About Whitsunday Sailing School
Whitsunday Sailing School has been teaching people to sail in the Whitsundays for more than 30 years. Its courses are liveaboard programs: students stay aboard the school's yachts, Eureka II and Starlight, sailing among the Whitsunday Islands while they learn.
Courses run from beginner to advanced under the International Yacht Training (IYT) scheme, from an Introduction to Yachting course and the International Crew Certificate to flotilla and bareboat skipper qualifications and the ICC. The islands offer both protected anchorages and more challenging passages, and between sessions students can snorkel the fringing reefs, visit beaches and walk the islands. Shore-based theory, including celestial navigation for the commercial Master of Yachts 200 Ton certificate, is taught at the Whitsunday Sailing Club's Maritime Training Center in Airlie Beach, which the school uses as a venue. It also offers mile-builder passages and private coaching.
It suits sailors who want to learn by living aboard in warm, sheltered island waters. The school publishes few fixed dates, so contact principal Malcom Robertson to confirm schedules and which yacht a course runs on.
## Accreditation - Courses run under the International Yacht Training (IYT) scheme - IYT certificates from Introduction to Yachting through to International Bareboat Skipper and the ICC - Celestial navigation theory towards the IYT Master of Yachts Unlimited 200 Ton
Services and expertise
- Sailing academy / training
Service area: Whitsunday Islands, with coastal passages in North Queensland between Mackay and Townsville
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