From sailing licence to your first independent sailing trip
Anyone dreaming of their own trip — a weekend on the IJsselmeer, a week in the Croatian Adriatic or the big leap to the Caribbean — always faces the same question at the start: how do I get from land onto the water? The key is solid training, and that almost always begins with the right boating licence. Two licences are crucial for getting started: the SBF See for coastal and offshore waters and the SBF Binnen for rivers, canals and lakes. Anyone planning to charter later can't avoid the SBF See in any case. And how you learn the theory has changed considerably: instead of rigid classroom sessions, modern providers rely on flexible online learning that fits into everyday life.
