Australian Sailing Clubs
A growing directory of Australia's sailing and yacht clubs — who they are, the waters they sail, the classes they race and the regattas they host. From the Royal squadrons to the grassroots clubs that make up the sport.
70 clubs
Queensland
Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
The Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS) is one of Queensland's oldest and largest yacht clubs, founded in 1885 and based at Manly on Moreton Bay — a hub for everything from junior dinghies to Olympic and Grand Prix sailors.
Read the profileCairns Yacht Club
One of Queensland's oldest sailing clubs, founded in 1908 and based at Marlin Marina in central Cairns. Keelboat, dinghy and off-the-beach racing on tropical Trinity Inlet and Trinity Bay.
Read the profileGladstone Yacht Club
Gladstone Yacht Club, trading name of the Port Curtis Sailing Club, sails on Auckland Creek and Gladstone Harbour in Central Queensland and is the finish port of the Brisbane to Gladstone race.
Read the profileHervey Bay Sailing Club
Hervey Bay Sailing Club has promoted off-the-beach sailing on the Fraser Coast since 1968, and conducts the Bay to Bay, Queensland's largest trailable yacht race.
Read the profileKeppel Bay Sailing Club
Keppel Bay Sailing Club has run sailing at Yeppoon since 1957. A Central Queensland club known for off-the-beach dinghies, youth pathways and all-boats regattas on Keppel Bay.
Read the profileMaroochy Sailing Club
Maroochy Sailing Club is a volunteer-run, family-oriented off-the-beach club sailing dinghies and catamarans on the Maroochy River from Chambers Island, Maroochydore, since 1959.
Read the profileMooloolaba Yacht Club
Mooloolaba Yacht Club sits on the Mooloolah River at Mooloolaba Marina on the Sunshine Coast, running keelboat and offshore racing with quick access to open ocean.
Read the profileQueensland Cruising Yacht Club
The Queensland Cruising Yacht Club is a Brisbane offshore and cruising club at Shorncliffe on Moreton Bay, founded in 1948 and the organiser of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race.
Read the profileSouthport Yacht Club
Southport Yacht Club is the Gold Coast's premier sailing club, founded in 1946 on the Broadwater at Main Beach. It runs inshore and offshore racing and hosts Sail Paradise, and is one of Queensland's largest and best-known boating clubs.
Read the profileTownsville Yacht Club
A keelboat and offshore racing club on Cleveland Bay at South Townsville in North Queensland, best known for hosting the SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week each August.
Read the profileWhitsunday Sailing Club
A keelboat, offshore and off-the-beach sailing club on Pioneer Bay at Airlie Beach in tropical North Queensland, and the organiser of Airlie Beach Race Week each August.
Read the profileWynnum Manly Yacht Club
Wynnum Manly Yacht Club is an all-boat club at Manly on Moreton Bay, Brisbane. Founded in 1962, it runs keelboat, trailer-sailer and social racing from Manly Boat Harbour.
Read the profileNew South Wales
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is one of the world's leading ocean-racing clubs, based at Rushcutters Bay in Sydney and best known as the organiser of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Read the profileBotany Bay Yacht Club
A not-for-profit keelboat and sports boat club at Sans Souci in southern Sydney, racing and cruising the sheltered waters of Botany Bay, Kogarah Bay and the Georges River since 1964.
Read the profileCronulla Sailing Club
A community sailing club at Cronulla in southern Sydney, racing dinghies and keelboats on Gunnamatta Bay and Port Hacking, with a sailing heritage on these waters dating to the 1930s.
Read the profileDrummoyne Sailing Club
Drummoyne Sailing Club is a dinghy and skiff club on the Parramatta River at Drummoyne in Sydney's inner west, founded in 1913 for 16ft Skiffs.
Read the profileGeorges River Sailing Club
A long-established club on Botany Bay at Sandringham in southern Sydney, formed in 1927 out of 16ft skiff racing and now a busy modern dinghy and learn-to-sail centre.
Read the profileGosford Sailing Club
Gosford Sailing Club sits on Brisbane Water at Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, running keelboat and off-the-beach dinghy racing plus a large learn-to-sail academy since 1932.
Read the profileGreenwich Flying Squadron
A friendly Sydney sailing club on the Lane Cove River at Greenwich, running keelboat and dinghy racing since 1924, with a strong junior program in Sabots and Lasers.
Read the profileLake Macquarie Yacht Club
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, founded in 1929 at Belmont in the NSW Hunter region, races keelboats and off-the-beach dinghies on Australia's largest coastal saltwater lake.
Read the profileMiddle Harbour Yacht Club
Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) is a leading Sydney club at The Spit on Middle Harbour, founded in 1939. It runs strong inshore and offshore racing and hosts the Sydney Harbour Regatta, one of the harbour's biggest events.
Read the profileNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club is the main keelboat and offshore club on Newcastle Harbour at Wickham, NSW. Founded in 1994, it runs club racing, offshore events and SailFest Newcastle.
Read the profileRoyal Prince Alfred Yacht Club
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is one of Australia's leading yacht clubs, based at Newport on Pittwater north of Sydney — founded in 1867 and known for its elite racing and youth sailing programs.
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A leading Sydney keelboat club founded in 1922, based at Point Piper on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour and known for its professional race management.
Read the profileRoyal Sydney Yacht Squadron
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) is one of the world's leading yacht clubs, founded in 1862 and based at Kirribilli on Sydney Harbour — with a storied history in the America's Cup, the Admiral's Cup and Olympic sailing.
Read the profileSydney Amateur Sailing Club
One of Australia's oldest yacht clubs, founded in 1872 and based at Mosman Bay on Sydney Harbour. A historic amateur keelboat club known for its Friday twilight racing and classic fleet.
Read the profileWoollahra Sailing Club
A dinghy and off-the-beach sailing club at Rose Bay on Sydney Harbour, founded in 1953 by Moth sailors and now a hub for youth and Olympic-pathway classes.
Read the profileVictoria
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) is a leading Victorian keelboat club on Corio Bay, tracing its regatta history to 1844 and best known today as the host of the Festival of Sails — the Southern Hemisphere's largest annual keelboat regatta.
Read the profileAltona Yacht Club
A family-focused off-the-beach club at Seaholme on Altona Bay, western Port Phillip, sailing dinghies and catamarans and a regular host of Arrow, Mosquito and Impulse championships.
Read the profileBlack Rock Yacht Club
A dinghy-focused club at Half Moon Bay, Black Rock, on Port Phillip. Founded in 1904, it is one of Victoria's leading off-the-beach clubs and a serial championship host.
Read the profileBlairgowrie Yacht Squadron
A large, modern member-owned club and marina on Cameron's Bight at the southern end of Port Phillip, running keelboat and off-the-beach racing and one of Australia's biggest J/70 fleets.
Read the profileChelsea Yacht Club
Chelsea Yacht Club is an off-the-beach dinghy and catamaran club on Chelsea beach in south-east Melbourne, sailing on Port Phillip since 1938.
Read the profileGeelong Trailable Yacht Club
A trailer-sailer and small-keelboat club on Corio Bay at Geelong, running handicap racing from St Helens Marina across a Summer and Winter series each year.
Read the profileHobsons Bay Yacht Club
Hobsons Bay Yacht Club at Williamstown, on Hobsons Bay within Port Phillip, is one of Victoria's older clubs, founded in 1888 and known for keelboat and winter racing.
Read the profileMcCrae Yacht Club
An off-the-beach sailing club on the southern shore of Port Phillip at McCrae, on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, with a strong dinghy, catamaran and junior-training tradition since 1961.
Read the profileMetung Yacht Club
Metung Yacht Club sails the Gippsland Lakes at Metung in East Gippsland, Victoria. Founded in 1934, it hosts keelboats, trailable yachts and junior dinghies, and stages the Prince Philip Cup.
Read the profileMordialloc Sailing Club
A family-focused off-the-beach club at Aspendale on Port Phillip in south-east Melbourne, running dinghy and small-keelboat racing plus a strong learn-to-sail program.
Read the profileRoyal Brighton Yacht Club
One of Victoria's oldest and largest yacht clubs, established in 1875 at Brighton on Port Phillip, running keelboat, one-design and dinghy racing year-round.
Read the profileRoyal Melbourne Yacht Squadron
The Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) is one of Victoria's leading clubs, founded in 1876 at St Kilda on Port Phillip. It runs keelboat, one-design and off-the-beach racing and hosts the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta.
Read the profileRoyal Yacht Club of Victoria
The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria at Williamstown on Port Phillip is Australia's oldest yacht club, founded in 1853, running keelboat and off-the-beach racing and training.
Read the profileSandringham Yacht Club
Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) is one of Australia's leading yacht clubs, on the Port Phillip foreshore in bayside Melbourne — with a history dating to 1903 and a broad program from off-the-beach dinghies to keelboats, headlined by the Sail Sandy regatta.
Read the profileSorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club
Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club sails off the beach at Sorrento on Port Phillip, and is home to Australia's largest fleet of traditional gaff-rigged Couta boats.
Read the profileWilliamstown Sailing Club
A community off-the-beach dinghy club established in 1910 at Williamstown on Hobsons Bay, part of Port Phillip, running Saturday racing and one of Victoria's longest-standing Learn to Sail programs.
Read the profileTasmania
Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) is the state's largest and oldest yacht club, founded in 1880 on the River Derwent at Sandy Bay — and, since 1945, the finishing club of the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
Read the profileBellerive Yacht Club
Bellerive Yacht Club (BYC) is one of Tasmania's largest and most active sailing clubs, on the eastern shore of the River Derwent at Hobart — host of the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta, the state's biggest mixed-fleet event.
Read the profileDerwent Sailing Squadron
Derwent Sailing Squadron is a major Hobart keelboat and dinghy club at Sandy Bay on the River Derwent, founded in 1906, running racing, training and the Sydney to Hobart finish.
Read the profileKettering Yacht Club
A keelboat and cruising club on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel at Kettering in southern Tasmania, racing from Oyster Cove Marina and known for its Channel Challenge.
Read the profileMotor Yacht Club of Tasmania
The Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania is a long-established boating club at Lindisfarne on the River Derwent, Hobart — a marina and cruising base with powerboating, cruising and sailing among its members.
Read the profilePort Cygnet Sailing Club
One of Australia's oldest sailing clubs, formed in 1863 on Port Cygnet in southern Tasmania. A volunteer-run, keelboat-focused club and home of the historic Port Cygnet Regatta.
Read the profileSandy Bay Sailing Club
A volunteer-run, off-the-beach junior sailing club at Sandy Bay on the River Derwent in Hobart, Tasmania, focused on youth learn-to-sail pathways and dinghy racing.
Read the profileSouth Australia
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club
Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club sits at the southern end of the Seacliff Esplanade, south of Adelaide, and is one of the state's leading off-the-beach dinghy clubs on Gulf St Vincent.
Read the profileCruising Yacht Club of South Australia
The Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia (CYCSA) is a leading South Australian club at North Haven near Adelaide, founded in 1973. With over 1,200 members it runs inshore and offshore racing on Gulf St Vincent and co-hosts the Adelaide to Port Lincoln race.
Read the profileGoolwa Regatta Yacht Club
A historic South Australian club on the lower Murray at Goolwa, sailing the river channel and Lake Alexandrina, and host of the Milang-Goolwa Freshwater Classic.
Read the profileLargs Bay Sailing Club
A community-run, off-the-beach dinghy and catamaran club on the foreshore at Largs Bay, north-west of Adelaide, racing on Gulf St Vincent with a strong junior pathway.
Read the profilePort Adelaide Sailing Club
A long-established South Australian club, founded in 1897 with working-class Port River origins, now based at Marina Adelaide at Largs North and racing keelboats and trailable yachts on Gulf St Vincent.
Read the profilePort Lincoln Yacht Club
Port Lincoln Yacht Club sits on the Boston Bay foreshore on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula, and hosts Lincoln Week Regatta and the finish of the Adelaide to Port Lincoln race.
Read the profileRoyal South Australian Yacht Squadron
The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS) is the original home of sailing in South Australia, founded in 1869 and based at Outer Harbor on Gulf St Vincent near Adelaide.
Read the profileWestern Australia
Royal Perth Yacht Club
The Royal Perth Yacht Club (RPYC) is one of Australia's oldest and most famous yacht clubs, on the Swan River in Perth — the club that won the 1983 America's Cup with Australia II, ending the longest winning streak in sport.
Read the profileEast Fremantle Yacht Club
A family-oriented club on the Swan River at East Fremantle, Perth, running centreboard and keelboat racing across the season, plus power and motor boating.
Read the profileFremantle Sailing Club
The Fremantle Sailing Club is one of Western Australia's leading clubs, with roots in Fremantle's 19th-century sailing heritage and its own purpose-built Success Harbour. It runs strong inshore and offshore racing on the Indian Ocean and Cockburn Sound.
Read the profileGeographe Bay Yacht Club
The Geographe Bay Yacht Club at Busselton is the focal point of sailing in Western Australia's South West, and organiser of Geographe Bay Race Week, the state's premier regatta.
Read the profileKoombana Bay Sailing Club
Koombana Bay Sailing Club is a community club on the North Shore of Koombana Bay at Bunbury in Western Australia's South West, racing keelboats, catamarans and off-the-beach dinghies.
Read the profileMounts Bay Sailing Club
One of Perth's oldest sailing clubs, founded in 1897 on the Swan River at Crawley. A dinghy-focused, family-oriented club that hosted the 2019 Moth World Championships.
Read the profileNedlands Yacht Club
An off-the-beach club on the Swan River at Nedlands in Perth, sailing catamarans, dinghies and trailable yachts from an open beach with a long learn-to-sail tradition.
Read the profileRoyal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is a leading Western Australian yacht club at Peppermint Grove, racing keelboats and off-the-beach dinghies on the Swan River.
Read the profileSafety Bay Yacht Club
An off-the-beach sailing club at Safety Bay near Rockingham, Western Australia, founded in 1947 and known for dinghy, windsurfing and kitesurfing racing on protected inshore water.
Read the profileSouth of Perth Yacht Club
The South of Perth Yacht Club is a leading Western Australian club at Applecross on the Swan River, running keelboat, off-the-beach dinghy and windsurfer racing near Perth city.
Read the profileNorthern Territory
Darwin Sailing Club
The Darwin Sailing Club is the Northern Territory's main sailing club, on the waterfront at Fannie Bay in Darwin — founded in 1963, with a busy dry-season racing calendar and a strong learn-to-sail academy.
Read the profileDarwin Trailer Boat Club
The Darwin Trailer Boat Club is a waterfront boating, fishing and social club at Fannie Bay, Darwin, launching trailer boats onto Fannie Bay and the wider Beagle Gulf.
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