Welcome to Mainstay Sailing current courses page.

Whether you have never been on a yacht, or you just want to learn a bit more, we offer professionally run courses which will give you internationally recognised qualifications.

If you are planning to charter locally or internationally, we can offer courses which will give you the knowledge and ability to make it safe and enjoyable, as well as the certificate to present to the charter company.

Our practical courses are run on “Mohawk” a Bennetau 40.7, which is ideal for training in a safe and comfortable environment. Our training ground is The Whitsunday Islands. Your instructors are RYA qualified and will ensure your learning experience is fun, and exciting. We adapt the courses to suit all learning styles and personal preferences. The accommodation and food will set the ideal learning environment to ensure that you have a fantastic week with us.

Courses are conducted from Coral Sea Marina South in Airlie Beach - The beautiful Whitsunday region of Australia.

We look forward to sailing with you soon!

Upcoming events

Course Number 2537 RYA Competent Crew or RYA Dayskipper
Sun 14 Sep 2025 17:00 — Fri 19 Sep 2025 15:00
Airlie Beach
Course Number 2539 RYA Competent Crew or RYA Dayskipper
Sun 28 Sep 2025 17:00 — Fri 03 Oct 2025 15:00
Airlie Beach
Course Number 2541 RYA Competent Crew or RYA Dayskipper
Sun 12 Oct 2025 17:00 — Fri 17 Oct 2025 15:00
Airlie Beach
Ionian Adventure
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Sat 18 Oct 2025 17:00 — Sat 25 Oct 2025 09:00
D-Marin Lefkas Marina
Course Number 2545 RYA Competent Crew or RYA Dayskipper
Sun 09 Nov 2025 17:00 — Fri 14 Nov 2025 15:00
Airlie Beach
Course Number 2547 RYA Competent Crew or RYA Dayskipper
Sun 23 Nov 2025 17:00 — Fri 28 Nov 2025 15:00
Airlie Beach