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Welcome to the Powerboat Training website.
The Powerboat Training website has
been created to help you further your powerboating & RIB handling skills by providing
information on courses, power boat schools, RYA training and general information
on sportsboats and RIBs.
Whether you go boating in a RIB, a sportsboat or a cruiser, powerboating is
exhilarating, fun and fast. Attending a suitable training course is increasingly being viewed as the means
to get more from your boat through a better understanding of its capabilities
and of how to harness its power.
This site contains plenty that should be of interest to all powerboaters
whether you want to obtain formal qualifications or you simply want someone
to spend time with you and your boat to enable you to get the most from it.
Contained within the site you will find news, views and articles which we
hope will both interest you and really be of benefit to you. The articles, many of
which have been penned by well known powerboating instructors, cover all aspects
of safe powerboating and aim to enhance understanding of the many varied aspects
of handling a high speed planing craft.
The section on approved powerboat schools will introduce you to a select
group of powerboat schools based around the UK. These schools are well placed to
work with you to develop your powerboating ability so contact them to discuss
your specific requirements.
If this site is really going to work then you must return to it. So, what do
you want to see covered?, what do you like and dislike about the site?. To tell
us fill in the
on-line form
and send us your views – good or bad!
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RYA Powerboat Handbook launched at 2005 London
Boatshow @ Excel |
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RYA Press release reads: The new 'RYA
Powerboat Handbook' is the latest title in the
RYA's best selling handbook series. Encompassing the
expert knowledge that has made RYA training courses
revered worldwide the 'RYA Powerboat Handbook'
is essential reading for anyone who goes day-cruising
in a sportsboat, day-fisher or RIBs.
The handbook provides easy to follow instruction on
how to launch successfully, berth, boat handling at
low and high speeds, navigation and other essentials
such as weather, rules of the road, and how to recover
at the day's end.
The 'RYA Powerboat Handbook'
is written by Powerboat Trainer,
Paul Glatzel
who has been passionate
about the water since his teens. Paul runs a powerboat
school in Poole (www.powerboat-training-uk.co.uk)
provides a valuable source of training information via
his contributions to
www.powerboat-training.co.uk
and he also writes for Sportsboat & RIB
Magazine.
With a forward by 6 times world powerboat racing
champion Steve Curtis the book already has the stamp
of one powerboater. Curtis said "No matter what type
of powered craft that you use, RIBs, fast planing
craft, dive boats, fishing boats, or a boat for
waterskiing, you need training and knowledge and this
is where this book comes in. It will prove to be not
only a perfect learning tool but an invaluable
reference.
Buy the book
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Courses |
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choose the school to take a course at as there are so many
to choose from and it is not always clear what course best
suits a particular person' s needs. In this section we
introduce a select group of schools and some criteria to
assess them by...(more) |
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| What course
should you take, what does it entail is it suited to your
level of experience? In this section we answer these and
many similar questions...(more) |
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| Who are the
RYA? |
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Articles |
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The RYA are the governing
body of all aspects of leisure boating in the UK. They are
responsible for....(more) |
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| This section
contains a series of articles covering subjects such as
anchoring, boat handling, collision regs and numerous
other subjects. Many of the articles are penned by well
known Instructors such as Dave Mallett, Paul Glatzel,
Peter White & Dave Robson amongst others ...(more) |
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| Your
feedback counts! |
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| Ever since we started the site we've welcomed receiving
feedback from our visitors - indeed some have even
contributed to various areas of the site! If the site is
going to continue to improve then you must revisit it. You
will only do this if the site is alive, ever changing
reflecting the developing interests and needs of its
audience. So please take the time to contact us with
comments, thoughts, suggestions and perhaps even an
article or two. Either fill in the
feedback form or email us at
paul@powerboat-training.co.uk |
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| New Powerboat book |
| Read about the
new RYA powerboat book
here
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| New RYA course! |
| For 2004 there
was a major change to the National Powerboat Scheme - read about
it here |
| Links |
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RIB.net
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Sportsboat
- RYA
- RNLI
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SeaSafety
- MCA
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YBW.com
- BIBOA
- RIBSTERS
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Boatlaunch
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| History |
| This site was
founded back in 1999 as a resource for powerboaters interested
in furthering their boat handling skills via training or simply
reading about how to handle their craft better. Since its
inception it remains the only site dedicated to powerboat
training and is ranked No1 for Powerboat Training by search
engines such as Google, Yahoo and Altavista. The site has been
reviewed by a variety of magazines and websites and its content
is regularly used by other more mainstream sites. |
| News |
| How familiar
are you with the new SOLAS V regulations that came into force in
2002? If you've not heard about them them you need to as they
affect your boating and probably your insurance...visit the
articles section to learn more |
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