RYA Level 2 Coastal Powerboat Driving Course
Ref: PBT2RYAC
RYA Level 2 Powerboat Course from £250 in Southend, Essex with no hidden extras. Outstanding quality and the best value in the industry with over 30 years experience on the water.
Suitable for all all small boat and prospective boat owners including , powerboats, ribs, speed boats, motor cruisers and fishing boats. Basically anything with a motor less than 10 metres in length. Lot's of advice available on buying the right boat...do the course first and make sure that your first boat is the right boat.
We use an Offshore 6m Rib with a 90 HP outboard to deliver our training. This allows us to run the courses from February to October whatever the weather conditions.
Perfect Day Watersports offers great value and outstanding quality tuition. Coaching from an advanced powerboat instructor with over 30 years experience on the water. We have thousands of satisfied customers who have completed the course including total novices, lifeboat crew, fishing vessel skippers and small boat drivers who now have the confidence and skill to take their boats out safely and confidently.
We update the availability daily. We will send full joining details within 12 hours. Couldn't be simpler! We prefer payment via bank transfer or PayPal as this ensures the very best security for our customers.
The course lasts 6 hours per day and includes all course materials with 3 clients per instructor in each boat. Takes place at Leigh on Sea Marina.
2026 COURSE DATES PLUS AVAILABILITY PLEASE RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE
Early bird 2026 dates at £250 per person and going up to £270 from June:- Mon/Tues 20/21st April - 1 Space, Sat/Sun 16/17th May - 1 Space.
Then cost goes up to £270 due to fuel price rises.
Thur/Fri 18/19th June, Sat/Sun 20/21st June, Sat/Sun 27/28th June, Mon/Tues 29/30th June, Sat/Sun 4/5th July, Thursday/Fri 16/17th July, Sat/Sun 18/19th July, Thur/Fri 30/31st July, Sat/Sun 1/2nd August, Thur/Fri 27/28th August, Sat/Sun 29/30th Aug, Sat/Sun 12/13th Sept more dates to follow.
For more information please email; perfectdaywatersports@gmail.com or ring Mike on 07887 890389 for friendly advice on your course.
Sample Topics
- Launching & recovery
- Engine Checks and Maintenance
- High and low speed boat handling
- Securing to a buoy
- Anchoring
- Towing
- Leaving & coming alongside
- Man overboard
- Theory
- Essential Safety
- Pilotage & passage planning
- Buoyage
- Charts
- Collision Avoidance
- Tides & tidal streams
This is a 2 day course. Pre-course experience required none. The minimum age for candidates is 12. Candidates under the age of 16 will be issued an endorsed certificate.
