On successful completion of the course you will be awarded a Yachting NZ Level 1 Introductory Keelboat Sailing Certificate. From here we can help get you involved in club sailing to add to your skills and experience as well as offering you follow on courses such as Racing Crew and Cruising Crew.

The course covers the following topics:

• essential safety skills

• boat parts, rigging & boat terminology

• knots and rope work

• all crew positions including helming

• tacking, gybing and sail setting

• reefing

• man overboard drills

The course is 28 hours long and involves both classroom and on-the-water elements. Courses run in a variety of formats – four consecutive weekend days, four-day block courses (usually over public holidays), or evening courses two nights a week for five weeks.​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​Upcoming Courses

• Intro 680 - Saturdays/Sundays

  • Saturdays 16th, Sun 17th, Sat 23rd, Sun 24th May. 9am-4pm each day.

  • $790 pp

  • 2 seats remaining - BOOK NOW

• Intro 681 - Sundays

  • Sundays 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th June. 9am-4pm each day.

  • $790 pp

  • 8 seats remaining - BOOK NOW​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• Intro 682 - Saturdays

  • Sundays 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th July. 9am-4pm each day.

  • $790 pp

  • 6 seats remaining - BOOK NOW

Participants must have completed a Learn to Sail course or be referred by someone that can be verified by Wellington Ocean Sports for minimum sailing knowledge and experience. The training provides an opportunity to revise and consolidate the knowledge and skills you have already gained, and introduce you to yacht racing.

You will put into practice the following key elements:

• crew roles, role rotation, teamwork & communication

• sail tuning & boat handling

• wind awareness

• race starts

• racing rules

Upcoming Courses

• RC 83 - Saturday/Sunday

  • Sat 9th and Sun 10th May. 9am-4pm each day.

  • $585 pp

  • 1 seat remaining - BOOK NOW

This course will allow you to develop a better understanding of seamanship and introduces the wonderful world of cruising on a yacht.

The course forms part of the Yachting NZ National Sailing Scheme and on completion participants will be awarded a YNZ National Sailing Scheme Level 2 Basic Skills (Cruising Crew) Certificate.

New skills taught include:

• coming alongside

• anchoring

• picking up moorings

• making fast/towing a dinghy

• basic chart work

• sail handling

• preparing a boat for sea

• safety at sea

• engine maintenance

• night sailing

Upcoming Courses

• CC 264 - King's Birthday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Sat 30th and Sun 31st May, 9am-4pm each day. Mon 1st June. 1:30pm-8:30pm (night sail)

  • $825 pp

  • 10 seats remaining - BOOK NOW