The Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club’s Sailing Academy is an accredited “Discover Sailing Centre” of Australian Sailing, the national body for our sport.
RevSPORT is the online booking platform provided by Australian Sailing for all course bookings for NCYC Sailing Academy courses.
If you’re registering for a course or event and need an Australian Sailing Number (AS Number), it’s quite easy and FREE if you follow these few steps . . .
No need to enter any details yet, just go straight to select the SIGN UP button
Select that you are a NEW MEMBER
Entry your NAME, DATE OF BIRTH and GENDER to create your AS Number.
The steps from here on should be self explanatory . . .
Please remember if you are registering for a child, you must enter their details at this step so as to create their own AS Number.
If you have any trouble, please do not hesitate to give the Sailing Office a call on 4940 8188 or email us via [email protected]
An Australian Sailing Number (AS Number) is the single identifier for all participants in Sailing nationally for membership, course participation and qualifications. Registering is quick, simple and doesn’t cost anything extra. You will automatically receive an AS Number when registering for a sailing course.
The AS Number will remain as your unique identifier regardless of what level you come into the sport and what level you ultimately achieve.
Some of the benefits include:
Each person needs their own individual AS Number, so for example, a child enrolling in a Tackers course needs their own AS Number, registration cannot be done using a parents AS Number.
You receive an AS Number as part of the process of registering for an Academy course or by becoming a General or Crew member of the Club.
Your AS Number and Training Membership covers you for the duration of your course and for a period of 3 months after the course finish date. For more details about membership of NCYC please click through to our Membership Information.
The NSW Government is helping kids get active with the new Active Kids program and Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club is pleased to be an approved provider.
Apply for your voucher online here with Service NSW.
Vouchers can be used for our Tackers and OutThere Sailing courses as well as any other open courses that children may choose to take.
The 16-digit voucher number will need to be submitted at the time of registration.
You must also please use the discount code active50 in the payment screen when registering to deduct the $50.
Our Courses/Events will be conducted on the date(s) as listed on the registration portal. Please ensure you are able to attend the session(s) prior to registering.
If you are aware that you will be unable to attend a session, we request that you contact the Sailing Academy via [email protected] before the session is due to commence. This will help to prevent our instructors holding up the group whilst waiting for you to arrive.
Please refer to our Terms & Conditions – Refunds and Course/Event Transfers to understand notice periods required and options.
On occasion, due to adverse weather conditions, we are required to postpone and reschedule sessions. We will organise to catch up the missed session in accordance with our Terms & Conditions.
NCYC will schedule a ‘Keelboat Catch Up Session’ approximately once a month during Spring & Summer and less frequently during Autumn & Winter.
Please refer to the Catch Up Session Schedule to see upcoming dates and to book a place.
Our standard Terms & Conditions apply to these sessions including, refunds/reschedules.
Generally, courses still run, we may need to hold an on-shore practical/theory session if we can’t get on the water.
If for some reason a session is cancelled or needs to be rescheduled, we will endeavour to get in touch via e-mail at least 2 hours before. If you do not receive an email, please assume we are going ahead and we will assess the conditions at the time of the session.
Should we have to reschedule we will work with you to find a suitable catch-up date – the process differs depending upon the course in which you are registered.
Please refer to our NCYC Sailing Academy Terms & Conditions – Refunds and Course/Event Transfers for full details
If you are coming by car you are welcome to park in the NCYC car park (this is however a Council restricted 2-hour parking area) or park across the bridge at Carrington and enjoy the short walk back over the bridge.
Course participants are offered a parking pass for the NCYC car park as part of your enrolment and you can collect one from your Instructor. Please ensure this is completed and displayed correctly as Council Rangers do regularly patrol the car park and surrounding areas.
Another option is to come by train/light rail as the Wickham Interchange is a pleasant short walk from the Club.
We are pleased to offer gift vouchers for ALL of our courses at the Sailing Academy.
Options are available from $55 through to $450 and can be created for an individual, a couple, the grandkids, a family or a group of friends… we are happy to work with you to create a unique offering.
Vouchers can be laminated and posted, collected at the Clubhouse, or emailed as a .pdf file to be on-forwarded to the recipient or printed at home.
The vouchers are created for a specific type of course and left open for the recipient to choose the course date(s) that suit them best from our scheduled courses.
Some options available:
Payment can be made by credit/debit card (VISA or MasterCard) over the phone.
All vouchers are valid for 3 years from date of purchase.
Contact us via [email protected] to arrange your voucher.
The Sailing Academy is a registered COVID Safe Business with NSW Health
We welcome your questions and offer our assistance with course enrolment – please contact the Sailing Academy on [email protected]