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Learn to sail with Melbourne’s most popular sailing school

BLUE WATER SAILING SCHOOL

Tasters

get a taste of sailing

Experience Sailing

Cost: $220

Duration: 4 hours

Step on board and experience the world of sailing in this four-hour, no-pressure, low cost introduction to your new life on the water. Absolutley no experience necessary.

Learn to Sail

Cost: $660

Duration: 2 days (9am to 5pm)

Learn to sail in just two days on a 40′ yacht. We offer a fun and inclusive environment with no pressure. The perfect way to discover sailing, and explore a whole new lifestyle.

Go from Zero to Hero

Accredited Courses

Learn to Sail

Cost: $660

Duration: 2 days (9am to 5pm)

Learn to sail in just two days on a 40′ yacht. We offer a fun and inclusive environment without the pressure. The perfect way to discover sailing, and explore a whole new lifestyle!

Competent Crew

Cost: $660

Duration: 2 days (9am to 5pm)

Take the next step after ‘Learn to Sail’. Learn to helm, reinforce prior learning and grow in confidence. Take Learn to Sail, Competent Crew and Night Sail for the International Crew Certificate (package price available).

International Crew/Skipper

Cost: From $1740

Duration: 4 days liveaboard

An immersive program that quickly moves you from zero to hero. Take the first course at the crew level, then take another to become an Bareboat Skipper and qualify for the International Certificate of Competency (ICC).

Adventure Awaits

Australian East Coast Adventures 2025

Join the adventure next winter and build your miles or gain a qualification. Visit remote islands and coral reefs, spot whales and sail the Whitsundays.

Incredible

adventures & REGATTAS

Sail Beyond the Horizon

From dramatic Australian coastlines to stunning Mediterranean islands, our sailing adventures take you far beyond the Bay. Whether you’re chasing remote wilderness, warm tropical seas, or Mediterranean islands, we’ll get you there.

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Coastal
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Mediterranian
Holidays

Team
Racing

Vietnam Adventure 2026

"Tim and the team at Blue Water Sailing School are fantastic instructors. Not only do they know there stuff but they are also very friendly and instantly put you at ease as soon as you step aboard. I highly recommend them.

Kevin Bird

24 Jul, 2024 (Google REVIEW)

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Internationally Recognised

Inte rnational Yacht Training is the most internationally recognised boating standards system in the world. It offers the widest range of courses, ISO quality management and is truly international.

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 First 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).