Practical Motor Boat Handling Courses.
We run the following courses on our boats at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre or we can attend your boat at your location.
RYA courses are structured to follow a pathway to build your knowledge with your experience.
Download the RYA Powerboat brochure here.
Download the RYA Inland Motorboat brochure here.
*Note: Motor boat courses are limited to no more than 3 participants on any one vessel.
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Cost : £240 per person
Duration : 1 Day, (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey, Dutch Barge, Powerboat or Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser
Practical 1 day non-certified course focused on what you need to know to run your boat. All methods will follow the RYA techniques leading you towards an RYA qualification if desired. Dates agreed directly with you. Click here to email proposed course dates to us.
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Cost : £350 up to 2 people. £450 up to 3 people
Duration : 1 Day, (Mid week - 10.00am - 4pm)
Location : Your vessel, your mooring
Practical 1 day non-certified course focused on what you need to know to run your boat. All methods will follow the RYA techniques leading you towards an RYA qualification if desired. Dates agreed directly with you. Click here to email proposed course dates to us.
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Cost : £480 per person
Duration : 2 Days, (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey on 5.5m XSRIB with 90hp outboard.
Practical 2 day course for those who have no prior experience looking to cruise on Rivers, lakes or near coastal waters. Can be converted via the RYA into ICC up to 10m Coastal post qualification.
Course dates are agreed directly with you. Click here to email proposed course dates to us.
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Cost : £480 per person
Duration : 2 days (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey, Dutch Barge, Powerboat or Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser
Practical 2 day course for clients with no prior experience who are looking to buy a motor boat, or those that are looking to formalize skill levels to reduce vessel insurance. Can also be used as an alternative boat handling qualification for Small Passenger boat skippers. Contact us to agree training dates below.
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Cost : £480 per person
Duration : 2 days (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey, Dutch Barge or Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser
Practical 2 day course on either our 17m Dutch Barge or 11m Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser for clients with little or no prior experience who are looking to use their own boat throughout the European Inland Waterways. An IWHC certificate will be attained which can be converted via the RYA to an ICC over 10m, when supported with a CEVNI certificate.
Contact us to agree training dates below.
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Cost : £240 per person
Duration : 1 Day (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey, Dutch Barge, Powerboat or Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser
This is an entry level course and can be run in conjunction with the IWHC course for mixed ability groups. Ideal for introducing friends or family members to crewing a vessel on the inland waterways, and giving them an understanding of how they can assist the helm. The instructor will cover: personal safety; communication on board; throwing a mooring line; some basic boat handling; helping in locking operations; how to be a look out; what to do in an emergency and looking after the environment.
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Cost : £240 per person
Duration : 1 Day (Mid week)
Location : Bisham Abbey, Dutch Barge or Dutch Steel Cabin Cruiser
Applicants for the UK ICC issued by the RYA who do not hold an eligible certificate, but already have the required level of competence can take ICC assessments to demonstrate their competence for each of the categories they would like to have validated on their ICC.
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Cost : £240
Duration : 1 day (Mid week)
Location Bisham Abbey, Waterfront
We work alongside Accessible Boating Thames to provide opportunities for those with a range of disabilities to experience powerboating in our wheelchair accessible powerboat free, or a limited donation, using a buddy system of qualified volunteer skippers. When the participant is ready to formalize their experience we can provide formal Powerboat training bespoke to the participants needs, alongside their buddy and carers. This can lead to achieving an RYA Powerboat qualification and gaining independent use of our specialist equipment via the Waterfront Club
Booking is by arrangement.