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RYA Powerboat Level 2

RYA Powerboat Level 2 course

The Powerboat Level 2 course is an essential course for all powerboats up to 10 meters whether your preferred boat is planning or displacement, inboard or outboard, RHIB, fishing boat or speedboat. The course is run over two days with lots of hands on practice including berthing and exhilarating high speed manoeuvres, you will have lots of opportunity to take the helm. This course is great fun and beneficial at the same time. No previous experience is required to join this course, equally you may be a regular powerboat user and now find you need to have an official certificate.

Powerboat Course Content

There is no need to do the RYA Powerboat Level 1 before joining this course, the two day event includes the content from the RYA Powerboat Level 1 & 2 courses together. Over the two days 0900 to approximately 1600 you will cover launching and recovery, safety equipment, lines and fenders, fuel tanks, effects of current or tide, high and low speed manoeuvring, propeller controls, securing to a buoy, anchoring leaving and coming alongside, man overboard, types of craft and engine, maintenance checks, IPRCS, weather forecasts and emergency action.

The powerboat Level 2 course is a first step towards your Advanced powerboat Certificate of Competence.

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What do I bring?

You will receive the RYA Powerboating book as a print or ebook. Wear casual outdoor clothing with non marking shoes and bring a tasty picnic packed lunch & drinks with you each day along with a passport sized photograph for your final photo certificate issued upon successful completion of the course.

Powerboat Level 2 Course Price

£395 per person

How to book:

Full payment confirms your course, click here for card payments online or over the phone with James on 00350 200 50202 UK Mobile & WhatsApp 0044 7872 221143

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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.

As well as courses for recreational boaters, RYA powerboat certificates are also used by professional open boat skippers who need to prove their competence or require  professional qualifications  for work.

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. Find out more about our powerboat courses below.

The National Powerboat scheme is comprised of a series of one and two-day practical courses that can be taken either onboard a centre’s boat, or your own. There’s something for all ages and levels of experience. 

A one-day introduction to simple boat handling and the use of safety equipment.

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Two days of planning and navigating more challenging passages by day and night.

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This two-day course builds upon Level 2 Powerboat Handling skills, focussing on short-handed operations, passenger safety and comfort. Designed in consultation with the Professional Yachting Association (PYA).

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A basic introduction to navigation for new skippers, crew or anyone interested in getting out on the water.

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From first aid to diesel engine, there are a number of related classroom and online courses you may find useful as you develop your knowledge.

Test your skill, knowledge and experience as a powerboat skipper by taking the RYA/MCA Advanced Powerboat exam.

With more than 100 different titles to choose from, there’s an RYA book, eBook or audiobook for every age, interest and ability. Visit our webshop for course books and a range of supporting titles.

If you want to go powerboating overseas, you’re likely to need an ICC. The Level 2 Powerboat Handling certificate can be used as evidence of your competence.

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Guernsey Sailing Trust

The Guernsey Sailing Trust exists to provide as many people with access to one of Guernsey’s largest and most freeing resources, the sea. Established in 1988 to enable local children from all walks of life to experience and enjoy the fun and challenges involved with sailing, the Trusts works to make the sport accessible to all. Over the years the Trust, with constantly improving facilities and resources, has expanded to teach people how to sail, windsurf and powerboat, to the highest standard.

10% off children's sailing

The Guernsey Sailing Trust runs two/four day dinghy sailing courses for children ages 6-17 and IslandFamilies Community Club members are entitled to 10% off these courses.

10% off Powerboating (Level 1)

The Guernsey Sailing Trust is a recognised powerboat school and run Powerboat Level 1, Level 2 and Safety-boat Courses. Powerboat level 1 course are one full day (09:00-16:00) and suitable for those age 10 and above. IslandFamilies Community Club members are entitled to 10% off Level 1 bookings.

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Guernsey Sailing Trust IslandFamilies Community Club members are entitled to 10% off children's Easter holiday sailing courses.

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Guernsey hosts powerboating championship

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Powerboats from across the world are mooring in the Victoria Marina today while Guernsey prepares to host a prestigious championship event.

The latest leg of the United Kingdom Offshore Powerboat Racing Association Championship gets underway tomorrow in the Little Russel and around Sark.

Spectators can get up close to the 30 participating power boats today, before watching this weekend's race.

Anyone hoping to see the action can watch from the Castle Emplacement Lighthouse, Castle Cornet, Clarence Battery, the Bathing Pools Kiosk and the west coast of Sark.

A number of ten-hour parking spaces near the Model Yacht Pond have been suspended for the time being to allow for the event.

"Guernsey's waters provide challenging conditions for powerboating, which is just one of many sports which use Bailiwick waters to provide a unique competitive setting," said Harbourmaster Captain David Barker. "I am delighted that powerboating is returning to the island and that Guernsey Harbours were able to assist in the planning and provide logistical support for this event.

"Of course, this is a high-speed sport and all boaters are urged to observe the instructions given in the relevant Local Notices to Mariners, which have already been issued. This is particularly important for those navigating in the vicinity of the Brehon Tower to St Martin's Point start area. With your help we can make this a safe, as well as exciting event."

The event is being organised by the Guernsey Powerboating Association, which has staged many similar events in recent years, with a resurgent interest in the sport locally.

Pictured: Guernsey Gold Cup owner Edward Fattorini with members of the GPA. Image courtesy of Paul Thomson.

"Hosting these championships is a real plus for Guernsey and will remind racegoers [of] the glory days of World Powerboating in the 1980s," added Race Organiser Hollie Woodhouse. "We have an ambitious race programme lined up for the competitors that will challenge crew skills and the boat's capability."

The winner of this year's race will be presented with the prestigious Guernsey Gold Cup, which was first won by the Toleman Twins in 1987.

All the participating boats will be taken ashore following the race for a parade along the Town seafront on Sunday afternoon.

Pictured: Powerboat image courtesy of Chris Davies.

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Whether you are looking to operate a powerboat under or over 26 feet, we have a course to cover it.

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RYA Powerboat Courses

Using our fleet of  top of the range teaching boats, and boasting more experience in the field than any other Channel Island provider, Le Mourier is one of the leading RYA schools in the United Kingdom for the provision of the Intermediate and Advanced Powerboat courses. 

We will help you grow your skills and knowledge, and enable you to enjoy the practical benefits of being able to travel further, whilst more confident and safer than ever before. We share your passion for the sea, and we know the benefits of gaining knowledge and practical experience while you progress to qualifications which are recognised and valued the world over. 

RYA Level 1 Powerboat course (8 years +) 1 day

A one day introduction into Powerboating techniques for the complete novice. The course focuses on:

• Launch and recovery
• Preparation of the boat and crew
• Boat handling
• Picking up and securing to a mourning buoy
• Leaving and coming alongside
• Being towed

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RYA Level 2 Powerboat Course (12 years +) 2 day

By a long way the RYA’s most popular course, the National Powerboat Certificate (PB2) is designed for a range of abilities: from the novice up to those who have some experience at sea but want to gain more ability and confidence. 

This is a wide-ranging powerboat course, covering a lot of topics, and some of the key skills taught include:

• Focusing on low speed close quarters handling
• Man over board recovery
• Planing speed manouvers
• Coming alongside
• Tying to a buoy 
• Collision regulations 
• Basic Navigation & Chart work & Tides
• Short Passage planning
• Understanding and using a GPS Plotter

RYA Intermediate Powerboat Course   (16yrs+)  2 days

This course is perfect for the Channel Islands boat owner! A challenging and enjoyable way to improve your abilities on the water, we use our fantastic 8.5m 400hp commercial RIB to introduce more advanced handling techniques and run a navigation exercise around the island, often as far as Les Ecrehous or Les Minquiers reefs. 

If you already own boat and you would like to increase your confidence and your ability to cruise further afield then this is the course for you.  Building on the knowledge gained in the Powerboat Level 2 course, the Intermediate course will increase your knowledge of:

• Passage Planning
• Cruising at planing speeds
• More advance boat handling
• Electronic Navigation
• Local & French cruising advice and experience

This course can be taken on your own boat or on ours. 

RYA Advanced Powerboat Course – (17yrs +) 2 days and one nighttime exercise 

Aimed at experienced leisure boaters and those seeking to work afloat commercially, the Advanced Course is challenging and exhilarating in equal measure. This really adds to a skipper’s knowledge and ability, and successful attendees receive the coveted RYA Advanced Course certificate.

The course addresses areas such as night navigation, advanced powerboat navigation, rough water handling and search and rescue techniques patterns.

This is a challenging course for which it is assumed that candidates have a strong ability at the helm of a powerboat and theoretical knowledge to Intermediate Powerboat Course/Day Skipper level.

RYA First Aid Course

Run by experience instructors of both First Aid and power boating, this course focuses on essential skills needed to deal with unexpected emergencies on the water, when a response 

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It’s a powerboat racing website that has covered circuit racing, offshore racing and PWC since 2016. Maintained by The Race Factory based in Norway who have specialists in event planning and promotion, social media, graphic design, and photography. We are currently working on our vision and believe that we can and will make a different in powerboating. We will dedicate our time to produce accurate factual stories and to promote the sport to a wider global audience.

The Guernsey Powerboat Association will be hosting the second round of the 2019 UKOPRA Offshore championship in St Peter Port this weekend,the boats will also be competing for the Guernsey Gold Cup.

Hollie Woodhouse (racing last month in Poole Bay – above) has worked tirelessly to put the event on and she explained about the Gold Cup:

The idea of the Guernsey Gold Cup was conceived during a chance conversation between Edward Fattorini and Richard Ridout. Guernsey had been awarded the UIM Class One World Championship for 1988 and they thought that we should have a prestigious trophy made to mark the event—something to rival the famous Harmsworth Trophy for powerboats which was first presented in 1903. Relations of Edward owned the firm of silver and gold medal specialists, Thomas Fattorini & Sons Ltd, in the heart of the Birmingham jewellery quarter. This firm had designed and made the current FA Cup, first presented to Bradford City in 1911 (the previous cup had been stolen.) Thomas Fattorini, a great-grandson of the founder of the business came over to discuss the design and a few months later the Gold Cup was delivered.

Although UKOPRA have only been sanctioning Offshore Powerboat races in Britain for 2 seasons, there is already a healthy number of boats competing in 5 classes.

The Guernsey race will have 28 boats crossing the line, and seven of those will be competing in the Offshore 1 class which will be racing over a 119.58 nm course.

Italy’s Maurizio Schepici (below) leads the 2019 Offshore 1 Championship after his win at the Poole Bay 100 race.

He will be racing with the experienced Giampaolo Montavoci from Venice who first started racing in 1983.

They will be up against the Cigarette hulls of Dry Martini, Wild Eleven and Bubbledeck, 2 FB Design RIB’s, Pippa and Birretta Due and the Outerlimits of Drew Langdon and Miles Jennings.

The best supported sub-division in Class 3 is the predominantly Mercury 115 hp powered A/B category with 9 entries.

Local drivers fill the top spots in the class, Gareth Keast leads with Frank Le Tissier (above) just behind him.

The race is due to start at 09:45 (GMT +1) on Saturday, 6th July with a ‘Decorated Boat Parade’ through St Peter Port on Sunday starting at 13:30

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Guernsey overcome red card to start with a win

GUERNSEY got the bonus-point win they wanted to kick off their season – just not at all in the way they had envisaged.

It turned out to be an eventful National Two East curtain-raiser at Footes Lane with the home side playing the best part of 50 minutes down to 14 men after Tom Ceillam was shown a red card and then they had to come from behind in the second half to claim a 24-16 victory over Worthing in the battle of the Raiders.

That they did so, and controlled the game from virtually the moment they fell behind in the first minute of the second half until the final whistle, gave Guernsey director of rugby Jordan Reynolds some positives to reflect on, but he emphasised that this performance was a long way off that of the top-six side they have ambitions of becoming.

‘There’s a lot we need to work on,’ he said.

‘There’s a lot that I thought we had corrected by now and we didn’t seem to get there, but the thing was, when we’re in the trenches, we found a way to win.

‘Worthing had us down to 14 players for 60 [sic] minutes of the game and they still can’t find space against us. If we had them down to 14, there would have been a pile on.

‘So awesome work from our boys to find a way to grind out a big win.’

On a day when there was palpable optimism in the Garenne Stand before kick off, largely thanks to the two promising pre-season performances Raiders had produced in August, if anything the hosts arguably got off to too good a start.

From Charlie Simmonds’ opening kick off, the green-and-whites had forced a knock on from Worthing within the first 20 seconds and the subsequent scrum resulted in a penalty when the visitors could not cope with the power Guernsey’s pack exerted on them.

That set-piece was kicked to touch and a trademark catch-and-drive line-out ended with Dom Rice touching down for the opening try within three minutes.

Although Ciaran McGann’s conversion attempt smacked an upright to miss out on the extras, Guernsey were seemingly up and running.

But perhaps that had all been a bit too easy because for the next 20 minutes or so the home side’s execution was poor and some of their decision making questionable to say the least – at one stage a demonstrative Reynolds was leaving his troops in no doubt as to his discontent on the sidelines.

Gradually Worthing worked their way into the game and two penalties from Louis Ellis briefly took them a point ahead.

Even when Guernsey came up with something positive, such as when Matt Creber won a penalty with a smart piece of jackling, the following line-out was a shambles due to a miscommunication.

But with quarter-of-an-hour of the first half remaining, suddenly the home Raiders clicked and the result was a scintillating try.

It came off the back of another strong scrum with centres John Dawe and McGann combining well on halfway before fly-half Simmonds was released through a gap on the wrap around. He drew the last defender and used Anthony Armstrong on his outside as a decoy, throwing the dummy before darting to the line.

McGann added the extras and Guernsey were back in front.

They had a golden chance to increase their lead five minutes later, but McGann’s pass failed to find Ethan Smith on the left wing when much of the hard work had been done.

Seconds later, they were a man down.

It was hard to see what had sparked a scuffle that broke out as a ruck formed, but the upshot of it was that Ceillam was dismissed for having thrown a punch.

For the remaining nine minutes of the half, Worthing were the better side and halved their deficit through Ellis’ third penalty.

He had the opportunity to draw his side level on the stroke of half-time, but he dragged his longest penalty attempt wide and Guernsey were thankful the interval came when it did.

Not that they got off to a great start in the second half, though, as within 50 seconds Worthing had used their numerical advantage to send Max Boxall scampering through a gap in the home defence and he offloaded to fullback Bruno Perry to score.

If Reynolds’ words at half-time had not already had the desired effect, conceding that try certainly shook Guernsey into action and their response was pretty emphatic as the remaining points in the game arrived in the next six minutes.

Simmonds, who was a livewire all afternoon even if not always in a way that benefitted his side, created the third try with a quick tap penalty that saw him make good ground before being hauled down just a couple of yards short of the line.

Guernsey patiently worked through a few phases and created an overlap to the left where McGann forced his way over.

Within a matter of moments, the home side were camped deep in the Worthing 22 once more and eventually they worked the ball to the right where, after receiving the ball from Callum Roberts, there was still plenty for Armstrong to do, but with a combination of power, pace and some nifty footwork, he managed to get through the covering defence to score.

The hosts had more chances to score throughout the second half with both replacement hooker James Burger and new No 8 Josh Poullet going close while the referee surprisingly awarded only a penalty and not a penalty-try when a rolling maul was illegally pulled down a couple of metres from the line.

Worthing saw more of the ball in the final 10 minutes, but stout defence and a couple of important turnovers at crucial times ensured Guernsey passed their opening test of the campaign.

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After school Powerboat Club, Wednesdays, 1800 – 1930

This is club for young people, aged 10 – 17 to learn, practice and improver their powerboat driving skills.  This is open to new powerboat drivers, as well as those that already have their Powerboat Level 1 or Powerboat Level 2 qualification.

Students will get to drive the GST Ribs and Bombards, practicing skills from the PB1 and PB2 syllabus in both types on boats.

This club will be taught by RYA qualified Powerboat Instructors.  This is not a certificated course, however students will improve in both skill and confidence while boat handling.  For certificates courses, please see:

RYA Powerboat Level 1 RYA Powerboat Level 2

Summer Term sessions will run on the following dates

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