The friendliest SAILING club out west

There is something very special about French Bay Yacht Club. We are a community focused club with its clubhouse cantilevered out over the picturesque Manukau Harbour. Dating back to the 1950s, the club is a place people come to sail and enjoy a range of other water activities. Through the recent construction of a rigging deck out over the water and continual upgrade of our equipment we offer pathways to get families afloat. Our equipment and facilities are also used by French Bay Schools Waterwise as part of their primary school teaching curriculum. French Bay Yacht Club is fantastic place to hang out as a family over the weekend, messing about in boats and enjoying our community focused events such as Dinner at the Bay. Please check out our sailing calendar here

Learn to sail

We have great learn to sail programmes both for kids and adults, running year round, with the accent on a fun introduction to sailing.

Join the club

We'd love your or your family to become involved with the on the water community at French Bay.

Venue hire

Our architecturally designed clubhouse that overlooks the Manukau Harbour can comfortably accommodate 100-120 people.