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2. Start Crewing
Recommended length
12 hours
Minimum age
16
Maximum age
85
Course Overview
This course introduces participants to the basics of sailing on keelboats, including boat handling, safety and sailing theory.
Course Prerequisites
Water confident.
Who should do this course?
This course is designed for participants who wish to begin sailing in a keelboat. Learn the basics, whilst staying relatively dry! All the equipment and gear will be provided by your accredited Discover Sailing Centre.
Course Outcome
You will gain your Start Crewing completion certificate.
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Keelboat - Start Crewing (Flexible dates)
Tue 01 Jan 2019 00:00 — Wed 31 Dec 2025 00:00 AEDT
Centre
Atlas Sailing
Venue
Mosman Bay Marina
Adult Keelboat - Start Crewing
Tue 01 Jul 2025 09:00 — Tue 30 Jun 2026 09:00 AWST
Centre
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing- Flexible dates
Thu 31 Jul 2025 09:00 — Thu 01 Jan 2026 17:00 AEST
Centre
Pacific Sailing School
Venue
Pacific Sailing School
Start Crewing - We sail on Sydney Harbour every day!
Thu 31 Jul 2025 09:00 — Thu 01 Jan 2026 17:00 AEST
Centre
Pacific Sailing School
Venue
Pacific Sailing School
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 4th & 11th October 2025
Sat 04 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 11 Oct 2025 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Woman's Keelboat Learn to Sail
Sat 04 Oct 2025 13:30 — Sat 18 Oct 2025 17:30 AEST
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 05 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sun 12 Oct 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Start Crewing Course
Sat 11 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 01 Nov 2025 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Wollongong Yacht Club
Venue
Wollongong Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 11 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 25 Oct 2025 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Balmain Sailing Club
Venue
Balmain Sailing Club
Start Crewing with SailBYC
Sat 11 Oct 2025 09:30 — Sat 18 Oct 2025 15:30 AEDT
Centre
Bellerive Yacht Club
Venue
Bellerive Yacht Club
RPAYC Adult Keelboat Start Crewing - October/ November 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025 08:30 — Sun 09 Nov 2025 11:30 AEDT
Centre
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Venue
Discover Sailing Centre (RPAYC)
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 12 October - 9 November 2025
Sun 12 Oct 2025 08:30 — Sun 09 Nov 2025 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing
Sat 18 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 08 Nov 2025 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
AS Start Crewing Course
Sat 18 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sun 19 Oct 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Derwent Sailing Squadron
Venue
Derwent Sailing Squadron
Start Crewing
Sat 18 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 25 Oct 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 2
Sat 18 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sat 08 Nov 2025 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club
Start Crewing Course (October-November Tuesday Afternoons) 2025
Tue 21 Oct 2025 12:00 — Tue 11 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing Course (October-November Wednesday Afternoons) 2025
Wed 22 Oct 2025 12:00 — Wed 12 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing Course (October-November Saturday Mornings) 2025
Sat 25 Oct 2025 08:30 — Sat 15 Nov 2025 11:30 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th October 2025
Sat 25 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sun 26 Oct 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing
Sat 25 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sun 26 Oct 2025 16:00 ACDT
Centre
Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club
Venue
Goolwa Regatta Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 26 Oct 2025 09:00 — Sun 02 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Start Crewing | 27 & 28 October (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 27 Oct 2025 09:00 — Tue 28 Oct 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Keelboat Crew - Sunday 2nd & 9th November 2025
Sun 02 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 09 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing | 3 & 4 November (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 03 Nov 2025 09:00 — Tue 04 Nov 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Start Crewing
Sat 08 Nov 2025 10:00 — Sun 09 Nov 2025 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Woman's Keelboat Learn to Sail
Tue 11 Nov 2025 17:30 — Tue 02 Dec 2025 20:30 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Keelboats - Start Crewing
Saturday 15th November & Sunday 16th November 2025
Centre
Townsville Yacht Club
Venue
Townsville Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 16 November - 14 December 2025
Sun 16 Nov 2025 08:30 — Sun 14 Dec 2025 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing
Sun 16 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 07 Dec 2025 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Start Crewing | 17 & 18 November (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 17 Nov 2025 09:00 — Tue 18 Nov 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Start Crewing
Sat 22 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sat 29 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Keelboat - Start Crewing
Sat 22 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sat 29 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd November 2025
Sat 22 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 23 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Australian Sailing START CREWING
Sat 22 Nov 2025 09:30 — Sun 23 Nov 2025 15:30 AEDT
Centre
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Venue
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 23 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 30 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Female Sailors' Start Crewing
Sun 23 Nov 2025 10:00 — Sun 30 Nov 2025 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing Course (November-December Tuesday Afternoons) 2025
Tue 25 Nov 2025 12:00 — Tue 16 Dec 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing Course (November-December Saturday Mornings) 2025
Sat 29 Nov 2025 08:30 — Sat 20 Dec 2025 11:30 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
AS Start Crewing Course
Sat 29 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 30 Nov 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Derwent Sailing Squadron
Venue
Derwent Sailing Squadron
Start Crewing Course
Sat 29 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sat 13 Dec 2025 16:00 AEDT
Centre
Wollongong Yacht Club
Venue
Wollongong Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 30 Nov 2025 09:00 — Sun 14 Dec 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Start Crewing | 1 & 2 December (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 01 Dec 2025 09:00 — Tue 02 Dec 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Start Helming | 1 & 2 December (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 01 Dec 2025 09:00 — Tue 02 Dec 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Start Crewing
Sat 06 Dec 2025 09:00 — Sun 07 Dec 2025 17:00 AEST
Centre
Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club
Keelboats - Start Crewing
Saturday 6th December & Sunday 7th December 2025
Centre
Townsville Yacht Club
Venue
Townsville Yacht Club
Keelboat Crew - Sunday 7th & 14th December 2025
Sun 07 Dec 2025 09:00 — Sun 14 Dec 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing
Sun 07 Dec 2025 10:00 — Sun 14 Dec 2025 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing | 15 & 16 December (2 x 6 hours)
Mon 15 Dec 2025 09:00 — Tue 16 Dec 2025 15:00 AWST
Centre
Swan River Sailing
Venue
Swan River Sailing
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 20st & Sunday 21st December 2025
Sat 20 Dec 2025 09:00 — Sun 21 Dec 2025 15:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Keelboat Start Crewing - Course 1
Monday 5th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Tuesday 6th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Wednesday 7th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Thursday 8th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Centre
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Venue
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing Course (January Friday Evenings) 2026
Fri 09 Jan 2026 16:00 — Fri 30 Jan 2026 19:00 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing Course (January Saturday Mornings) 2026
Sat 10 Jan 2026 08:30 — Sat 31 Jan 2026 11:30 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing
Sat 10 Jan 2026 10:00 — Sun 11 Jan 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Keelboat Start Crewing - Course 2
Monday 12th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Tuesday 13th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Wednesday 14th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Thursday 15th January 2026, 9am-12pm
Centre
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Venue
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing - midweek
Tue 13 Jan 2026 09:00 — Fri 16 Jan 2026 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 25 January - 22 February 2026
Sun 25 Jan 2026 08:30 — Sun 22 Feb 2026 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing
Sat 31 Jan 2026 10:00 — Sun 01 Feb 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 07 Feb 2026 09:00 — Sat 28 Feb 2026 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Learn to Sail Adults (Start Crewing & Helming) - Four Consecutive Saturdays - February 2025
Sat 07 Feb 2026 08:30 — Sat 28 Feb 2026 12:30 AWST
Centre
Fremantle Sailing Club
Venue
Fremantle Sailing Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 3
Sat 07 Feb 2026 09:00 — Sat 28 Feb 2026 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 08 Feb 2026 10:00 — Sun 15 Feb 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing Course (February-March Saturday Mornings) 2026
Sat 21 Feb 2026 08:30 — Sat 14 Mar 2026 11:30 AEDT
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Female Sailors' Start Crewing
Sat 28 Feb 2026 10:00 — Sun 01 Mar 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 01 Mar 2026 09:00 — Sun 22 Mar 2026 13:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 4
Sat 07 Mar 2026 09:00 — Sat 28 Mar 2026 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 15 Mar 2026 09:00 — Sun 29 Mar 2026 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 12 Apr 2026 10:00 — Sun 19 Apr 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing - midweek
Mon 20 Apr 2026 09:00 — Wed 22 Apr 2026 13:30 AEST
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 02 May 2026 10:00 — Sun 03 May 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 5
Sat 02 May 2026 09:00 — Sat 23 May 2026 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club