The Ocean Hiker sailing course is an extended version of a Competent Crew Course. Our approach of teaching is based on our very own blue water sailing experience. The additional collection of skills are of importance to any crew on an ocean passage. We implemented the extra skills into the standard competent crew syllabus of the RYA or ISA. We are not only mentioning during the Ocean Hiker/ Competent Crew Course that there are marine VHF radios aboard any ocean going sailing yacht, we introduce at this level the basics to work it and we are sure that any captain or skipper will be thankful in a precarious situation that an marine radio unlicensed competent crew member was able to set up a correct pan pan pan call. This does not mean that we depreciate any available licenses within the maritime world but we know that knowledge and skills are essential for survival. After extensive research we found that most sailing associations are not teaching at any sailing course level  the skill of splicing ropes? Well, when we go for a Charter Cruise here in the Gulf of Thailand we definitely prefer a crew with a broad maritime knowledge and a bag full of skills.

Check out our different course combination’s to see what would suite you best. Our courses are taught by world cruisers, the yachts are oceangoing vessels equipped with the necessary gear to undertake passage making or ocean crossings.

Of course nobody can become within a week a fully trained skipper ready to cross the seas but our goal is to create a truly useful crew with maximum practical training possible in our given time frame.

New is as well the option of e-learning. You can start studying before actually getting here to to your time aboard. Have a look at the online section of the sailing school and get a taste what we are going to learn.

Start e-learning now for free!

We offer a few programs different from each other in terms of time and location following the same syllabus. A competent crew courses can start either from Koh Tao, from Koh Phangan or from Koh Samui.

Competent Crew Course and schedule

- 5 day 4 night Ocean Hiker off shore course (Live aboard) maximum 3 students!

Next live-aboard sailing courses with free places:

18.02.2012 – 22.02.2012 (FULL)

27.02.2012 – 02.03.2012 ( 1  places available)

12.04.2012 – 16.04.2012 ( 2  places available)

29.05.2012 – 02.06.2012 ( 1  places available)

- 5 days Ocean Hiker course on Koh Tao maximum 6 students!

Next sailing course:

on request!

- 5 day Ocean Hiker course plus 3 day passage to Angthong national marine park ( maximum 6 students)

Next mile builder:

on request!

All of the programs covering the same training syllabus only vary in the achievement of mileage.

Last Minute Competent Crew Course

See as well our last minute page where short upcoming courses are offered discounted.

If you haven’t been sailing in the Gulf of Thailand yet, a competent crew course with us will show you the beauty of silent traveling and will give you the confidence of being able to handle a sailing yacht.