Stuart McNamara's powerboat school is based  in the excellent training waters of  Hodson Bay Athlone, on Lough Ree, one of the largest lakes on the River Shannon. The school's Coastal Operating Center is in Sligo Bay.

Lough Ree Power Boat School is an Irish Sailing Association Recognised Teaching Establishment. It is licensed by the I.S.A. to teach Level 1, 2, Safety Boat courses, Advanced Powerboat courses, and Instructor courses. It is also authorised to test and certify candidates for the Certificate of Competency for Motor Cruising on Inland Waterways.

The school operates its own Rigid Inflatable Boat (R.I.B.) equipped with a 50 hp outboard engine. RIB's are the rally cars of the sea. Their high speed agility and excellent all weather handling have endeared them to rescue, Military and Law Enforcement agencies around the world.

Lough Ree's combination of quiet tracts of water with busy marinas and navigation lanes make it an ideal all year round location for Motor and Power Boat training.

The principal, Stuart McNamara is a seasoned sailor and power boat Instructor with over fifteen years of experience. As the I.S.A.'s National Power Boat Trainer, he is qualified to teach and certify students on level 1, 2, Safety Boat and Advanced Power Boat courses. He is also qualified to train instructors and act as an external moderator on Instructor courses. 
 
In 1998 he was appointed as National Power Boat Trainer by the Irish Sailing Association and as National Motor Boat Trainer by both the Irish Sailing Association and the Inland Waterways Association with responsibility for the Inland waterways Motor Boat training scheme for Ireland .
 
He holds qualifications in Offshore Navigation, Sea Survival, First Aid, Marine VHF, and Diving. He skippered both the inaugural "Shannon Sprint" Power Boat Speed Record and the 1994 Round Ireland Power Boat Record Attempt. In 1995 he was one of a three man team who sailed a 65' Ketch from Bermuda to Ireland.