Paper Sailors Rock

Save the 19 October in your calendars for the upcoming SheSails International Conference. This year the theme "Beyond Boundaries" as always will have a fantastic inspiring speaker lineup. It's an online event, so register, watch from your desk, lounge or boat🙂 Registrations opening soon.
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⛵ RYA Day Skipper – Face-to-Face Course
Do you find online training challenging? Prefer learning face-to-face, where you can ask questions, work through navigation exercises and learn alongside your instructor?

Build your navigation, passage planning, weather and seamanship knowledge with face-to-face instruction.

📅 23–27 August 2026
📍 Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron
💰 $1,595
📚 Includes all training materials valued at $595

Places are limited.
Send us a direct message or contact us via our website:
https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/contact-us/

🚨 Last Minute Sailing Opportunity! SAVE $1,320⛵
Yeppoon to Mackay 8 Days of Sail Training for the Price of 5!
Just $2,200 (Usually $3,520)

COUPON CODE - Y2MDEAL

Departing: 17 August 2026
Keppel Bay Marina, Rosslyn, QLD
Check out the itinerary:
https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/sailing-courses/yeppoon-to-mackay/

Work towards your:
✅ RYA Competent Crew
✅ RYA Day Skipper
✅ RYA Coastal Skipper
✅ Or simply join us to build your miles and experience.

Why settle for five days when you can spend eight days on the water building your sailing skills, gaining valuable sea miles and working towards your RYA Practical qualifications for the same price?

Your course includes:
⚓ 8 days aboard
🍽️ Meals included
🛏️ Onboard accommodation
🦺 Personal safety equipment
📚 Practical sail training and coaching

📍 Yeppoon to Mackay
⏰ Limited availability – last-minute booking only.

Don't miss one of the best value sailing opportunities we'll offer this year.

👉 Book now before this place disappears: https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/sailing-courses/mile-builders/

☀️ Vonnie is heading north... who's coming along? ⛵

Our Beneteau Cyclades 39.3, Vonnie is on the first leg of her journey, making her way north towards the spectacular Whitsundays, and you can join us along the way on one (or more!) of our upcoming Mile Builders.

📍 Upcoming Mile Builders
⚓17 Aug - Yeppoon → Mackay 8 Days - Approx. 250nm
⚓5 Sept - Mackay, Whitsundays 8 Days
⚓28 Sept - Airlie Beach → Mackay 5 Days
⚓12 Oct - Mackay, Whitsundays 5 Days
⚓21 Oct - Mackay → Yeppoon – Approx. 300nm
⚓14 Nov - Yeppoon → Brisbane – Approx. 350nm

Whether you're looking to build sea miles, gain offshore experience, work towards your RYA Practical certification, or simply enjoy an unforgettable sailing adventure, there's a passage for you.

Every passage is hands-on and packed with real sailing experience including watches, navigation, helming, anchoring, passage planning and developing the confidence that only comes from time on the water.

🌊 Where will your next adventure take you?

Explore all upcoming Mile Builders and book your place:
https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/sailing-courses/mile-builders/

Sailing Mile Builders | Offshore Experience Australia Explore sailing mile builder voyages across Australia. Gain offshore experience, night sailing time and logged sea miles.

Flash Back Friday!
With the recent announcement of the Osaka Cup Expressions of Interest, I've dug into Netty's YouTube archives for her first race with Gerry on Red Jacket in 2018. Love This!
Enjoy!
❤ Bec.

Life aboard Red Jacket in the Melbourne to Osaka Double Handed Yacht race 2018| to Osaka! Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

🌞 Escape the cold and join us aboard our 8 Day Yeppoon to Mackay Mile Builder, where you'll trade chilly mornings for warmer days, blue water and a rewarding offshore passage along Queensland's spectacular coast.

📍Departing Keppel Bay Marina 17 August.
📅Limited places remaining.
⛵All training, meals, accommodation, linen, PFD's and tethers provided.

You will island hop Keppel, Middle Percy, Scawfell and Brampton Islands, soaking up the best of North QLD sailing while developing real-world skills in navigation, watch keeping, passage planning and life onboard during an extended coastal voyage.

Whether you're working towards your next RYA qualification, preparing for offshore cruising, or simply wanting more time at sea, this is an experience that delivers far more than just miles.

Ready to head north?
Book your place:
https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/sailing-courses/yeppoo

Check out our other 2026 North QLD Mile Builders.. limited spots still available.
https://www.papersailorsrock.com.au/sailing-courses/mile-builders/