Courses and clubs in New Zealand
- Coastguard Boating Education: Courses for new and returning boaties: a free online introduction, Day Skipper, Boatmaster and the Maritime VHF Operator’s Certificate, in a classroom, at home or online.
- Yachting New Zealand: learn to sail: The national learn-to-sail programme, taught by qualified coaches at clubs around the country, in dinghies and keelboats.
- Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron: learn to sail: Adult learn-to-sail courses on keelboats at Westhaven, Auckland, from Level 1 for complete beginners.
- Royal Akarana Yacht Club Academy: Dinghy courses for children and adults at Ōkahu Bay, Auckland, in stable boats, from Adult Level 1 for people who have never sailed.
- Maritime NZ: boating courses: The national maritime regulator’s page on recreational boating courses and where to find them.
Dates, prices and what each offers change from season to season, so check with them before you book.
Keeping track
The simulator’s logbook has a page called Done it on the water: a tick for each skill on its skill map, with the date and a note, for when you have done it for real. The ticks stay on your own device.