Sian
Fantastic experience led by friendly, efficient and interesting people.
If you have a passion for powerboating and a desire to share your skills with others, the RYA Powerboat Instructor Course is the perfect next step in your boating journey. This course equips you with the knowledge and teaching techniques necessary to instruct others safely and effectively. Whether you're looking to make powerboating a career or simply want to pass on your love of the sport, becoming an RYA Powerboat Instructor is a rewarding experience.
Our RYA Powerboat Instructor Course is a comprehensive programme that includes a two-day (or three for Advanced Instructors) training course followed by an assessment day. The course is designed to develop your teaching skills and prepare you to deliver RYA Powerboat Level 2 courses to new boaters. The final assessment ensures you have the competence to instruct others with confidence and professionalism.
The course begins with a skills assessment day, which includes both practical on-water activities and classroom sessions. This day is not about catching you out but rather ensuring your current powerboating skills meet the required standard to proceed with the instructor course.
Over the next three days, the course focuses on teaching techniques, lesson planning, and the use of visual aids, all within the context of the RYA Powerboat Level 2 syllabus. The course is led by an experienced RYA Powerboat Trainer and is moderated on the final day by a second trainer to ensure consistency and quality.
During the course, you'll be expected to deliver a ten-minute presentation on a topic from the RYA Powerboat Level 2 syllabus. Topics include:
Our training centre is based in the stunning Menai Bridge, North Wales, operating from Conwy Marina. This location offers the perfect environment for instructor training, with sheltered waters ideal for learning and the challenging conditions of the Menai Strait nearby to test your skills. Our classroom is just minutes from the pier, providing easy access to both practical and theoretical training.
To enrol in the RYA Powerboat Instructor Course, you must:
We are an RYA-accredited centre located in the heart of North Wales, at the picturesque Menai Bridge. Our instructors are not only RYA qualified but also bring extensive local knowledge and a deep passion for boating to every course they teach. We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest standards in line with RYA guidelines, ensuring that our courses are respected and recognised worldwide.
By choosing us, you’re guaranteed an engaging, informative, and enjoyable experience that will prepare you thoroughly for your role as an RYA Powerboat Instructor. Our unique location and expert trainers make us the ideal choice for those looking to start or advance their teaching careers in powerboating.
To enrol, you must:
The course typically spans four days: one day for the initial skills assessment and three days for the instructor training. Advanced instructors may require additional training days, depending on their specific needs and goals.
The skills assessment, conducted on the first day, is designed to evaluate your current powerboating skills. It includes both practical exercises on the water and classroom-based theory. The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that your skills meet the standard required to continue with the instructor training. It’s not about catching you out, but about confirming your readiness for the course.
The course covers:
You will also deliver a ten-minute presentation on a topic from the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course as part of your training.
Yes, there is some pre-course work that you need to complete before attending. This work will help you prepare for the course and ensure you are familiar with the content you’ll be teaching. A link to the pre-course work pack will be provided in your booking confirmation email.
Fantastic experience led by friendly, efficient and interesting people.
The instructor/guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable, and we had great fun on the boat
We loved our boat trip, water doughnuts and speeding along 50mph + was great fun. Our skipper was lovely, very knowledgeable and enthusiasm shone through. Want to come back and see the puffins next year... although this was my soul reason to book this trip it really did not disappoint…
The Rib Tour was amazing! Exhilarating ride on the rib combined with fascinating facts about the coastline and the birds on puffin island. Highly recommended, will be booking the bridges tour next.
Exhilarating but also really informative. A great experience all round and highly recommended
Brilliant! Loved when Jason put the RIB into ‘sports mode’. Perfect mix of adventure and information. Beautiful scenery, great morning in the water. Cheers guys.
What a great experience. Our skipper, Jason, was great. Good chat, very knowledgable and really pushed the boat. The boat is an impressive thing which really moves. Great experience! Will be back to do the other tour.
Excellent!
Splendid trip!.....Captain was very knowledgeable.
We really enjoyed the boat trip to Puffin Island (2 August) - the people before us saw 2 puffins but even though we didn't it was still an exhilarating, (fast at times) and informative trip.
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