Recommendations for PB2 course - and is it worth it?

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Currently holding dazed kipper for both sail and power and plenty of hours logged but fancy some sportboat action (is it a mid-life crisis?) partly fuelled by some 35 knot plus action in Spain last month.

Hopefully PB2 will teach higher speed handling than our previous 20 knot cruising?

So is it worth doing and who would you recommend? I'm happy to look at anything from East/South Coast through to West Wales.

As always, your thoughts and experience on this would be very interesting.
 
SP2 said:
Hopefully PB2 will teach higher speed handling than our previous 20 knot cruising?



As always, your thoughts and experience on this would be very interesting.
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If that is what you are looking for then NO! The PB 2 course is really for beginners and concentrates very much on the safe handling and mooring of a sportsboat/rib. It does introduce the student to a bit of high speed work, but very little. In fact I limit speeds on a PB 2 course to 20 knots anyway.

If you want to learn more and then I'd suggest you consider the advanced powerboat course which does deal with higher speeds and rough water handling. If, as you say you have the Day Skipper for Power and sail then your nav skills should be at a level to do the course. PM me if you need any more information or click on my signature link.
 
What David said....

Level 2 really is very basic and for someone with your experience i would think you would finish the course and feel you have waisted money!
 
Solitaire said:
If that is what you are looking for then NO! The PB 2 course is really for beginners and concentrates very much on the safe handling and mooring of a sportsboat/rib. It does introduce the student to a bit of high speed work, but very little. In fact I limit speeds on a PB 2 course to 20 knots anyway.

If you want to learn more and then I'd suggest you consider the advanced powerboat course which does deal with higher speeds and rough water handling. If, as you say you have the Day Skipper for Power and sail then your nav skills should be at a level to do the course. PM me if you need any more information or click on my signature link.
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That seems like a very restricted PB2

Its the best course I have ever done but it was 12 years ago and I did a lot more than the current crop of courses limits its self to.
maybe he should lok for a better course.
 
Kipper said:
That seems like a very restricted PB2

Its the best course I have ever done but it was 12 years ago and I did a lot more than the current crop of courses limits its self to.
maybe he should lok for a better course.
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You quote my post but don't read what I said! And I don't want this post to head the same way as other posts about RYA courses by those that don't teach them. Read the syllabus. I don't care what you did 12 years ago and that doesn't make it right.

The OP has asked a specific question about high speed handling. I can provide that but not on a level 2 where there maybe other students of a much lower level of expertise - normal for a Level 2.
 
Solitaire said:
You quote my post but don't read what I said! And I don't want this post to head the same way as other posts about RYA courses by those that don't teach them. Read the syllabus. I don't care what you did 12 years ago and that doesn't make it right.

The OP has asked a specific question about high speed handling. I can provide that but not on a level 2 where there maybe other students of a much lower level of expertise - normal for a Level 2.
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Fair enough, when I did my course there were only two of us and it was on the Mersey where high speed is possible most of the time I suppose.

I suppose the Syllabus will have changed, I have worked with some people who have PB2 who didnt cover chart work and tides in detail, didnt mean to offend just suprised.
 
Unfortunatly despite the syllabus there are different levels of teaching, something it is difficult to avoid.

I know when my girlfriend did her level 2 the standard of teaching and detail was shockingly bad.

If you do a coure with David it will be professionaly presented, taught within the requirements of the Syllabus and ensuring you get the most from it, specific to your type of boating be it level 2, advanced or anything else.

Good Luck!!
 
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Thanks - have had a brief chat with David (than you, Orange, for cutting us off...grrr...).

The way forward is to update the first aid course (few years since I did that) then go for the Advanced course and then who knows where???
 
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