POWERBOATING
Our powerboat training falls into three disciplines; open powerboats (up to 10m), motor cruisers (over 10m) and personal watercraft (Jet Skis). We run the full range of RYA courses in each discipline. We also offer a range of BWS Ski Boat Driver and BSAC dive boat operator courses.
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SAILING
Our RYA sailing courses fall into four disciplines- dinghy sailing, keelboating, multi hull sailing and sail cruising. Yacht sailing can be inshore, offshore or trans ocean. Bareboat and skippered charter are available. We also compete in a large number of International yacht racing events on both sides of the Atlantic.
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SHOREBASED TRAINING
We offer a wide range of support courses in First Aid, safety, communications, boat care, navigation and meteorology. A lot of courses lead to world recognised RYA, STCW or HSE qualifications, others are Stormforce specific courses such as 12-volt electric or Weather for Yachtsmen.
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INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
How do you fancy teaching boating to others. We train hundreds of sailing and powerboat instructors every year across all disciples. Join a short instructor course or a fast-track instructor programme.
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YOUTH COURSES
All three centres are child friendly, why should the adults have all the fun? Our junior courses in sailing and Powerboating are aimed at 7-11 year olds. Our youth courses are aimed at 12-15 year olds. Our holidays are suitable for all ages.
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FAST TRACK COURSES
A range of modular training courses to allow sailors and power boaters to fast track their way into our industry. These courses work because they consolidate all of the necessary training into a short time period and we run with a low ratio of students to instructor.
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SUPER YACHT TRAINING
Thousands of “wannabe” crew are attracted by the sunshine, high salaries and global travel of the super yacht industry. If this appeals to you then there is no question that you need the right training on your CV before anyone will even consider you.
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RYA Dayskipper Shorebased
Aims:
Often referred to as the RYA Dayskipper Theory Course, the Dayskipper Shorebased course aims to provide you with sufficient knowledge to navigate around familiar tidal and non-tidal waters by day.
The course is aimed at those who intend to progress onto a Day Skipper Sail Practical , Dayskipper Power Practical or Advanced Powerboat course and is totally classroom based.
Course Duration:
We run this course in various formats, so you can choose the option that best suits you from the following:
- Five consecutive days from 0930 to 1700 hrs
- Two separate weekend sessions; the first weekend incorporating Saturday to Monday, the second weekend covering Saturday to Sunday, from 0930 to 1700 hrs
- Night School, once a week for fourteen evenings (1800 to 2100 hrs) during the winter months
- As part of the nine day (consecutive) Dayskipper Combined Shorebased and Practical Course (0930 Saturday to 1600 the following Sunday)
Pre Requisites:
There are no specified requirements, although a couple of days experience crewing aboard a sailing or motor yacht is preferable.
Course Content:
The Dayskipper Shorebased course is essentially a navigation course for beginners. The course includes:
- Basic seamanship
- An introduction to navigation and meteorology.
- A basic knowledge of lights
- Weather
- IRPCS
Students will have the opportunity to use the real kit; our classroom is kitted out with live Garmin GPS chart plotters and we integrate traditional (paper chart) navigation with the more modern electronic navigation throughout the course.
If you are new to yachting or motor boating and would like to become a skipper then this is the course for you.
What's Included:
- Instruction
- 2 RYA Training Charts
- RYA Dayskipper Shorebased Handbook
- RYA Dayskipper Exercises publictaion
- Chart Plotter CD ROM (for PC)
- Use of plotter and dividers whilst at the training centre
- RYA Dayskipper Shorebased Certificate
- A year of free introductory RNLI membership
What's Not Included:
- Night school students will need to buy a plotter and dividers. (Students on the 5-day and split weekend course can borrow ours).
Recommended Pre-Course Reading and Useful Books:
Price: £365
Please call the office on 02380 231 122 to book this course.
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Shamrock Quay Marina, William Street, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QL
Telephone: 02380 231 122
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