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Flying Fish: learn about diesel engines and operating your yacht
Flying Fish Sailing offers diesel-engine training alongside maintenance, electrical-system and sailing courses in Sydney. For owners who want to understand more of the boat they look after, the technical subjects provide a direct reason to investigate the school.
Learn about machinery with dedicated instruction
Practical time sailing does not always include structured learning about the engine. Flying Fish includes diesel engines and yacht maintenance within its wider programme, giving those topics attention separate from simply getting the boat underway.
We like that approach. Owners may want to develop knowledge in a specific area without making every learning goal a sailing qualification. Technical subjects provide another way to become more involved in understanding the vessel.
Sailing tuition at different levels
The school is based at Middle Harbour Yacht Club and offers introductory sailing, Day Skipper, Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster training. Navigation theory and marine radio are also part of the range, with racing and offshore experiences available through the business.
Flying Fish has more than 30 years in training, serving recreational sailors and people pursuing professional goals. Fast-track and modular Yachtmaster options provide routes for more advanced development.
Why we feature the school
The engine courses are particularly relevant to this site's readers, but we also appreciate the breadth around them. Understanding a yacht means knowing how its systems and its operation fit together.
We feature Flying Fish because it supplies instruction in both technical subjects and sailing. An owner can investigate the course that addresses the next thing they want to learn, whether that is machinery knowledge or taking greater responsibility aboard.