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Keelboat: 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)
Every Friday, Saturday or Sunday. We can also run additional courses if a particular time and date suits you best!
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 - Fri 01 Jan 2027 17:00 AEST
Centre
Pacific Sailing School
Venue
Pacific Sailing School
Start Crewing - We sail on Sydney Harbour every day!
Wed 01 Apr 2026 09:00 - Fri 01 Jan 2027 17:00 AEDT
Centre
Pacific Sailing School
Venue
Pacific Sailing School
Ladies of the Sea - Start Crewing 3 June - 1 July 2026
Wed 03 Jun 2026 09:30 - Wed 01 Jul 2026 13:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing Course (June Tuesday Afternoons) 2026
Tue 09 Jun 2026 12:00 - Tue 30 Jun 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing Course (June Saturday Mornings) 2026
Sat 13 Jun 2026 08:30 - Sat 04 Jul 2026 11:30 AEST
Centre
Gosford Sailing Club
Venue
Gosford Sailing Club
Start Crewing
Sun 14 Jun 2026 09:00 - Sun 05 Jul 2026 12:30 AEST
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Start Crewing Course
Sat 20 Jun 2026 10:00 - Sat 11 Jul 2026 13:00 AEST
Centre
Wollongong Yacht Club
Venue
Wollongong Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 21 June - 26 July 2026
Sun 21 Jun 2026 08:30 - Sun 26 Jul 2026 12:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June 2026
Sat 27 Jun 2026 09:00 - Sun 28 Jun 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Keelboats - Start Crewing
Saturday 27th June & Sunday 28th June 2026
Centre
Townsville Yacht Club
Venue
Townsville Yacht Club
Start Crewing - midweek
Mon 29 Jun 2026 09:00 - Thu 02 Jul 2026 12:30 AEST
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Australian Sailing START CREWING Course
Sat 04 Jul 2026 09:00 - Sat 18 Jul 2026 13:00 AEST
Centre
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Venue
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 05 Jul 2026 10:00 - Sun 12 Jul 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Mid-week Start Crewing
Wed 08 Jul 2026 10:00 - Fri 10 Jul 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 12 Jul 2026 09:00 - Sun 19 Jul 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Keelboats - Start Crewing
Saturday 18th July & Sunday 19th July 2026
Centre
Townsville Yacht Club
Venue
Townsville Yacht Club
Start Crewing with SailBYC
Sat 18 Jul 2026 09:30 - Sat 25 Jul 2026 15:30 AEST
Centre
Bellerive Yacht Club
Venue
Bellerive Yacht Club
Keelboat Crew - Sunday 19th & 26th July 2026
Sun 19 Jul 2026 09:00 - Sun 26 Jul 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Ladies of the Sea - Start Crewing 22 July - 19 August 2026
Wed 22 Jul 2026 09:30 - Wed 19 Aug 2026 13:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Female Sailors' Start Crewing
Sun 26 Jul 2026 10:00 - Sun 02 Aug 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Keelboat Crew 1st & 8th Aug 2026
Sat 01 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sat 08 Aug 2026 16:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 01 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sat 22 Aug 2026 12:30 AEST
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 2 August - 30 August 2026
Sun 02 Aug 2026 08:30 - Sun 30 Aug 2026 12:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
RPAYC Adult Keelboat Start Crewing - Sundays August 2026
Sun 02 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sun 23 Aug 2026 12:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
Venue
Discover Sailing Centre (RPAYC)
Start Crewing
Sat 08 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sat 15 Aug 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Keelboat Crew - Sunday 9th & 16th August 2026
Sun 09 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sun 16 Aug 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing
Sat 15 Aug 2026 10:00 - Sun 16 Aug 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing with SailBYC
Sat 22 Aug 2026 09:30 - Sat 29 Aug 2026 15:30 AEST
Centre
Bellerive Yacht Club
Venue
Bellerive Yacht Club
Ladies of the Sea - Start Crewing 26 August - 23 September 2026
Wed 26 Aug 2026 09:30 - Wed 23 Sep 2026 13:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Keelboat Crew - Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August 2026
Sat 29 Aug 2026 09:00 - Sun 30 Aug 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing
Sun 06 Sep 2026 09:00 - Sun 20 Sep 2026 13:30 AEST
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Keelboat Crew - Sunday 6th & 13th September 2026
Sun 06 Sep 2026 09:00 - Sun 13 Sep 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron - Training
Start Crewing
Sun 13 Sep 2026 09:00 - Sun 20 Sep 2026 15:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Venue
Royals Training Centre
Start Crewing
Sat 19 Sep 2026 10:00 - Sat 26 Sep 2026 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 20 September - 1 November 2026
Sun 20 Sep 2026 08:30 - Sun 01 Nov 2026 12:00 AEST
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Start Crewing
Sun 04 Oct 2026 10:00 - Sun 11 Oct 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Level 1 - Tuesdays
Tue 06 Oct 2026 17:30 - Tue 03 Nov 2026 20:30 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Learn to Sail Start Crewing- October
Sun 11 Oct 2026 09:00 - Sun 01 Nov 2026 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Level 1 - Sundays
Sun 11 Oct 2026 09:00 - Sun 08 Nov 2026 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 17 Oct 2026 09:00 - Sat 07 Nov 2026 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Women's Keelboat - Learn to Sail Start Crewing - October
Wed 28 Oct 2026 16:30 - Wed 18 Nov 2026 19:30 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Start Crewing 8 November - 13 December 2026
Sun 08 Nov 2026 08:30 - Sun 13 Dec 2026 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Venue
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Learn to Sail Start Crewing- November
Sun 08 Nov 2026 09:00 - Sun 29 Nov 2026 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 08 Nov 2026 09:00 - Sun 29 Nov 2026 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 08 Nov 2026 10:00 - Sun 15 Nov 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Level 1 - Tuesdays
Tue 17 Nov 2026 17:30 - Tue 08 Dec 2026 20:30 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Level 1 - Sundays
Sun 22 Nov 2026 09:00 - Sun 13 Dec 2026 12:00 AEDT
Centre
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Venue
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
Women's Keelboat - Learn to Sail Start Crewing - November
Wed 25 Nov 2026 16:30 - Wed 16 Dec 2026 19:30 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Learn to Sail Start Crewing - November - afternoon session
Sun 29 Nov 2026 14:00 - Sun 20 Dec 2026 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 06 Dec 2026 10:00 - Sun 13 Dec 2026 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 10 Jan 2027 10:00 - Sun 17 Jan 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing - midweek
Tue 12 Jan 2027 09:00 - Fri 15 Jan 2027 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 16 Jan 2027 10:00 - Sat 23 Jan 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Female Sailors' Start Crewing
Sun 24 Jan 2027 10:00 - Sun 31 Jan 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Women's Keelboat - Learn to Sail Start - Feb
Wed 03 Feb 2027 16:30 - Wed 24 Feb 2027 19:30 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 06 Feb 2027 09:00 - 12:30 AEDT
Centre
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Venue
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 1
Sat 06 Feb 2027 09:00 - Sat 06 Mar 2027 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club
Learn to Sail Start Crewing - Feb
Sun 07 Feb 2027 09:00 - Sun 28 Feb 2027 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 14 Feb 2027 10:00 - Sun 21 Feb 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sat 20 Feb 2027 10:00 - Sat 27 Feb 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Women's Keelboat - Learn to Sail Start Crewing - March
Wed 03 Mar 2027 16:30 - Wed 24 Mar 2027 19:30 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Learn to Sail Start Crewing- March
Sun 07 Mar 2027 09:00 - Sun 28 Mar 2027 13:00 AEDT
Centre
Mornington Yacht Club
Venue
Mornington Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 21 Mar 2027 10:00 - Sun 28 Mar 2027 16:30 AEDT
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 11 Apr 2027 10:00 - Sun 18 Apr 2027 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Adult Keelboat Learn to Sail - Weekly Saturday Course 2
Sat 01 May 2027 09:00 - Sat 22 May 2027 12:00 AWST
Centre
South of Perth Yacht Club
Venue
South of Perth Yacht Club
Female Sailors' Start Crewing
Sun 02 May 2027 10:00 - Sun 09 May 2027 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 16 May 2027 10:00 - Sun 23 May 2027 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Start Crewing
Sun 06 Jun 2027 10:00 - Sun 13 Jun 2027 16:30 AEST
Centre
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club
Venue
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club