Modular rudder system

A steering assembly for a watercraft, the steering assembly comprising:

• a rudder mechanism configured to be rotatably coupled to a chair of the watercraft, the rudder mechanism comprising:
• a rudder support member, and
• a rudder pivotably mounted to the rudder support member, wherein the rudder is pivotable about a first axis relative to the rudder support member;
• a shaft defining a second axis about which the rudder mechanism is rotatable relative to the watercraft;
• a steering handle device releasably securable to the chair of the watercraft forward of the rudder mechanism;
• and
• a cable connecting the rudder mechanism to the steering handle device, wherein the steering handle device is operable to drive the cable to rotate the rudder mechanism about the second axis.