Welcome to Junior Sailing at the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron! Our season runs from October through to March, with sessions for 12-17 year olds on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.

Whether you are a complete novice or want to build on your experience or are even looking for some advanced training, we have a Junior program for you. Learn how to sail and advance your seamanship skills in water craft from dinghies through to deep keel boats. Engage in the vibrant junior social life that the club promotes and build lifelong friends. 

The club fleet of Pacer dinghy’s and small J24 keelboats are available for the Juniors to use, and we also provide PFD life jackets. Our Juniors generally sail with our experienced Instructors and Safety boats in the protected waters of the Outer Harbour basin, so it’s a great protected area for learning and skills consolidation before getting to more advanced training. 

Sunday morning sailing is in 6 week blocks in Term 4 and also Term 1, from 9am to 12noon. These OutThere Sailing session (Combined 1/ 2 / 3) are run on our Dinghy’s for beginner and intermediate teens, with a mixed skill set so participants can still stay with their friends even if they have different sailing abilities. On the 7th Sunday, all the Juniors will combine for a Sunday Fun Day of games and friendly racing to really cement their new skills and have some fun!

Wednesday evenings during daylight saving hours are for our advanced Greenfleet teens who have completed OutThere Sailing 3 or equivalent. Come from 5.00pm to rig and sail the boats then have a blast with friends on our vessels as we focus on more advanced skills on the Pacers and J24’s. These sessions will be a mix of on-water sessions with our experienced Instructors, plus some theory around racing, navigation, boat maintenance skills and plenty of fun! Families are encouraged to come and enjoy our beautiful dining facilities afterward to help foster friendships among participants and parents. 

We are also running a 3 day Juniors Sailing Programme over the October school holidays for teens of any and all skill levels, with fun on the Dinghy’s, J24’s and general water games and good times - bring a friend and come along to see what the RSAYS Juniors Programme is all about!

If you are looking for learning though fun, a sense of belonging, some like-minded friends and new experiences with a vibrant, welcoming club atmosphere, this is the place for you. We welcome parent help at the training sessions, or if you would like to learn yourself as an adult we can give you a crewing experience on the larger boats that sail in the Wednesday Twilight series. 

• Please book our School Holiday Programme HERE

• our Term 4 2025 Beginner/ Intermediate sessions HERE

• and our Advanced Greenfleet sessions HERE

You may be eligible for the SA Sports Voucher as RSAYS is an approved provider. We can’t wait to have you on the water with us! .