Own Boat Skill Progression

This is an opportunity to brush up on a few skills and benefit from our instructor's in-depth knowledge following one of our powerboat courses. It could be a fun, skills-focused day out with you and the family, or just you and a friend would like some planing-speed manoeuvre practice on the way to Yarmouth for lunch! Either way, you might be surprised at the input our instructors can give to broaden your knowledge of boating and the sea.

Objective

You will develop confidence, deepen your understanding and learn useful techniques to broaden your boating skills. 

Content

• Preparation of boat and crew
• Low speed boat handling skills
• Mooring and coming alongside techniques
• Planing speed manoeuvres 
• Navigation
• Flexible to suit you!

Flexible Pricing Examples (based on 2-4 people on the session)

Morning/Afternoon

or

Full Day

Your boat from £50/hr

(Pricing examples for as many people as your boat is rated for, flexible full day rate, excl. fuel)

This option is tailored to you, so isn't in the Course Calendar - please contact us to let us know when suits you.

Items required for own vessel tuition:

• Seaworthy boat smaller than 10m LOA

• Copy of insurance - boat / public liability / personal (you will need to confirm to us in writing that your insurance policy covers one of our instructors driving your boat)

• Alternative means of propulsion (i.e. paddles) 

• Anchor, chain & warp (rope) 

• Bucket or bailer 

• Full fuel tank

• Spare killcord 

Recommended items that can be supplied by us:

• First aid kit 

• Fire extinguisher (in date)

• Flares (in date - 2 x orange smoke and 2 x red handheld) 

• Fenders 

• Tow line 

• Throw line 

• Knife 

• VHF radio / Mobile phone 

• Survival bag or Thermal protective aid x 1 

• Fog horn (gas or manual) 

• Compass (fixed or handheld) 

• Chart plotter or GPS or Navionics

• Lifejackets 

If you do not own some of the items above, it is advisable for your future boating to invest in many of them. We can advise on which would be best to prioritise depending on your boating plans.