Australian Sailing has launched Australian Sailing Hub, a new free app designed to put practical skills, sessions and best-practice learning resources directly into the hands of instructors at Discover Sailing Centres across the country.

Available free through the Apple App Store and Google Play, Australian Sailing Hub brings Discover Sailing program resources together in one easy-to-use digital platform, helping instructors prepare, learn and deliver great experiences on the water.

Whether you’re new to instructing or an experienced instructor looking for fresh ideas, Australian Sailing Hub provides practical support whenever and wherever you need it.

Skills and sessions at your fingertips

Australian Sailing Hub makes it easier for instructors to find the skills and sessions they need and take them straight onto the water.

Instructors can explore simple, easy-to-follow skills across the Discover Sailing Programss, supported by bite-sized videos and animations that clearly demonstrate how each skill can be delivered that can be shared from a mobile device to a larger screen for an even better participant learning experience.

Ready-made sessions bring those skills together, giving instructors practical ideas they can use as they are, or draw on when planning their own sessions

It means less time searching through resources and more time focusing on creating fun, engaging and rewarding experiences for participants.

Learn and develop as an instructor

Australian Sailing Hub isn't just about what to deliver. It also supports instructors with how to deliver it.

The Learn section brings together best-practice resources designed to support quality on-water delivery and ongoing instructor development.
Instructors can access practical guidance across key areas of sailing instruction, safety and delivery, helping them refresh their knowledge, develop their understanding and feel better prepared before heading onto the water.

The bite-sized format makes learning easy to access around the realities of instructing — whether that means preparing ahead of a session, refreshing a particular topic or continuing to build knowledge over time.

By bringing skills, sessions and instructor learning together in one place, Australian Sailing Hub provides support for both planning the session and delivering it well.

Making every session fun and engaging

At the heart of Australian Sailing Hub is a simple goal: helping instructors create positive experiences that build skills, confidence and a lifelong connection with sailing.

The Hub gives instructors access to a growing library of ideas they can use to keep sessions fresh and participants engaged.

From fundamental sailing skills through to games and more advanced on-water challenges, instructors can quickly find content that suits their participants, program and conditions.

Practical tools to make delivery easier

Alongside skills, sessions and learning resources, Australian Sailing Hub includes practical tools to help instructors organise their delivery and stay connected.
Instructors can use the Hub to:

• Explore Australian Sailing skills and ready-made sessions
• Watch bite-sized instructional videos and animations
• Access best-practice resources through Learn
• Plan and organise upcoming sessions
• Manage schedules and events
• Stay connected through built-in communication tools

It brings the resources instructors need into one place, accessible directly from their mobile device.

Supporting instructors across Australia

Australian Sailing Hub reflects Australian Sailing’s commitment to providing instructors with practical, accessible resources that support quality experiences on the water.

For someone new to instructing, that means having clear skills, sessions and best-practice guidance to help build confidence.

For experienced instructors, it provides an easy way to refresh knowledge, discover new ideas and continue developing their delivery.

Most importantly, it gives instructors more support to do what they do best — share the love of sailing and create experiences that keep people coming back to the water.

Australian Sailing Hub is powered by CoachMate and available free from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Search “Australian Sailing Hub” in your app store and get ready to make every session more fun, engaging and rewarding.

Help spread the word

To support the launch of Australian Sailing Hub, we've developed a promotional toolkit to help clubs and Discover Sailing Centres introduce the app to their communities.

The toolkit includes ready-to-use social media graphics, posters, promotional videos and suggested copy, making it easy to share the Hub and encourage instructors to download and start exploring.

Access the toolkit here