and on-water mentoring, and an inclusive Sailability program. PRSC operates a marina with pen hire for resident and visiting boats, allocates moorings, and provides hardstand and undercover dinghy/small-craft storage. The venue also hosts social events and can be booked for functions; contact via office@prsc.com.au or phone 08 9844 4033.

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Queenscliff Lonsdale Yacht Club (QLYC) is a community sailing and boating club in Queenscliff, Victoria. The club runs organised on-water activities including keelboat and Couta boat racing on Port Phillip Bay, dinghy sailing, and paddling (kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddleboards) on Swan Bay. QLYC operates a clubhouse that hosts social events, offers a live clubhouse weather station, and provides bookings for vessel storage and venue hire. Membership and day-by-day SailPass options are offered for participation.

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Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) at Shorncliffe is a yacht and sailing club that organises racing and events (including the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race), offers club membership and shore-based facilities, and promotes sailing programs and training. The club website highlights a waterfront restaurant and bar, regular sailing events and series, marina and hardstand facilities, and accessibility sailing (Sailability).

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RAN Sailing Association (RANSA) is a sailing club based at Sir David Martin Reserve, Rushcutters Bay (Sydney). It exists to encourage sailing within the Navy and also welcomes local non-service sailors as members. The club runs active racing and cruising programs — harbour racing on Wednesdays and Saturdays in winter, a Friday Twilight series in summer, and an annual RANSA Regatta each February — and stages social events, weekend cruises and member activities. The club operates an office and clubhouse at Rushcutters Bay and hosts a cafe (Navy Bear Cafe) and member bars during race events. Contact and office hours are published on the club website.

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Richmond River Sailing & Rowing Club is a community sailing and rowing club located on the Richmond River in Ballina, NSW. The club runs organised sailing programs including weekly races and a racing season (September–end of May), offers Learn to Sail courses and training boats, and supports a range of small-boat classes (dinghy, catamaran, skiff, gennaker and trailer-sailors). Contact and booking details are published on the club website.

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Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) is a sailing club based on Pier Road in St Kilda, Victoria, about 20 minutes from Melbourne CBD. The club runs organised sailing programs, training and membership options (including Sail Pass day membership), and operates a 250-berth floating marina offering casual and long-term pens. RMYS provides marina facilities, berth booking and marina terms, locker and boat storage options, slipping/yard storage and antifouling services, and a program of on‑water racing and training courses for juniors and adults.

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Royal Perth Yacht Club is a long-established sailing club in Crawley, Western Australia, offering organised sailing programs, membership services, on-water events and a riverside marina. The club runs learn-to-sail courses for adults and kids (keelboat and dinghy programs), operates the Crawley Marina (with berthing for Swan River and ocean cruising) and promotes racing, social events and venue hire across its Crawley waterfront site and a Fremantle annexe.

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Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is a sailing club on Pittwater at Newport, NSW offering club membership and organised sailing, racing and training programs plus waterside marine facilities. The club provides a 342-berth concrete marina with shore power and water, permanent and casual moorings, dinghy and hardstand dry storage, a 50-tonne travel lift boatyard, on-site vessel servicing tenants (including a chandlery), 7-day tender/berth assistance and shore facilities such as toilets, showers and laundry. RPAYC also runs learn-to-sail, youth development and powerboat/skipper training courses and offers visitor berthing and boatyard access.

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Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club (RPEYC) is a private yacht club at 160 Wolseley Rd, Point Piper on Felix Bay, on the south‑eastern shore of Sydney Harbour. The club (membership by invitation) provides clubhouse facilities, a jetty for member drop‑off/pick‑up (subject to vessel‑size limits), a boat shed for small sailing boats, dinghies and kayaks, and a davit for lifting boats to road level. RPEYC runs an active sailing and racing program on Sydney Harbour, including Wednesday and Sunday race series, regattas and race management services. Guests are welcome when accompanied by a member.

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Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) is a long-established sailing and cruising club located on the waterfront at Manly in Brisbane’s eastern Bayside, sailing on Moreton Bay. The Squadron runs club racing and state, national and international regattas, operates a Sailing Academy with youth and adult Learn-to-Sail and powerboat courses, and maintains marina and boatyard facilities including on-water and off-water boat storage. The website also lists fuel prices and event, coaching and cruising programs.

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The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS) is a long-established sailing club at Outer Harbor (Adelaide) offering organised racing, cruising programs and sail training (including junior and Come & Try sessions). The club operates a marina with floating berths (10–30 m) with power and water, casual berthing, hardstands/dry stands for trailerable and sport boats, and a slipway with slipping/haul-out capacity up to 18 tonnes. On-site services and trades are advertised for slipping maintenance, rigging and sail work, restoration and repair, and interior fit-outs. Club facilities include dining and member services and the club publishes racing and cruising information and schedules.

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The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) in Sandy Bay, Hobart, operates a large marina and sailing club offering berthing and visitor moorings, marina facilities and fuel access. The club welcomes short-term visitors and long-term berth holders, provides power and water connections and secure, fob‑access pontoons, and runs sailing and boating training programs alongside club racing and events.

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The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) is a Williamstown-based sailing club on Port Phillip offering club sailing, organised racing (including state, national and international regattas), junior and adult learn-to-sail programs, and a broad training calendar. The club site and clubhouse support marina access, an expansive hardstand and yard, slipping/haul-out services and storage for visiting and member boats. Clubhouse facilities include dining, a bar, function spaces and member amenities.

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Safety Beach Sailing Club is a community yacht and sailing club at 185 Marine Drive, Safety Beach, Victoria. The club runs organised on-water programs for keelboats, off‑the‑beach classes and junior sailors, stages racing and event regattas (including Sail Peninsula), offers a junior Learn to Sail program and social/venue facilities (dining and bar, venue hire). The club website provides race calendars, results, membership info and contact details.

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Sandgate Yacht Club is a local yacht and sailing club based in Shorncliffe, QLD. The club runs regular racing programs and event series (summer and winter series, club championships, trophy races and state-level events), coordinates race operations (start boat, course setting and race officers), offers crew/skipper matchmaking support and occasional coaching, and hosts community activities such as post-race BBQs.

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Saratoga Sailing Club is a community sailing club on the Saratoga Peninsula, Central Coast NSW, organising casual sailing, racing (including Sundays and regattas) and social activities. The club hosts junior membership and welcomes new sailors of varying experience. The clubhouse includes a ground-level boat storage area and an elevated hall (refurbished 2023) with kitchen, deck and views over Brisbane Water that the club hires for functions (weddings, engagements, birthdays and community events).

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Somers Yacht Club is a community sailing club on the Mornington Peninsula (Somers, VIC) focused on off‑the‑beach yacht racing and member activities. The club runs Somers Sailing School (a recognized Discover Sailing Centre) offering beginner and progression sailing courses for juniors (minimum age 9) and adults, operates club boat hire and patrol/volunteer programs, and hosts regular social events, newsletters and training/volunteering opportunities.