Community Sailing

VETERANS SAILING

NCYC are pleased to have partnered with Saltwater Veterans to provide regular sailing experiences and courses for Australian veterans.

A social group of military and emergency services veterans who use sailing to be physically and mentally active, Saltwater Veterans are committed to supporting others, that like them (at one time or another) have needed that little help with social re-engagement via some wind-powered kinetic motion.

Saltwater Veterans isn’t necessarily about reminiscing or who has ‘done what’, it is about moving forward, re-engaging and inspiring others with what can be achieved beyond time in service.

SAILING ACTIVITIES

Discover Sailing Experiences are offered on the fourth Thursday of each month.  We meet in the clubhouse for a coffee & briefing before going on-water and then enjoy a light lunch/snack in the clubhouse afterwards.

Start Crewing and Start Helming courses are also scheduled throughout the year if you would like to extend your sail training and knowledge with this Australian Sailing syllabus course.

Online registrations are completed through Saltwater Veterans.

Please follow this link to register and reserve your spot!  https://www.saltwaterveterans.org/

U3A is a self-help international organisation, where retired and semi-retired people provide courses for each other.

Newcastle U3A was established in 1990 and for 33 years has been providing learning opportunities and social get-togethers for seniors and retirees of our region.  NCYC Member and qualified keelboat instructor Henk Zeeman, introduced sailing to Newcastle U3A in 2019.

SAILING ACTIVITIES

Discover Sailing Experiences on the club’s fleet of Force 24 inshore keelboats are offered exclusively to U3A members on selected Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

These 2-hour sessions are offered as single stand alone dates so members can book onto as many of the available sessions as suits their schedule/lifestyle.  Skills and knowledge will be built with the more sessions attended.

All bookings and payment are made directly with NCYC and dates need to be booked separately.

U3A members who need assistance with booking sessions online, please contact Jacqui in the NCYC Sailing Office via [email protected] or on 4940 8188

If you are interested to find out more about Newcastle U3A or to join as a member to access the Tuesday sailing activities, please click through to the website – https://newcastle.u3anet.org.au/

MAKING WAVES FOUNDATION

Making Waves Foundation aims to improve the lives of disabled and disadvantaged people through their sailing programs. By developing people’s confidence and team skills, they help people meet life’s challenges with determination and optimism.

The ‘Winds of Joy’ sailing program supports and empowers people living with a disability or youth facing disadvantage to experience the challenge and joy of sailing.  Since 1994, MWF have supported over 50,000 people through their programs!

Thanks to significant financial and organisational support by a Newcastle-based private benefactor, MWF was excited to announce the establishment of a permanent program base in Newcastle from 2022.

The Newcastle program now has its own dedicated TP52 yacht and we are pleased to support the ‘Winds of Joy’ program by providing a permanent berth in the NCYC marina free-of-charge.

SAILING ACTIVITIES

Click through to the Making Waves Foundation calendar of events that provides details of the sailing dates and activities in Newcastle – https://makingwavesfoundation.com.au/the-calendar-sail

SUPPORT

The Making Waves Foundation are seeking local and mutually beneficial community partnerships, and collaborations to assist the program.

If you or someone you know would like to support, please contact MWF here.

The NCYC Sailing Academy has been providing sailing activities to the Scouting and Guiding community since it’s inception in 2014.

We are proud to have introduced hundred’s of young people to the enjoyment of sailing.

SAILING ACTIVTIES

Our activities are conducted on the waters of Newcastle Harbour on our fleet of six Force 24 inshore keelboats, which can carry a qualified instructor and up to four participants.  Maximum capacity for active sailors is 24 people.  We have a support powerboat on-water that may also carry some observers.

Afternoon sessions run for 1.5 hours on specific dates during daylight savings periods.  Full details of the program options can be downloaded via the booking guidelines link below.

Scout and Guides Leaders can discuss afternoon sailing activities with the Sailing Academy team via email to [email protected]

KIDS TRY SAILING

We offer a free try sailing opportunity to kids aged 6 to 12 years as part of our annual SailFest Newcastle event which is held around March/April each year.

Children can sail on one of our Tackers dinghies, either with an NCYC junior sailing member to help them out or they can give it a try themselves under the watchful eye of our instructors.

We sail on the sheltered waters of Throsby Creek, launching from the beach near Carrington boat ramp.

Such a great opportunity for children to ‘give it a go’!

For the latest dates and times, jump across to our SailFest Newcastle website – https://sailfest.com.au/

DISCOVER SAILING DAYS

Soldier On participants onboard ‘Schouten Passage’

From time to time we host large free Discover Sailing Days which are open to the general public and we also work with local community groups and organisations to offer special sailing days for their members .