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Family Sailing Adventures
Highlights
- Join a two-hour sailing adventure and bond with your family while mastering the basics of sailing together.
- Experience Newcastle's stunning sights from the water, creating unforgettable memories as you navigate the coastline.
- Enjoy a complimentary share bowl of chips in the clubhouse, perfect for recounting your sailing stories after the adventure.
- Relax in a family-friendly environment with qualified instructors ensuring a safe and enjoyable outing for all ages.
Time spent with family is worth every second . . .
Join us as a family group for a two-hour sailing experience which provides that opportunity to get out on the water and spend time together doing something fun!
Your small inshore keelboat comes with a qualified instructor, so your family will learn all the basics of sailing and enjoy working together as a team to make the boat sail.
You’ll also get to experience the sights of Newcastle, looking back on our city from the water!
Afterwards enjoy a free share bowl of chips back in the clubhouse, as you tell your ‘sailing stories’!
Suitable for families of four. Children from 7 years of age, with at least one adult onboard. If you’re a family of five, please get in touch with us and we can discuss some possible options.
Tour details
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Available from 10 October 2025 to 3 April 2026
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Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club – Sailing Academy
Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club is located at Wickham on the shores of the Port of Newcastle, NSW. The Club’s precinct is a waterfront stroll from the city and includes a sailing academy, marina, cafes, restaurants and licensed clubhouse.
The active Sailing Academy offers a wide range of learn-to-sail courses and fun sailing experiences for both children and adults. The courses are open to everyone, club membership is not required! Also, as an “Australian Sailing” accredited centre, you can be assured of skilled instructors and a high standard of delivery.
Aboard their fleets of inshore keelboats or Tackers dinghies for kids, they aim to offer you an experience and view of Newcastle like no other.
The Courses and Experiences include: “Discover Sailing” Experiences, Women’s Sailing courses “Tackers” kids learn to sail “OutThereSailing” for adventurous teens, Family Sailing Adventures, Friday Twilight Sailing, and Start Crewing keelboat courses.
Given the wonderful location and vista of Newcastle Harbour, the Academy instructors aim to give every participant an experience they will thoroughly enjoy and long remember.
With an objective of developing and promoting sailing in Newcastle, the club is focused on maintaining its welcoming approach and hospitable charm to both “old salts” and those new to sailing.
Activities
Memberships
- Boating Industry Association
- Regional Tourist/Tourism Association/Organisation
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