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SAS Day Skipper Combo

This course is aimed at all South African’s who would like to learn how to sail locally or who would like to hire a yacht overseas.
  • Pre-requisites: You should have completed the Competent Crew course or have equivalent experience and a good knowledge of navigation and boat handling with 100 logged miles
  • Minimum age: 16 Years
  • Where: Langebaan
  • Duration: 9 Days

Theory – 4 days (excludes accommodation and food)
Practical – 5 days (includes food and accommodation onboard)

Theory – 4 days (excludes accommodation and food)
Practical – 5 days (includes food and accommodation onboard)

SAS Day Skipper

This course if for the potential skipper to learn about practical, navigational and seamanship skills.

  • Pilotage in familiar waters
  • Advanced Sailing Skills
  • Selecting sails and spinnakers
  • Weather forecasts
  • Mooring a boat
  • Emergency situations
  • Night Sailing
  • Navigational techniques

Certification: SA Sailing Day Skipper Certificate of Competence = Category C for vessels over 9 meter – for sail and power, inland and offshore, allowing you to operate a recreational vessel up to 100 tons or up to 25 meter in length, from sunrise to sunset, less than 15 nautical miles from home port or 25 nautical miles from a safe haven.

Day Skippers License allow you to: Skipper a yacht offshore 25 miles from a safe haven or inland during daylight hours, sail legally on South African waters & hire a yacht overseas once you have applied for an ICC from SAS

NB PLEASE NOTE: To apply for your SAS Day Skippers Certificate of Competence from SAS, you will need:

  • SAMSA SRC Radio License (Atlantic Yachting does offer the 1 ½ day course)
  • SAS ISHIHARA Eye Test
  • SAS Day Skipper with school exam fee: R430.00 (club member) OR R645.00 (non-club member)
  • SAS Courier charge R100.00
  • AY Admin charge R2500.00
  • 1 x Colour ID Photo
  • Copy of your logbook with minimum 200nm logged (sailing)
  • Copy of your ID
  • Completed SAS application form
  • Signed SAS terms and conditions

** Applications from SAMSA or SAS can take up to 4 weeks to process**

Included

  • Food and Accommodation onboard for the duration of your practical sailing course (You will sleep at different ports throughout the practical sailing course)
  • Navigational Equipment – on loan (option to buy own equipment)
  • Charts + All course material – which is yours to keep after the course
  • Personal Logbook
  • Atlantic Yachting Cap
  • Diesel + Berthing Fees
  • Fresh linen, pillows and pillowcases
  • The use of Foul Weather gear should you need it
  • Tea, Coffee & Sugar in office and on yachts

Excluded

  • Shorebased accommodation and food during theory (you can choose to use our self-catering Atlantic Crew house @ R200.00/n)
  • Transport to Langebaan from Cape Town

What you need to bring with you

  • Suitable clothing – layers are a good idea, weatherproof jacket
  • Sailing / soft soled shoes (takkies or trainers)
  • Gloves – option to purchase from our shop
  • Polarized sunglasses – option to purchase from our shop
  • Buff – option to purchase from our shop
  • Sun cream – option to purchase from our shop
  • Sleeping Bag + Pillow
  • Hats/Caps, Beanie, Socks, Towels, Toiletries
  • Extra money for food & beverages

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  • Pre-requisites: You should have completed the Competent Crew course or have equivalent experience and a good knowledge of navigation and boat handling with 100 logged miles
  • Minimum age: 16 Years
  • Where: Langebaan
  • Duration: 9 Days

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