Newport

Northern Beaches of Sydney
Boating on Pittwater

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Practical

Compass Courtyard

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Classroom

Royal Motor Yacht Club

Soak up the sights in a Boat Licence Course on Pittwater, one of Sydney’s most beautiful areas for recreational boating!

Read more about our Boat or Boat & Jetski Licence courses in Newport below:

Boat Licence Courses

Boat & Jetski Licence Courses

An ABC Training Boat on the wide open waters of Pittwater in Newport

Go Boating on beautiful Pittwater!

With expansive views of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Newport is one of our most scenic venues on the Upper North Shore of Sydney.

It’s an incredible location for those living in surrounding suburbs of Avalon Beach, Bayview, or Mona Vale, being just 10 minutes drive.

The drive doesn’t get much longer at only 20 minutes for Narrabeen, Palm Beach, or Terrey Hills.

Newport is a great location to do your General Boat Licence Course or Boat & Jet Ski/PWC Licence Course, and the wider waterway allows us plenty of space for those worried about the practical boating experience.

Venue Information:
Newport

Venue Tour Video

Course Location: Royal Motor Yacht Club

Parking Spaces

Meeting Location

Venue Amenities

See our Boat Licence Courses in action at Newport

Come aboard with Australian Boating College Sydney, and we’ll show you around Pittwater and the Royal Motor Yacht Club (RMYC).

We launch our boats at Bayview on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, and come around to the slipway at the back of the RMYC.

See us at the meeting point at the Compass Courtyard, tucked into the surrounding palm trees, and then the small wharf we board on.

Once we head out through the Pittwater waterway, past the hundreds of yachts and other vessels, you’ll see the salty mangroves and beaches that line the shore.

We normally sail out past Scotland Island and head to one of the many small bays to do our various manoeuvres – the weather helps us choose the best one on the day.

Watch a video of one of our most popular venues, perfect for anyone on the Northern Beaches who wants first-hand knowledge of this beautiful boating location!

Newport Venue Info

Course Location: Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay, Newport

Practical Address:

Compass Courtyard,
Royal Motor Yacht Club,
46 Prince Alfred Parade,
Newport, NSW 2106
RMYC Website

Newport is the only ABC Sydney venue that offers both Practical and Theory in one location, making it the simplest venue to attend – there’s no travel during the course.

Parking Spaces:

Parking your car at this venue is free.

The entrance is off Prince Alfred Parade, and you can access the free parking in the first set of car parks before the boom gate.

There’s no parking in the lower car park by the water, as this is for RMYC members.

Make sure you don’t wind up at the nearby Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, which will have many sailboats – but not your course.

Meeting Location:

At Newport you’ll park in the top car park and walk around the RMYC to meet us in the courtyard beside the boat ramp, near the Bistro.

Our brightly adorned Australian Boating College boats will be tied to the wharf, and our ABC Logo-wearing Instructors will find you in the courtyard.

Venue Amenities:

There are bathrooms provided within the RMYC.

For food and drink, there’s Salt Cove on Pittwater, which has a wide selection of Bistro-style meals.