Learn to Sail in 2026!
If you do not have an Australian Sailing number please sign up as a new member and you will be allocated an AS number.
Temporary membership is included at no cost when registering for any of these courses.
Several options to choose from:
School Holiday Sailing Program
PESC is offering a 4 day intensive "Learn to Sail" camp in the October School Holidays for children 8yrs to 12 yrs old.
13th to the 16th of October: 10am to 3pm
Start Sailing 1: Absolute beginners; no experience necessary
Start Sailing 2: For Junior sailors who have been to a beginner learn to sail program already but are not yet independent sailors.
Program includes:
All boats & safety gear. including a variety of boats to try.
20 hours of training from experienced sailing instructors.
Support safety boats & all consumables.
Cost $200 per person
Please Register your interest for this program with the links below:
Contact Matt on sail@pesc.com.au
Sabot Sail Training
13th - 16th October from 10am to 3pm
Qualified instructor with recent Sabot Racing knowledge.
Participants must have their own boat and have the ability to effectively sail upwind around a marked course.
Club Sabots are available for rental, contact Matt on
0428279002.
A simple canteen will be available each day at the club for hot and cold drinks and food.
Term 4 Green and Intermediate fleet training
This is those wanting to develop their sailing and racing skills. Trainers will use drills and short format races to improve sailing techniques, race starts and mark rounding.
Term 4 for training will be available on Sunday October 25th, November 8th and 15th, and December 6th and 20th. Subject to availability of volunteers.
Participants must have the ability to rig and launch their own boats from the beach and sail effectively upwind. Coaching will be provided but this is not a learn to sail course.
KeelBoat course
Want to get out on the water, have some fun and learn the basics of keelboat sailing? These might be the course for you. Start Crewing and Start Helming Courses will be run on a J24 keelboat in Port Esperance Bay
The Australian Sailing Start Crewing and Start Helming is aimed at people with little or no experience in sailing and is run over 12hrs. The participants will learn about sailing a small responsive keelboat with an emphasis on practical experience. With an Ratio of one instructor to 3 participants you will get plenty of time crewing and helming the boat. Cost $350 for PESC Members and $380 for non-members.
This course introduces participants to the basics of sailing on keelboats, including boat handling, safety and sailing theory. The course will run over 4 x 3hour sessions on Wednesday mornings or afternoons.
Dates: October 28th, November 4th, 11th and 18th
Time: 9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm
