Fincraft 21 Skipper Training Academy

Kill switch, kill switch‼️‼️

Right…

While we're on the topic of boating safety there's ONE thing I need to talk about.

And honestly?

This is the one thing on the water that genuinely scares the absolute living s**t out of me.

Not forgetting the drain plug.

Not smashing into another boat.

Not getting stuck on the water.

Not hitting a sandbank.

Not falling off a wakeboard and getting knocked unconscious by the water.

Not even a barbel swimming into me while I'm floating around waiting for someone to fetch me… although I'll admit I'd probably kak myself a bit...

No.

Mine is the propeller.

And if you've ever seen a REAL propeller injury before…

You'll understand immediately why.

Because let me tell you now

There are boating accidents…

And then there are propeller strikes.

Those are in a completely different category of nightmare.

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗚𝗢 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡 𝗔 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗧… 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗚𝗢 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗬 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚

The problem with boating is when things go wrong…

They don't go "slightly wrong."

They go HORRIBLY wrong.

And the scary thing about prop accidents?

Most of them happen during normal, lekker, calm days on the water.

Not storms.
Not chaos.
Not 5-meter swell.

Sunny Saturdays.
Glass water.
Good vibes.
Cooler box open.
Music playing.
Everyone relaxed.

That's when complacency sneaks in.

And complacency on a boat is deadly.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥

Now look…

A lot of okes don't understand what a prop actually is.

You see this shiny stainless steel thing at the back of the boat and your brain goes:

"Ah yes. Spinny water fan."

NO.

That thing is basically an underwater blender from hell.

A standard 3-blade prop on a 150-250hp motor cruising at 3,200 RPM delivers 160 blade strikes per second.

PER SECOND.

Do the maths: 3,200 RPM ÷ 60 seconds = 53 rotations per second. Times 3 blades.

160 strikes. Per second.

No jokes...

And because you're in water…

You can't "move away" properly.

The spinning prop actually creates suction and pulls you TOWARD it.

That's why prop injuries are so horrific.

It doesn't just cut once.

It strikes repeatedly into bone, arteries, muscle and tissue in milliseconds.

Honestly speaking…

If you survive a direct high-speed prop strike you are unbelievably lucky.

Because these things don't play games.

At all.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗞𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗨𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬

Now there's one incident in SA boating history that I think every single boater in this country needs to know about.

Bronkhorstspruit Dam.

2 January 2012.

Bajadam resort.

Three people on a boat.

Skipper Eddy dos Santos

42 years old.

His two passengers: Raymond da Costa, 17, and Michelle Rujo, 16.

They were out on the water pulling a tube.

A normal, lekker, SA summer day.

And within seconds... everything changed forever.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚

At about 11:30am, skipper Eddy dos Santos made a sharp turn.

He lost control of the boat.

He fell overboard.

And then as the out-of-control vessel spun, Raymond and Michelle followed him into the water.

All three people from the boat.

In the water.

At the same time.

Engine still running.

Still in gear.

And here is where one tiny little thing... one small, cheap, plastic piece of equipment that should have been clipped to his wrist became the difference between a tragedy and a tragedy that could have been prevented.

The kill-switch lanyard was not attached.

Because the second Eddy went overboard…

The motor didn't shut off.

Instead…

It entered what marine investigators call:

𝗧𝗛𝗘 "𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛"

And if you don't know what that is…

You should.

Because every single skipper in South Africa needs to understand this.

When someone falls out of a boat that's still in gear…

The torque from the motor pulls the steering hard over.

The boat immediately locks into a tight high-speed spin.

Meaning the boat circles directly back over the exact spot where the people fell into the water.

Again.
And again.
And again.

It literally hunts its own passengers.

Imagine being in the water…

And hearing your own boat screaming back toward you every few seconds.

Absolute nightmare fuel.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦

The circling boat ran over all three of them.

The stainless steel propeller struck Eddy, Raymond, and Michelle repeatedly... causing catastrophic, unsurvivable lacerations.

Witnesses described the scene as harrowing.

All five people on the water that day, including two survivors who had been on the tube were wearing life jackets.

The boat complied with legal requirements.

None of it mattered.

Because the one thing that would have stopped all of it…

Wasn't attached.

All three

Eddy dos Santos, Raymond da Costa, and Michelle Rujo

Died that day on Bronkhorstspruit Dam.

And SAMSA confirmed they would be investigating.

The South African Maritime Safety Authority's regional manager, Captain Francis Chilalika, stated: "Our investigation will be looking at what happened, how it happened and why."

The answer was already there.

One small coiled cord.

Not attached.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗜𝗘 𝗦𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗠𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗦

Now here's where a lot of skippers lie to themselves.

• "Ag I'm only moving the boat quickly."
• "We're going slow."
• "The water's calm."
• "I know what I'm doing."
• "I've been boating my whole life."

Cool boet.

Physics does not care.

The propeller doesn't care.

The water doesn't care.

And your experience means absolutely nothing when your body hits cold water unexpectedly and your brain goes into shock.

Even Olympic swimmers would struggle in that situation.

Eddy dos Santos didn't plan to fall overboard.

Nobody ever does.

𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗪

And can we PLEASE talk about bow riding quickly?

Because every December our dams become a live-action Final Destination movie.

Okes sitting on the bow.
Girls sitting on gunwales.
Half the crew hanging off the sides.
Music pumping.
Driver looking everywhere except forward.

One rogue wake.

ONE.

And somebody falls directly under the hull straight toward the prop.

That's all it takes.

"𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗟…"

And here's another myth people believe:

"The boat's in neutral."

Sharp.

Except propellers can STILL slowly rotate in neutral because of mechanical friction in the gearbox.

Meaning loose clothing, hair or limbs can still get caught near the stern.

So no

Neutral does NOT mean safe.

ENGINE OFF means safe.

Key out.
Dead still.
Then people swim.

Simple.

𝗜𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦… 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗦

Now if the worst DOES happen…

You need to understand something very important.

You have MINUTES.

Sometimes seconds.

Because prop injuries destroy major arteries.

A person can bleed out unbelievably fast.

Which is why EVERY serious boat should carry proper tourniquets onboard.

Not "ag there's some plasters in the cubby."

Real tourniquets.

Because direct pressure alone often isn't enough for prop strikes.

And if somebody goes into that water bleeding badly…

Your response time becomes everything.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗡-𝗡𝗘𝗚𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗘𝗦

So here's the basic non-negotiable rules every skipper should follow:

• Kill switch attached EVERY time the engine runs
• Nobody swimming near a running motor
• No bow riding
• No sitting on gunwales underway
• Carry proper trauma kits and tourniquets
• Brief your passengers before every trip
• Respect the propeller at ALL times

Because boating safety isn't passive.

It's active.

You choose it every single trip.

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦

That little coiled kill cord should be treated like part of the ignition key itself.

If the engine is running…

It's attached to you.

No excuses.
No laziness.
No "just quickly."
No "I'll put it on now now."

Every.
Single.
Time.

Because the difference between:
"Lekker day on the dam"

And:
"Trauma helicopter to Johannesburg"

Can literally be one tiny plastic clip.

Eddy dos Santos. Raymond da Costa. Michelle Rujo.

Three people. One January morning. One unattached clip.

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗦

• Have you ever actually seen a propeller accident happen?
• Have you seen what the aftermath looks like?
• Do you know someone this has happened to?
• And what's YOUR biggest fear on the water?

Drop it below.

Outing to the beautiful Ngodwana dam.
Congratulations skippers!🛥

Happy Skippers🛥 Congratulations!

Be informed, stay safe🛥🚤

Today we’re chatting about 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁... what you actually need, and why it’s there, not just because some oke with a clipboard told you so.

This one’s for Category R boats.
If you don’t know what Cat R is… congratulations, you are exactly who this post is for.

Cat R = your average oke taking his boat out on a dam or river. Nothing fancy. Just vibes, a cooler box, and questionable decision-making.

Let’s break it down.

𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 (𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗦𝗔 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 – 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝘂 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱)
You need 𝟭 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 on board.

And no...
That R200 special from Temu, the China Mall, or that one oke selling “marine gear” from the boot of his Polo 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁.

SAMSA approved means:
• Proper buoyancy
• Proper straps
• Actually keeps your head above water

Not:
• Decorative foam
• Festival fashion
• “Ag it floats a bit”

If someone goes overboard and that jacket doesn’t work, the paperwork is the least of your problems.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁)
Yes, boats burn.
Yes, even your boat.

Fuel + electrics + heat = surprise braai you didn’t plan.

A fire extinguisher turns:
• Boat gone
into
• Boat still here

Simple maths...

𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿 (𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲)
I know some of you are thinking:
“How the hell does an anchor save my life?”

Easy.
Motor dies.
Current is strong.
Dam wall is getting closer.
Panic levels rising.

You throw the anchor, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, and suddenly you’re not starring in the next rescue video.

No anchor = you’re just drifting and hoping for the best.
Hope is not a safety plan.

𝟱𝟬𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗽𝗲 (𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿)
Without rope, you’re basically chucking your anchor into the dam and saying:
“Good luck, my boy.”

The rope:
• Connects anchor to boat
• Lets you tie up
• And let’s be honest…

99% of the time it’s used to 𝘁𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘄𝗮𝘆 because:
“Ag sorry bru, forgot to put petrol.”

Classic.

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 (𝗔𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱)
Chain helps the anchor sit properly and bite.

No chain = anchor skips
Anchor skips = you keep drifting
Drifting = stress
Stress = mistakes

Simple.

𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 (𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹)
Carry basic spares:
• Spark plugs
• Primer bulb
• Fuses
• Extra fuel line

Because the part that fails will always be:
• On a Sunday
• Far from the slipway
• When you’re already annoyed

𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆)
Lose steering?
This little bar lets you 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱.

Without it you’re just:
• Turning the wheel
• Going straight
• Re-evaluating your life choices

𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 (𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲)
Nobody wants to paddle.
Everyone ends up paddling at least once.

You will be:
• Sunburnt
• Angry
• Sore for two weeks

But paddles mean you get home.
No paddles means you wait… and wait… and wait.

𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 & 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 (𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲)
Clip it on.
Every time.

Fall out → motor stops.
Don’t clip it → runaway boat → absolute nightmare.

If you still argue about this one, boating is not your sport.

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗶𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝘁 (𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝘁)
Cuts, hooks, prop nicks, slips... it happens.

This is a 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲-𝗶𝘁-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗼𝘁-𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱-𝗶𝘁 item.

Because when you need it and don’t have it, suddenly everyone becomes a doctor with terrible advice.

Final Truth...

This equipment isn’t there to:
• Ruin your day
• Waste your money
• Make surveyors feel important

It’s there because 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.

You spent hundreds of thousands on a boat.
Don’t get stingy when it comes to safety.

If this post annoyed you, good.
It probably means you needed to read it.

Excited new skippers heading out! 🚤

New skippers heading out🫡
Congratulations! 🚤

That's why we are here to assist. Safety starts with the Skipper 🚤

Today We’re Talking Skipper’s Licences… And Yes, You Need One.

Look, don’t be that guy.
You know exactly which guy I’m talking about.

The oke who says:
“Ag bru, I’ve been on a few boats with my buddies, I don’t need a licence... I know what I’m doing.”

No you don’t, China.
You know how to press the throttle.
At some point, every unlicensed skipper realises: ‘Oh crap… nobody told me about THIS part.’

𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆.
𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀.

And getting it?
It’s one of the EASIEST things you can do.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
Relax.
Nobody’s going to fail you 12 times so they can “help you quick” behind the counter.

These aren’t traffic cops trying to buy a new Polo Vivo.
These are actual qualified people who WANT you to pass...𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁.

You learn:
• Safety protocols
• What to do in an emergency
• Boom, done
• Valid for LIFE
• And BONUS → You can use the licence in half of Europe.

Yes, really.
Your South African skipper’s licence works in:

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗖𝘇𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰, 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗨𝗞, 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗮, 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗮, 𝗲𝘁𝗰…

Basically everywhere except North Korea and Brakpan.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲…

Because we’re not sharing the water with just other responsible boaters.

No no no.

We’re sharing the water with:

𝟭. 𝗜𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘀
Self-explanatory.
Every dam has at least two full-time resident clowns.

𝟮. 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗥𝟲𝟬𝟬𝗞 𝗷𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗸𝗶
Pull-away speed faster than a tuned Golf GTI.
No life jacket.
No fear.
No father figure present.

𝟯. 𝗢𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝗛𝗣 𝗩𝟴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱: 𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗
Never done a skipper’s licence.
Never adjusted trim in his life.
Already filming a TikTok.

𝟰. 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Don’t even lie. Everyone has had a drink on a boat.
I’m guilty.
You’re guilty.
Your tannie is guilty.

But booze + boating = slower reactions.
And on the water, when something goes wrong, it goes wrong FAST.

𝟱. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀
If YOU’RE driving the boat, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀.
If you screw up?
You’re the one who’s gonna sit with the consequences...AND the paperwork.

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗕𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱
Because trust me…
If you hit someone’s Odyssey 720 with your Viking Velocity just because you didn’t know the rules?

When you climb off that boat…
Johan is going to give you one moerse klap right there at the slipway.

And you’ll deserve it.

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗼 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
It’s easy.
It’s valid for life.
It keeps people safe.
It prevents chaos.
AND it stops you from becoming a viral “boating fail” video.

Do it for yourself.
Do it for your crew.
Do it for Johan’s blood pressure.

We’re are back and starting classes soon! 🚤
Secure your spot for the Skipper Course — Category R or E.

📩 Email us at [email protected]
to book your place.

A happy Skipper!🚤 Congratulations Maria👏🏼

Summer is here🌞 ensure you have all your boating gear🚤 including your skippers license!! Contact Fincraft 21 Skipper Training Academy as an accredited SAMSA training academy located in Hartbeespoort at R2050 per person.