Ideal for short passages and exploring your local waters, make the most of your time afloat with our powerboat courses.
Powerboating offers the best of both worlds, the leisurely pace of a gentle cruise and the thrill of zipping across the open water. RYA training will give you the confidence and skills to handle the boat safely and make the most of your time on the water, whatever your pace.
So whether you use powerboats for leisure, work, or in connection with another activity such as sailing or rescue, we have a course for you.
What You Will Learn
The RYA Start Powerboating Level 1 course is a one day introduction to powerboating with no previous experience required.
Provides a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats. It covers boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a road trailer, everyday boat handling and the use of safety equipment.
RYA Start Powerboating Level 1 Prerequisites
| Pre-course experience | None |
| Assumed knowledge | None. Student may choose to attend an RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship theory course. |
| Minimum duration | 1 Day |
| Minimum age | 8 |
| Maximum student to instructor ratio | 3:1 |
RYA Start Powerboating Level 1 Course Details
| Included | RYA PB scheme syllabus & logbook (G20), RYA ‘Start Powerboating’ book (G48), RYA PBL1 Certificate. All safety equipment as per RYA Standards and inspection. Use of RYA inspected and approved powerboat ‘Joey’ during the training course. |
| Excluded | Accommodation, transfers, flights, food, drinks. |
| Duration | 1 Day |
| Course content | Boating safety, boat handling and basic theory |
| Ability after course | A basic understanding of powerboating. Attend our RYA Powerboat Handling Level 2 course to learn more. |