Quality RYA Powerboat Training from Beginner to Advanced Commercial

Dedicated Powerboat School in Devon & Cornwall

Plymouth Powerboat School are an RYA powerboat training centre dedicated to providing the highest possible standards of tuition, safety and equipment all at competitive prices. We offer power boat courses, shorebased courses, skippered RIB charter, bareboat RIB charter, boat deliveries, boat transport and own boat training anywhere in Europe. Our most popular courses include Power Boat Level 2, Intermediate, Advanced, Commercial Endorsements, VHF Radio, First Aid, Day Skipper Shorebased & Yachtmaster Shorebased navigation theory courses. We train 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year from QAB Marina in Plymouth.

Our students range from complete novices through to those who have been boating for their entire lives. While the majority of our clients are leisure users, we also provide training for people who plan to work commercially on the water skippering dive / angling charter boats.

Below is a small selection of our upcoming courses. Please contact us for other dates. We are usually able to arrange courses at short notice.

Members of:

• British Marine Federation
• Marine Leisure Association

Our teaching boats are 3 x 7m RIBs each fitted with either a single 225hp or twin 90hp four stroke engines. All under 2 years old and maintained to the highest possible standards, these boats provide an excellent combination of comfort, safety and speed. All boats are fitted with the latest electronics including a colour GPS / chart plotter, echo sounder and DSC VHF Radio together with a comprehensive set of safety equipment. Our RIBs are also available for charter either with or without skipper.

Before, during and after your course our professional, experienced, friendly instructors are always on hand to answer any questions you might have. Being a dedicated power boat training sea school gives us the edge over the various sailing schools in the area which only offer powerboating as a sideline. We operate a maximum ratio of 3 students per instructor on all practical courses (1:1 tuition also available) and 6 students per instructor on all shorebased courses. This enables us to offer the personal touch that other centres are unable to.

Plymouth Sound is the ideal location for powerboat training with a unique combination of safe sheltered areas for novices and challenging rough water for advanced courses and bespoke tuition. In the 3+ years that we have been operating, we have never had to cancel a course due to the weather. We are easily reached from across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset & Dorset and are only a 3.5 hour drive from London.

All our instructors are experienced professionals with a passion for the water. The school's Principal is Michael Whelan. He is a fully qualified RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor, Senior Sailing Instructor, Day Skipper & Yachtmaster Shorebased Instructor, PWC Instructor, VHF Radio Assessor, First Aid Instructor & Commercially Endorsed Yachtmaster Power & Sail. Michael has a wealth of boating experience including running a sailing school in Ireland and over 8000 teaching hours.