Learn to Sail with Melbourne’s
most popular sailing school
BLUE WATER SAILING SCHOOL
- FUN INTRODUCTORY SAILING EXPERIENCES
- practical SAILING LESSONS
- Quality ONLINE Video COURSES
- Adventure Sailing & Racing
- Cruises and skippered charters
Check out our offerings and find your next sailing adventure
Gift Vouchers Available
Discover the joy of sailing in these four-hour, low cost introductions to life on the water.
Experience Sailing
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Two-day (9am-5pm) introductory courses are the perfect start to sailing. Take all three and receive the International Crew qualification. Package price $1200.
Learn to Sail
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Competent Crew
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Gain internationally recognised qualifications charter overseas and train in an immersive liveaboard context.
Sailing Courses
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Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper
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International Crew
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International Bareboat Skipper
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Challenge yourself on a remarkable adventure around Tasmania, to the Whitsundays or in the Mediterranean.
Queensland Coastal Cruise
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Sydney to Mooloolaba
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Greece 2025
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Join our crew for some of the world’s most exciting yacht racing regattas!
Geelong Festival of Sails
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Petersville Regatta – Blairgowrie
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Hamilton Island Race Week
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Twilight Racing
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Bespoke, flexible training and cruises. Corporate events, team-building and leadership development.
Private Sailing Lessons
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Cruises and Skippered Charters
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International Certificate of Competence (ICC)
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Online courses for VHF (Short Range) and MF/HF Long Range marine radio make getting your licence flexible, quick and easy. Online AMC exams. AMC accredited.
MF/HF Marine Radio Online Course
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Sailing offers some of the most amazing experiences in the world. Learn to sail and a whole new world opens up!
Sail the Mediterranean or Whitsunday Islands. Race in iconic regattas, cruise the coast or even circumnavigate the world. When you sail, a whole new world of freedom and adventure are yours.
Accessing the world of sailing can feel intimidating and overwhelming. There is a great deal to learn before you can handle a boat and crew safely with skill and confidence. Our students constantly rate us for our welcome, teaching style, calmness and hospitality.
At Blue Water Sailing School you not only learn to sail, but enjoy our resources, community and support to join the world of sailing.
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Gift Vouchers
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Ideal for Experience Sailing afternoons or credit towards any of our sail training or adventures. Purchase, pay and download from our online shop here.
Go From Zero to Hero
Many of our trainees begin with no sailing experience, but they have a dream – to sail the Whitsundays, explore the Mediterranean or even sail the world. For some, it becomes an obsession.
We love taking people from zero to hero, as quickly and easily as possible. And, our pathway give you a taste of the sailing life along the way.
Going from Zero to Hero is not without its challenges. There’s lots to learn, it can be physically challenging and the responsibility can be overwhelming. But, we are here to guide you each step of the way and offer expertise, resources and support to make your dreams a reality.
At the end, you will be confident, skilled and experienced – ready to own a own boat or charter on your own.
Your Principal Instructor
Blue Water Sailing School Principal is Tim Foster. Now based in Melbourne, Tim has been sailing for over 40 years. He is a commercially certified skipper and RYA Yachtmaster Instructor, with a Yachtmaster (Offshore), Sea Safety and Survival, Safety Boat Handling, YA Dinghy Instructor, Cert IV in Training and Assessment and many other qualifications. Former Commodore of the Dobroyd Aquatic Club where he won several club championships, divisional winner of the Geelong Festival of Sails and currently sailing at the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and Sandringham Yacht Club.
Professional Sailing Instructors
RYA and IYT qualified sailing instructors, with 40+ years of sailing experience each, numerous other sailing qualifications and racing success.
Online Learning Specialist
Tim has over ten years' experience is online learning development and instructional design in the Australian tertiary sector.
International Certification
IYT Worldwide is the trusted standard of excellence in yacht training, maritime certification and safety around the world. IYT operates more boating courses with more government approvals through more schools, in more countries than any other boating organisation in the world.
Meet 'Boomer'
‘Boomer’ is a Beneteau 40.7, an ideal and very popular training vessel. Certified by AMSA for training and cruising, she is a comfortable, safe and exciting platform for sail training. We love the roomy cockpit, wide gunwales and high boom. With all new sails, rig, engine and various upgrades she is well-maintained and feels like new. And she’s fast! She offers three double berths and two additional berths in the saloon. Now featuring a Nespresso coffee machine! If you want to learn to sail in Melbourne in style then hop on board! Note that we do not have a sprayhood or bimini as they obstruct the view of the sails and inhibit communication (and learning).