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Fully accredited RYA and SAS Training Centre for those interested in working in the Superyacht Indus Join us for a fantastic experience!

We offer a wide variety of sailing and power courses from Introduction Sailing courses to the prestigious Yachtmasters. Our training programs are professionally run by fully qualified instructors, on safe, reliable boats.

25/09/2026

It’s Friday. The school holidays are here. Cape Town is right outside.

So get off the couch and onto the water.

Whether you’ve never stepped aboard a sailing yacht before or you’re working towards becoming a more capable, confident skipper, there’s no substitute for time on the water.

Learn to helm. Trim sails. Understand the wind. Navigate. Work as part of a crew. Make decisions for yourself.

And, most importantly, go sailing.

Ocean Star Sailing Academy offers internationally recognised RYA training from Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront, whether it be your first experience under sail through to Yachtmaster training.

Less scrolling. More sailing.

17/09/2026

Most of the time, your navigation systems work exactly as they should.

The value of proper training becomes very clear when they don’t.

After completing her RYA Day Skipper training with Ocean Star Sailing Academy, Melissa joined the Oyster World Rally in Australia. Just ten days into the journey, she found herself on night watch when the boat suffered a complete loss of power.

No electronic navigation. Heavy traffic. Narrow channels through the Great Barrier Reef. 30 knots of wind.

The solution came back to fundamentals: steering to a bearing, identifying vessel lights, maintaining situational awareness, understanding the traffic around her and applying the navigation principles she had learned during training.

The fault was eventually identified and power restored. But for three hours, the theory stopped being theory.

At Ocean Star Sailing Academy, we teach the technical foundations of seamanship because competent skippers cannot depend on electronics alone. Navigation, collision regulations, pilotage, weather, passage planning and practical boat handling are skills that need to be understood, practised and retained.

Because the equipment may change.

The principles don’t.

Train for more than the certificate. Train to understand why you need it.

Ocean Star Sailing Academy
RYA Training in Cape Town

03/08/2026

The best investment you'll ever make is in yourself.

Secure your place on one of our Career Course Packages before 25 August, pay your 50% deposit, and avoid our annual price increase.

Travel further. Earn more. Live differently.

31/07/2026

Every year, aspiring crew tell themselves they'll do it "next year."

The crew who get hired are the ones who start today.

Pay your 50% deposit before 25 August and secure your Career Course Package at current pricing.

Your future crew mates are already booking.

30/07/2026

You're not just enrolling on a course.

You're investing in an international career.

Book before 25 August, pay your 50% deposit and avoid our annual price increase on all Career Course Packages.

The world is your workplace.

28/07/2026

The Superyacht industry rewards those who prepare before opportunity arrives.

Secure your place on one of our Career Course Packages before 25 August, pay your 50% deposit and lock in today's pricing before our annual increase.

Your future starts with one decision.

27/07/2026

Imagine where you could be this time next year...

Working aboard a luxury superyacht.
Exploring the Mediterranean.
Building a career you'll never forget.

Book before 25 August and secure your place at current pricing with a 50% deposit.

Future you will thank you.

23/07/2026

⏳ The countdown has begun.

Our annual course price increase is approaching.

Book any Career Course and pay your 50% deposit before 25 August to secure current pricing.

Don't miss your opportunity.

21/07/2026

Luxury yachts don't wait.

Neither should you.

Book your Career Course Package before 25 August, pay your 50% deposit and avoid the annual price increase.

Your Superyacht career begins with one booking.

20/07/2026

The question isn't whether you can picture yourself working on a Superyacht.

The question is...

Will you still be thinking about it after the price increase?

Book before 25 August, pay your 50% deposit and secure today's pricing on all Career Course Packages, SAVE R6 010,00 on our Chef Career Package.

Your adventure starts at Ocean Star Sailing Academy.

Address

14 W Quay Road, V&A Waterfront
Cape Town
8002

Website

https://oceanstarsailing.com/

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