Sail Gold Coast

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Prepare to sail Bare boat Whitsunday Islands

Take the stress out of the unknown and grab the helm with confidence after our comprehensive and hands on bare boat sailing course.

“Bare Boat Boot camp” is designed specifically for novice sailors, no experience is necessary to learn how to handle a yatch in the Whitsundays. We encourage you to bring all the people participating in the holiday as they will all gain valuable knowlegde and appreciation of what it takes to make a memorable and enjoyable holiday crusiing the Whitsundays.

We start with the very basics and take you all the way through to simulating a mini passage in the Whitsundays where you skipper the yatch, plan the route and execute all the decisions you’ll make on your holiday.

Some of the things we cover include

  • Safety on board
  • Navigating and Charts
  • Sail handling and sail trimming
  • Anchoring for a peaceful nights sleep
  • Tips on the best itenary for your holiday

Check out some of our Bare Boat Boot Camp feedback

Zoltan N wrote a review Sep. 2019 “Quick and efficient sailing course. We had a great time on board of Stella Maris, Terry was an excellent instructor, we learned lots of sailing skills in a few hours. It was a great preparation crash course for our planned bare boat charter. Looking forward to going back again to learn more! Highly recommended! Date of experience: September 2019″
 
David S wrote a review Apr. 2019 contributions Testimonial – sail gold coast “As we are planning an overseas trip bare boating on a yacht, we thought it may help to at least learn the basics of sailing, even though we planned to motor. Not anymore, our motor is now just in case there is no wind ! Terry the skipper showed us the ropes so to speak as well as handling the sails, tacking & safe anchoring on his 28ft yacht and we all as a family, with 3 kids under 12, had a job to do – and honestly we absolutely loved it ! Terry was informative and patient and this is what put us all at ease. Even my 10 year old daughter who didn’t even want to get on the boat in the first place was a gun at trimming the sails and we all can’t wait to set sail again. We are doing a refresher session with Terry just before we head off on our trip and are really looking forward to it. If you are thinking or had dreamed about a bare boat charter perhaps on the whitsundays or abroad, or perhaps just want to see what all the fuss is about regarding sailing, then we recommend Terry to set you on your way. As Terry will tell you himself flappy sails are not happy sails’ so get on board & learn the ropes ! Dave & Tammy