The sports boat license Binnen Segeln is the official boat license required for sailing boats with a length of less than 20 meters, with a sail area of 6m² and on the inland waterways in Berlin. With this sailing license you are entitled as a skipper to sail a sailboat or a yacht in inland areas up to a length of 20 meters, e.g. on the numerous waters of Berlin such as the Wannsee or the Müggelsee. This sailing license is internationally recognized and required on most sailboats and sailing yachts.
A corresponding motor boat license is the sports boat license- SBF Binnen Motor. This is required for recreational boats up to 20 m hull length and with a propulsion engine from 11.03 kW (approx. 15 hp) for internal combustion engines and 7.5 kW (approx. 10.2 hp) for electric motors. The combination of SBF Inland Motor and Sailing is recommended in order to be able to charter flexibly on inland waters.
