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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. The course may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement, and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place. A one day introduction to Powerboating with no previous experience required.
We teach the RYA Powerboat Level 1 on a Terhi 450 console steer boat with a yamaha 30hp on the back. Our training area is between Hazleford lock and Newark Nether lock.
We can also offer the RYA powerboat level 2 course on your own boat at a location to suit you (pricing varies)
NOTE: course requires minimum numbers to run, if these are not met the course will be rescheduled and we will either move you to another course or refund you.
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1 Day
8 (candidates under the age of 16 will be issued with an endorsed certificate)
Launch and recovery (8-11 year olds to observe), preparation of boat and crew, boat handling, picking up and securing to a mooring buoy, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard (theory)
Able to drivw under Supervision
Afloat