Pacific Sailing School

Where could five days take you?

Dreaming of chartering a yacht overseas? 🌍⛵

Picture yourself taking the helm in Croatia. Exploring Feench Polynesia. Chartering a catamaran somewhere tropical.

For many sailors, our RYA 5-Day Practical Course is an important step towards making those plans real.

Spend 5 days and 4 nights living aboard, building practical skills and gaining experience under the guidance of an RYA instructor.

Whether you’re joining as Competent Crew, working towards Day Skipper, or progressing to Coastal Skipper, you’ll finish with far more than another few days on your logbook.

You’ll leave knowing what you’re capable of.

Learn here. Sail anywhere.

Good seamanship goes far beyond knowing how to sail the boat. 🌊⛵

This Saturday, PSS Principal Terry Wise will be joining our partners at Multihull Central Multihull Central for their Open House, sharing insights from decades on the water.

Terry will be giving talks throughout the day on topics including seamanship and the environment, alongside the opportunity to explore some spectacular cruising catamarans up close.

Whether you’re learning to sail, dreaming about owning or chartering a catamaran, or simply curious about where sailing could take you next, come and say hello.

And here’s the best bit:

🎟️ Contact Pacific Sailing School and we’ll organise a complimentary ticket for you to attend.

📅 Saturday, 5 September

From knowing the theory to making the decisions…

You’ve learned the theory. Now take the helm.

Charts, weather and passage planning make a lot more sense when you’re the one making the decisions onboard.

Our RYA 5-Day Practical Courses give you five immersive days to put your knowledge into action: Handling the yacht, planning passages, navigating, making decisions and developing confidence with an experienced RYA instructor alongside you.

Available at Competent Crew, Day Skipper and Coastal Skipper level.

Because confidence doesn’t come from knowing what to do on paper.

It comes from doing it. ⛵

Get paid to do what you’d probably rather be doing anyway. ⛵

Sailing Sydney Harbour.

Pacific Sailing School is recruiting Australian Sailing and RYA Instructors to join our team.

We’re looking for experienced, enthusiastic sailors who are great with people and passionate about helping others discover just how good life on the water can be.

Sound like you?

👉 Check out the opportunities and application details on our website: https://pacificsailingschool.com.au/join-our-team/

Or tag the sailing mate who should absolutely be doing this.

Your sailing goals don’t need to wait for a free weekend. ⛵💻

Our virtual sessions bring expert sailing instruction to you, wherever you happen to be.

Complete your eLearning at your own pace, then join our experienced instructors online to work through the trickier concepts, ask questions and turn theory into real understanding.

From Day Skipper to Coastal Skipper, the Theory & Virtual sessions are a flexible way to build the knowledge you’ll later put into practice on the water.

Learn from home. Learn from anywhere. Then take it sailing.

Five days. Four nights. One serious sailing adventure.
What if your next sailing lesson lasted five days? ⛵

Our RYA 5-Day Practical Courses take learning out of the classroom and put you where it belongs: Onboard.

Live aboard for 5 days and 4 nights, sail each day, share life onboard with your crew, and build practical experience in real conditions.

Choose the level that matches your experience:

⛵ RYA Competent Crew
🧭 RYA Day Skipper
🌊 RYA Coastal Skipper

It’s immersive, hands-on and about as far from sitting in a classroom as you can get.

Five days living it, not just learning it.

NSW & ACT SAILING AWARDS - FINALIST ANNOUNCEMENT!

Congratulations to the following deserving nominees, who have been selected as finalists for the NSW & ACT Sailing Awards in 2026.

COACH OF THE YEAR
⛵Brady Lowe - Australian Sailing
⛵Darren Bundock - Australian Sailing Team
⛵Victor Kovalenko - Middle Harbour Yacht Club
⛵Zac West - Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron

Who will be the winner ❓
Join us at the 2026 NSW & ACT Sailing Awards Presentation at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on Saturday 19 September. Purchase your tickets here: https://www.sailing.org.au/events/364571

Sailing is for everyone. ⛵🌈

At Pacific Sailing School, we’re proud to celebrate a community where people from all backgrounds feel welcome on the water.

That’s why we’re especially proud that members of our team have represented Australia at the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, Spain, an international celebration of sport, inclusion and community.

The values of the Gay Games perfectly reflect what we believe sailing should be: a sport where teamwork, respect and friendship matter just as much as performance.

Whether you’re stepping aboard for the first time or chasing your next sailing challenge, you’ll always find a welcoming crew at Pacific Sailing School.

Here’s to sailing together and celebrating the diversity that makes our community stronger. 🌈