Skye Powerboat

Learn to Drive a Powerboat in Just 2 Days!
£330 includes book & certificate

RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course

The RYA Powerboat Level 2 is a hands-on, practical course designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to safely operate a RIB or small powerboat in inshore waters. This qualification can also be commercially endorsed under certain MCA codes of practice, allowing you to skipper small commercial vessels.

Attend this two-day course at Skye Powerboat’s RYA-recognised Training Centre in Staffin, located on the stunning Isle of Skye.

Over two action-packed days, you'll take part in an engaging and informative course covering key areas such as close-quarters handling, high-speed manoeuvres, man overboard drills, IRPCS (collision regulations), anchoring, securing to a mooring buoy, and coming alongside pontoons. With plenty of hands-on practice, you'll be guided by an experienced, qualified RYA instructor who knows how to balance professionalism with a good sense of humour.

At Skye Powerboat, we use a Humber RIB to ensure your training reflects the type of boat you're most likely to use. All are powered by reliable and clean-running Suzuki outboard—guaranteed to bring both performance and a smile.

Our training centre at the community owned Staffin Harbour, offers a welcoming and professional set up. Even when weather keeps us off the water, our indoor sessions simulate real-world scenarios as closely as possible.

We're passionate about powerboating and committed to delivering a course that’s informative, challenging, and above all, rewarding.

Training RYA VHF SRC Radio Course
£135 includes book
£76 exam fee - direct online payment to RYA

Attend this essential one-day course at Skye Powerboat’s RYA-recognised Training Centre in Staffin, located on the stunning Isle of Skye.

We provide hands-on training using real, professionally adapted VHF DSC radios from Icom, ensuring a realistic and practical learning experience.

All modern VHF radios include DSC capability, allowing direct calls to specific vessels. If you hold a pre-1999 VHF licence, you’ll need to upgrade by completing this course—either in person or online, followed by a short, invigilated exam.

Course covers:

• Basic radio operation

• Use of correct channels

• Distress, emergency, and medical procedures

• Digital Selective Calling (DSC) with simulators

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

• EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons)

• SART (Search and Rescue Transponders)​

RYA First Aid
£145 includes book & certificate

This one-day course is designed for anyone looking to gain first aid knowledge from a boating perspective. 

Attend this essential one-day course at Skye Powerboat’s RYA-recognised Training Centre in Staffin, located on the stunning Isle of Skye.

Recommended by both the MCA and HSE, the course meets the requirements for professional skippers of small craft operating within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boatmasters. It also satisfies the Senior First Aid certificate requirement for offshore racers under ISAF regulations (OSR 4.08.4).

• Boating-specific topics include:

• The recovery position in confined spaces

• CPR, including the drowning protocol

• Cold shock and hypothermia from immersion or exposure

• Seasickness and dehydration

• Requesting medical advice or assistance via VHF

• Procedures for helicopter rescue

RYA Day Skipper Theory
£460 includes book, plotter, divider & certificate

This course provides you with the essential knowledge to navigate familiar waters by day, including a basic introduction to navigation lights for night-time powerboating. It covers both traditional chartwork and electronic navigation techniques.

Typically delivered over six consecutive days, the course can be challenging but highly rewarding, equipping you with a strong foundation in coastal navigation.

Our training goes beyond the basics to help those working commercially apply their skills effectively in professional settings. The course is suitable for anyone operating workboats, powerboats, motor cruisers, and yachts.

Attend this RYA Day Skipper Theory course at Skye Powerboat’s RYA-recognised Training Centre in Staffin, located on the stunning Isle of Skye.

Course Topics Include:

• Basics of seamanship

• Essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage

• Chartwork and electronic charts

• Position fixing and course plotting

• Weather forecasting and meteorology

• Tides

• Collision regulations

• Construction, parts, and equipment of cruising boats

• Emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, flare use, safety harnesses, lifejackets, and life rafts

Course Details:

• Suitable for: Inexperienced skippers using workboats, powerboats, motor cruisers, and sailing yachts

• Duration: 2 evenings/week (e.g., Mon & Wed), 3 hours per session over 6 weeks​