This course combination will take you through the whole Ocean Hiker sailing course in 5 days by attending every day 5 hour sailing sessions of the coast of Koh Tao. After completing the 5 days we will embark on a 3 day cruise to the Angthong marine park. On the first day the target is to sail from Koh Tao to Koh Wua Talap, the only inhabited island and the home of the marine park rangers. This passage is 35 nautical from Koh Tao. During this cruise you have the chance to apply your freshly gained knowledge. On Koh Wua Talap tents will be ready prepared for.

On the second day exploration of the marine park is on the agenda. The viewpoint on Koh Wua Talap, the Bua Boke Cave, the inner lake on Koh Mae Koh, and the secret cave on Koh Ngam.

On the third day we set sails again to sail back to Koh Tao where we will arrive in the late afternoon.

What will you learn?

The syllabus of this sailing course can be found here.

What will you get?

5 day / 5 hours a day ocean hiker sailing course plus 3 days / two nights off shore cruise to Angthong national marine park and back to Koh Tao.

When to start?

Go to Price and Booking page, fill out the form, give us your maximum period of stay on Koh Tao by using the date picker and we will get back to you by e-mail with our sailing course schedule. Once we could agree on a date you will have to pay a deposit to confirm your booking. This can be done by bank transfer or even PayPal.

What does it cost?

The 5 day ocean hiker sailing course plus 3 day 2 nights offshore passage making to Angthong and back can be booked for one person or for groups with extra discounts if you are traveling with your friends.

Prices are per person and subject to 7% VAT

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.