THE AUSTRALIAN SAILING YACHT HANDBOOK
Find your yacht.
Know your course.
Your Australian sailing companion. From the first shortlist to the independent survey, the right purchase and a confident first season.
With Saily, your guide from dock to horizon.
Your next heading
Where are you in the journey?
PUT THE GUIDE TO WORK
Your yacht-buying toolkit
Eight stage checklists, a three-yacht comparison, a survey briefing sheet and a repair planner. Save locally and take a printed copy with you.
Choose your starting point
A guide for the yacht you want.
YOUR INDEPENDENT EYES BEFORE YOU BUY
Bring your questions to your surveyor.
A viewing helps you shortlist. An independent pre-purchase survey helps you understand condition, significant findings and what still needs investigation. Appoint a surveyor whose experience fits the yacht and agree the scope before booking.
Understand offer, deposit and inspection conditions before committing. A survey has an agreed scope and limitations; it is not a guarantee of every system.
THE BUYER’S FILES
What does the evidence actually tell you?
Follow three worked examples: an unresolved survey finding, a first-year budget and an incomplete repower quote. See the questions that change the decision.
From Sydney to Fremantle
Plan around your home waters.
Eight local guides connect berth access, independent inspection, state references and delivery planning.
Beyond the purchase
Own the yacht.
Build the skills.
A good first season starts with your regular crew, a practical learning plan and time on the water.
- Docking and close-quarters handling
- Reefing and working together under sail
- Understanding your yacht’s systems
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