The A1 Offshore Excellence Awards named SYSA the 2017 Best Yacht Training Programme in South Africa. Steward/ess Course
International Multi-Award Winner
At the Monaco International Boat Show, SYSA received the PYA (Professional Yachting Association) Award for the Steward/ess school with the largest number of successfully issued certificates of any GUEST Steward/ess school in the world. We have received this accolade every year since. Steward/ess Course
Best Stew Award 2018 and 2019
ACrew hosted their first International Crew Awards ceremony in 2018. Best Stew Award 2018 and 2019 went to SYSA’s Carli Steenkamp and Michaela Letley. SYSA’s Anna Steyn received the Best Purser Award 2019. SYSA Steward/ess have been finalists and nominated across several categories. Steward/ess Course
Steward/ess Course
INTERNATIONALLY MULTI-AWARD WINNING STEWARD/ESS COURSE Want to start a new career? We can assist with everything you need. We believe in simulating real-life situations We have an almost 100% success rate in past SYSA Steward/ess graduates finding employment on board yachts – a fact that we are VERY proud of!! This course is offered…
Longest Running Steward/ess Course in South Africa & Successfully Trained almost 2 000 Super Yacht Steward/esses
The SYSA Steward/ess training programme is the longest running super yacht Steward/ess course in South Africa! We have successfully trained almost 2 000 Steward/esses and Chief Steward/esses, most of whom found employment in the industry, many of our very first students are still actively working in the industry and have gone on to make a…
Nearly 100% Employment Success Rate of our Past Steward/ess Graduates
We have a nearly 100% success rate in past SYSA Steward/ess graduates finding employment on board yachts – a fact that we are very proud of! We are often contacted directly by Captains and Chief Stews specifically requesting our school’s graduates and many of our former students employ newbies who are also SYSA trained, because…
12 000 Members and Voted “Most Popular Group”
Isobel Odendaal, co-owner of SYSA and Principal of the SYSA GUEST Steward/ess programme, is the Administrator and founder of a Facebook group for Yacht Steward/esses where 12 000 members ask for advice and share industry-related tips daily. It was chosen as “The Most Popular Group to Follow for Yachties”- by an internationally acclaimed yachting publication!…
Judge at the Prestigious Monaco Boat Show Table Setting Competition
SYSA’s co-owner, Isobel Odendaal, has been invited several times to serve as a Judge at the prestigious Monaco Boat Show Table Setting Competition. She is highly regarded as one of THE Steward/ess experts in the industry, and regularly forms part of a team of expert judges at the annual Monaco Boat Show’s Table Setting Competition,…
52 Industry Publications
As an esteemed member of the yachting industry, Isobel Odendaal regularly contributes to Super Yacht related publications. Please view this link for articles authored by Isobel and other yacht professionals. Steward/ess Course
Ongoing Support and Advice Throughout your Career
We are always happy to provide ongoing support and advice throughout our graduates’ careers. Email us anytime! We are very proud of all our graduates and we also enjoy a friendly update, even if it is just to say ‘hello’. We keep abreast of all regulatory changes and new yachting legislation, and we always provide…