Yacht Training Victoria: 0468546397

From the start of end of october till the end of april.

Learn some rules of the yacht road

Learn to be confident, each student is trained on individual tasks.

From the start of end of october till the end of april.
Exclusive Charters
Discover some amazing destination around Victoria.
We offer day cruisers an sunset cruisers, groups up to 8 people, Hens parties, ceremonies, for a tailored price an guide contact us on 0468546397

Melbourne Sailing Charter Contact For Exact Package you want
1 hr
350 Australian dollarsGet a group of Girls an head onto the water for Private Exclusive Hens Party
6 hr
4,000 Australian dollarsGroup of up to 10 Men escorting you on the sailing buks party
6 hr
4,000 Australian dollarsScatter Loved Ones Ashes in Port Phillip up to 10 people
2 hr
1,500 Australian dollarsTwilight Sail - Drinks, Dinner, Snacks up to 10 people price is per guest
3 hr
700 Australian dollarsStay onboard a luxurious 3 cabin en suite layout boat
Loading days...
1,500 Australian dollars
Learn to sail keelboats at Alternative Sailing
,Melbourne
Keelboats are larger yachts with a weighted keel attached to the bottom of the hull to assist with balance.
The Keelboat courses total 12 hours over 4 days days, typically two consecutive weekends. Groups of 4 allow us to go ahead with the proposed dates. As sailing is weather dependent, some flexibility may be required for participants to accumulate the knowledge and skills to complete the course. Upon completing these courses, participants are entitled to 6 free Sail Passes. These passes are like day passes for the club and allow you to sail during our Twilight or Saturday racing. It’s a great way to supplement your learning from the course, meet new people and try out the sport of yacht racing!
Are you looking for personalised training that suits your schedule? We offer private training at any skill level.
Start Crewing
Would you like to join the sailing community? What better way to do that than enrolling for an Australian Sailing accredited course at our Alternative Sailing? This course syllabus introduces you to foundation sailing skills, build your confidence, and have fun on the water with friends! Keel boat courses are designed to introduce you to the sport of sailing, progressively build your knowledge and skills and increase your confidence to sail small keel boats. The Keel boat program is a sequence of courses to build the foundation and develop you into a capable sailor, opening endless possibilities to race or cruise with our club!
This course doesn’t require any prerequisite experience and will cover the following topics in preparation for sailing:
-
appropriate clothing and safety equipment
-
Sourcing and understanding information about weather
-
parts of the boat, rigging a keel boat
-
sail handling, including hoisting
-
lowering and storing sails
-
understanding the use of sheets
-
halyards, winches
-
clutches and cleats
-
tacking
-
gybing
-
sail trimming
-
thorough understanding of points of sail
-
mooring
-
rope handling and the use of knots
Prerequisite experience: None required.
Course fee: $350
Start Helming
Upon completion of Start Crewing, participants may enjoy embarking on our Start Helming course. Learn a new role on board and take your sailing skills to the next level. Our Nationally accredited and passionate sailing instructors will guide you on your journey! As you progress through our training program, you will now be able to prepare the vessel, rig the boat appropriately for the conditions, and recognise and understand the use of deck hardware.
-
This next stage in the syllabus will build on
-
your ability to trim each point of sail
-
understand the effects and importance of heel and trim
-
use reefs and helm effectively around a triangular course.
Prerequisite experience: Start Crewing course
Course fee: $350
Start Skippering
This next stage in our Keelboat program will advance your skills and knowledge, allowing you to skipper a vessel unsupervised in sheltered waters.
Focusing on the advanced knowledge necessary to skipper a vessel, this portion of the syllabus will focus on
-
an in-depth understanding of safety and what to do in case of an emergency
-
rules of waterways
-
weather and chart interpretation
-
risk assessment
-
mooring and anchoring in various conditions
-
recover man overboard procedure
-
performing a heave-to
-
and much more!
Our experienced sailing instructors will guide you through the syllabus and share their knowledge with you to prepare you for what could be a life changing adventure.
Prerequisite experience: Start Helming and Start Crewing Courses.
Course fee: $350
Spinnakers
Is there anything more beautiful than seeing a horizon filled with the colourful and impressive form of spinnaker sails? This next stage in our Keel boat program introduces you to the fun and challenge of using asymmetrical and symmetrical spinnakers.
This advanced skill is an exciting addition to your sailing repertoire, and our experienced instructors will get you there. This syllabus covers the foundational knowledge of sheets, braces, halyards, control lines and poles.
Upon completing this course, participants will
-
understand and be able to perform the pre-hoist procedure
-
hoisting, positioning, gybing and dropping of the sail.
This challenging skill will emphasise the importance of communication, preparation, teamwork and coordination whilst on board a keelboat.
Prerequisite experience: Start crewing, start helming,
Course fee: $350
Racing
This course is delivered over three four hour sessions.
If you dream of joining a club and racing amongst the fleet, this course is for you. By this stage in our keelboat program, participants are ready to learn racing manoeuvres, crew positioning, pre-start, tacking, gybing and rounding markers on a course.
Racing requires the helm and crew to operate sail controls and achieve optimal sail shape in various conditions. This course will build on effective teamwork and communication, advancing each sailor’s skill to be on board during a race.
This course also delves into a racing theory that builds a foundation for participation, including
-
sail shape
-
start and finish procedures
-
flags and signals
-
different course types
-
of course, the racing rules.
Prerequisite experience: Start Helming & Start Crewing
Course fee: $450
Private training
Personalised training for groups or individuals that covers the Australian Sailing syllabus for keel boat training on our training boat. Sessions are a minimum of 4 hours and can run with anywhere from 1-4 participants. There is limited weekend availability.
Please use the button to email your interest or click here to email us now: info@nerdcore.com.au
Private training cost: $100/hour (4 hour minimum session)