RYA SEA SCHOOL: Powerboating Courses

If you are on a sailing holiday, why not let the kids have a day zooming around the Ionian whilst you enjoy a quiet sail and meet them in the evening? If you are in a villa, have a day out on the water and sample what the other Ionian islands have to offer.

For further information and availability please call on 0800 321 3800 or email Chris or Katie at training@sailionian.com

Level 1

A perfect introduction to powerboats! The course covers launching and recovering, safety equipment, boat handling and manouvres, ropework and much much more.

Assumed knowledge: None.

Course Duration: 1 day, minimum age 8.

Cost: £150

Level 2

This course teaches boat handling and seamanship in powerboats. The course will be conducted in a number of different powerboats and covers a wide range of topics suited for both the novice and more experienced powerboater. This qualification also allows for the application of an ICC (international certificate of competence) which is becoming more and more essential in most of Europe.

Listed below are some of the topics included in the course:

Launching and Recovery

Boat Handling

Anchoring

Engines and Drives

Passage Planning

Man Overboard

Safety

Mooring

Collision Regulations

High speed manouvres

Course Duration: 2 Days.

Cost: £280

Direct Assessment for experienced powerboaters

Sail Ionian offers the Level 2 direct assessment. This is not a course but a means of achieving the Level 2 certification and the ability to apply for the ICC. This assessment is available to experienced powerboaters only with minimum a year of powerboat handling experience.

Cost: £150

This course can be commercially endorsed with the addition of a Basic Sea Survival Course and Personal Medical.