The Coastal Skipper course is an internationally recognised recreational skippers ticket for candidates wanting to skipper power-driven vessels or sailing vessels over 9m in length powered by a motor of 15HP and higher. The Coastal Skipper Course allows the holder to skipper a vessel day or night within 40nm of the South African coastline. 

The goal of this course is to train candidates with the knowledge in order to pass a South African Sailing Coastal Skippers theory exam, as well as provided an overview of essential seamanship skills and safety procedures required in the Coastal Skipper practical and oral exams. 

The complete Coastal Skipper Course is comprised of two components:

• An online theory course of 21 chapters, preparing students for the Theory and Oral Coastal Skipper exams. The theory course should take +-4 weeks to complete.
• The practical course is 4 days of hands-on sail training in order to prepare candidates for the Coastal Skipper Oral and Practical exams. The Theory and Oral exams are conducted at the end of this practical training on-board the vessel you’ve trained on. At the end of the Coastal Skipper Practical exam, successful candidates will receive their SAS Coastal Skipper tickets.

Start your sailing journey with the Coastal Skipper online theory course.

Once you’ve completed the theory course and successfully completed the Coastal Skipper theory exam, book your Coastal Skipper practical course and come sail with us! (The practical course is not included in the price of the Coastal Skipper theory course)