RYA POWERBOAT COURSES
With over 40 years’ experience, we ensure our highly skilled trainers provide the very best training for anybody taking our courses.
A Powerboating course is a great opportunity to spend the day afloat, with no prior experience required. You can also bring up to two children, a great way to get the family interested and involved in boating, and start to develop skills from a younger age.
Our Intermediate and Advanced courses will help participants build upon their current driving skills, and develop their proficiency in powerboat handling in more testing conditions. These courses will also enable you to drive larger and more powerful powerboats on coastal waters.
All our courses are RYA accredited. Upon completion, you will gain an internationally recognised certificate enabling you to drive powerboats in centres across the globe. Find out more about all our available courses below.
- 16 years+
- 3 people
- 2 days
- Improver
Over the two days we aim to cover the following, you will begin by developing your low speed close quarter boat handling skills being introduced to driving at planing speed. Will also cover basic engine maintenance, chart work, collison regulations, tides and weather.
- 16 years+
- 3 people
- 2 days
- Improver
By the end of the 2 days you should have the skills to confidently plan and excute a short daytime costal passage. The key learning points will be planning a day cruise, boat preparation, boat handling, pilotage, passage making and man overboard.
- 16 years+
- Up to 6 people
- 2 days
- Improver
Over the two day course you will learn how to safely rescue and recover a variety of watercraft as well as how to set up and manage tows.
- 16 years+
- 3 people
- 2 days
- Advanced
You will cover navigation at planning speed, weather and other aspects of skippering a powerboat, as well as undertaking a night time passage, enabling you to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night.