Welcome to Cape Town Sailing Academy & Charters
We are passionate about sailing so come & ' Escape with us ! where ' less is more ', there are less students on the training boats and we strive to offer more in terms of quality & hands on experience and tuition'!
Join the 'elite' group of students who are making history by training on the famous Intrepid, the boat a Southern Wright whale breached onto on the 18th July 2010 in Table Bay.
stop press... stop press... stop press.... 1 September 2010 Read the latest News from the 'Whale Whisperer' ( see our News page & enjoy the read.)
The next Comp Crew and Day Skipper courses begin in Sept so register soon.
24 August 2010. Introduction to Sailing with CTBI & our current Day Skippers ( View Gallery page under Comp Crew August 2010)
15 August 2010 Congratulations to our five competent crew students who successfully completed their training last weekend and officially became the first 5 students to sail on the famous Intrepid after the whale breaching incident on the 18 July 2010. Well done to Naomi Kranhold, Simon Friend, Ross McCallum , Thomas Clark and Tatjana Moe. ( see our Gallery page for the latest pictures & look at the News page for more information )
5 August 2010 For all the info on the famous 'Whale breaching onto Intrepid' go to our News and Gallery pages.
The Cape Town Sailing Academy is a SA Sailing accredited Training School offering Internationally recognised sailing courses.
We offer Introduction to Sailing; Competent Crew; Day Skipper & Coastal Skipper Courses, as well as a Practical Sea Mileage Course and Competency in Single-Handed Sailing Techniques.See our Courses Page for all the upcoming courses! OR LET US TAILOR MAKE THE TIMES FOR ANY ACCREDITED SA SAILING COURSE TO SUIT YOU. Remember, once you have done a sailing course with us, it does not end there. We sail regularly and you are free to join us anytime to increase your sailing skills at no extra charge, even if it's only for a few hours sailing during the week.
Charters: Sail in the Duncan Docks harbour area as you leave the Royal Cape Yacht Club, experience the V&A Waterfront by boat, or sail across Table Bay to Robben Island with Table Mountain as a spectacular backdrop.
Go on an intimate romantic sunset cruise and have sundowners anchored off Clifton or Granger Bay near Mouille Point watching the sunset. For those who have more time, sail to Hout Bay. Further a field lies Cape Point and Simonstown or sail up the west coast to Dassen Island and Saldanha Bay.
These are just a few of the many options open to those wanting to spend a few hours, a day or even a few days on board an ocean cruising yacht. Whether you are a novice and have never sailed, or want to learn the art of sailing, navigation and seamanship, or just want to do something different and spend a few hours or days on the water sailing in one of the most beautiful cities and coastlines in the world, we can tailor a trip to suit your requirements and pocket.
We cater for singles, couples or small groups to a max. of 8 persons.
All our yachts are safe ocean cruisers & conform to the SAMSA and SA Sailing safety specifications with valid, up to date certificates of safety.
For more details and bookings contact Ralph on 082 445 9059 / Paloma on 083 700 0088 or send an email to: info@capetownsailing.co.za
