McCrae Yacht Club
Established in 1961, McCrae Yacht Club is an off the beach sailing club located at McCrae, at the south end of Port Philip Bay on a beautiful sandy beach. We have generous car parking and boat storage facilities with safe boat launching from the beach.
McCrae Yacht Club is a family friendly yacht club with outstanding racing and regatta management. Enjoy the grass out the front, or the view from the deck - its your choice!
McCrae Yacht Club is located on the stunning southern shores on the Mornington Peninsula and boasts one of the best off-the-beach sailing sites in Australia. The club supports large fleets of A Class, B14, Paper Tiger, Laser, Taser, Contender, Sabre, Pacer, Minnow and Optimist.
Boasting one of Victoria's most modern fleets of rescue powerboats, the club runs a variety of sailing training, racing and social events over the year. We often host sailing Championships at state, national and international levels. Our sailing season starts in October and runs through until the end of April. Our program is generally junior training on Saturday mornings, sale racing on Saturday afternoons and training on Sunday mornings. We have approximately 600 members, and regularly have racing fleets of 70+ boats on Saturdays. Sailing membership and social memberships are available.
Learn to Sail
McCrae Yacht Club runs learn to sail courses for children from around seven years up as well as courses for teenagers and adults. Learn to unlock the puzzles of sailing in an ever-changing environment of wind and water, rules, strategy and tactics, friendships that last a lifetime.
Our Learning & Development program is a practical way to help your child discover life experiences in a truly great transition from learning to sail to being in control.
The program draws from a talent pool of coaches, international and national athletes and coaches. The focus is on gaining and building key skills to help the sailors evolve into confident sailors that will feel at home in any fun or competitive sailing environment they choose.
Try Sailing four week free trial - For 7 to 10 year old children to allow families to familiarise themselves with the sailing culture and life to decide whether it is for them. We will run the Try Sailing free four week trial during November, December, February and March. This is where the journey begins! A lifetime of discovery and adventure awaits! Please note that only one four week free trial is available per child. Continuation in our Learning and Development Program beyond the trial will require the usual payment of fees and membership.
Tackers summer holiday program - Tackers is a summer holiday program for 8 to 12 year olds. It is run in the second and third weeks of January 8:30am to 12:30pm Monday to Friday. This is a program for children to learn the basics of sailing in a fun but safe and controlled learning environment.
Adult and teenage learn to sail - This is an introductory course. Adults and teenagers can progress to competence very quickly with an onboard instructor. They will always feel safe and well looked after and the learning curve is steep. This season we will run the course over four Saturday mornings, two before Christmas and two at the beginning of February.
Learn to Windsurf - We will be running to 'Learn to Windsurf' courses this season. This is a beginners course and all equipment is provided. If the weather is cold it is best to have your own wetsuit.
Powerboat handling - Learn to competently handle a powerboat. We run powerboat courses when necessary, usually at the end of August or September. If you wish to become a sailing instructor, assistant instructor or sailing coach you will need to do this course.
Location
690 Point Nepean Road, McCrae 3938 Map
✆ (03) 5986 1361
Email Enquiry
Web Links
→ mccraeyc.com.au
→ McCrae Yacht Club on Facebook
→ McCrae Yacht Club Training Centre on Facebook
