RYA Powerboat Level 1

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our 14yr old daughter keen to do the RYA courses, PB 1 & 2. Was looking at Hamble school of yachting as at Mercury, but not been in contact & website says they have no PB1, scheduled.. Then just thought about Powerskipper or Solitaire... Surely I couldn't get a better Hamble based RYA trainer than one of these pro's! Any other people I should be thinking of?

Anyone like to come back to me who is running a PB1, preferably with some other younger folk, I think would be nice if others on course similar age sometime in the next couple of months..? Easter Holidays perhaps?

pm's or replies to thread welcome. :)

Cheers

James
 
I am the RYA training principal for our sailing club, which is not on the Solent so I can't help you there. What I will say is that we don't bother with PB1, all our students go directly on to PB2. If your daughter has some experience of being on boats before she will be fine. Even as an absolute beginner she should be ok.
It occurs to me that the reason you can't find a PB1 is because nobody runs it because nobody needs it!
 
Tam Lin said:
I am the RYA training principal for our sailing club, which is not on the Solent so I can't help you there. What I will say is that we don't bother with PB1, all our students go directly on to PB2. If your daughter has some experience of being on boats before she will be fine. Even as an absolute beginner she should be ok.
It occurs to me that the reason you can't find a PB1 is because nobody runs it because nobody needs it!
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reading though RYA bumf I thought PB1 will be a bit of a waste for her, but thought there may be a necessary progression so RYA centres would not take her on a PB2 unless she has done PB1. So thanks for the heads up

Now need to change title.. PB2 wanted please!
 
pb2-----as far as i can make out----if you attend the course---you pass---no exam----she will probably have fun---for me---i thought is was an expensive waste of time
 
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The minimum age for level 1 is just 8, as opposed to 12 for level 2, I get the feeling it's only left on the books for very young children. I agree your daughter is better off doing a level 2.
 
Try Aquasafe in Lymington - they use larger RIBs for training or you can supply your own boat.

As previously posted don't bother with Level 1 go straight for Level 2.
 
If she's keen on boating, join the sea cadets! RYA Courses (sailing/power) normally cost £70 for a weeks course including, food travel accommodation and making great friends along the way. They've also yachts which they run the RYA offshore scheme on! Worth a mooch! I've not looked back in over 22yrs
 
lenten said:
pb2-----as far as i can make out----if you attend the course---you pass---no exam----she will probably have fun---for me---i thought is was an expensive waste of time
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I agree but you need it if you want to boat abroad on anything bigger than about 20 hp/15hp and you get your ICC
 
MattyB said:
If she's keen on boating, join the sea cadets! RYA Courses (sailing/power) normally cost £70 for a weeks course including, food travel accommodation and making great friends along the way. They've also yachts which they run the RYA offshore scheme on! Worth a mooch! I've not looked back in over 22yrs
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she was in sea cadets a few years back... she has grown up with us having boats and is bloody fantastic crew, I don't have to tell her to do anything she just gets on, gets the fenders on (the correct height whether we are against a pontoon or boat) without me prompting, get warps on and will moor us up. She helms Ok but doesn't do it often enough as nose in a book mostly when we are on the move. TBH this has mostly been prompted by SWMBO saying she needs some additional bits to put on her CV for uni's etc... I know I know, not like that in my day!
 
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