Solent RYA Powerboat, Sailing, Motorboat, Radio & Theory Courses

Welcome to Solent Boat Training - Your gateway to unrivalled adventures on the open water, offering expert training in Sailing, Motorboating and Powerboating

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Solent Boat Training runs the full range of RYA Powerboat courses including the popular RYA Powerboat Level 2 ICC from as little as £199 per person.

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Solent Boat Training runs the full RYA sailing courses scheme including the popular RYA Competent Crew & Day Skipper Courses.

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Solent Boat Training offer the full range of RYA motorboat courses including RYA Motorboat Helmsman & RYA Day Skipper.

Solent Shorebased Courses

Solent Boat Training runs a wide range of shorebased courses including RYA VHF Radio, RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance & RYA First Aid at Sea from £49 per person.

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Solent Boat Training Special Offers & Gift Vouchers

RYA Navigation Course

Solent Boat Training runs all the RYA Navigation & Theory Courses including the popular RYA Day Skipper Theory.

Solent Day Sailing Courses

Our Solent Day Sailing Experiences are perfect for both absolute beginners with no sailing experience through to Qualified sailors looking for a day out on the water.

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Close quarter handling in the marina and sail trim are taught in these one day courses.

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Sailing mile builders in the Solent and the West Country. Available for groups or individuals from £199pp

About Solent Boat Training - RYA Advanced Training Centre

Solent Boat Training (SBT) is a leading National RYA boat training centre, providing expert marine training to both the general public and the maritime industry.  Based within the famous English Solent and offering 20 years of experience, we pride ourselves in delivering Low Student Ratio and Competitively Priced Training.

Our courses cover a wide range of water and classroom skills, catering to leisure boaters looking to enhance their knowledge and expertise on the water.

We have students traveling from all over the UK, Europe and even the USA, to train with our approved RYA, HSE & MCA instructors.  All the courses and events found on our website are run by fully qualified instructors and skippers from our own training centre.

Our highly qualified instructors and state-of-the-art facilities allow us to offer comprehensive training programs, designed to meet the needs of boating enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned sailor, Solent Boat Training is committed to helping you achieve your maritime goals efficiently and safely.
 
We Specialise in Low Student to Instructor ratio training, at amazing competitive prices, because we believe in offering the best value for money.

 

Our Fleet of Boats are based in Southampton, allowing us to offer courses & events all over the Solent.

With our large assortment of yachts, motorboats & rigid inflatables, we have the complete flexibility to run courses for private individuals, companies and organisations alike. We offer training for all, from an absolute beginner to aspiring Yachtmaster Ocean Skippers. We also work alongside and are the training provider for Solent Boat Charters, a large local sailing events company. We have 6 classrooms, including a training workshop, all within the marina.  Together with free accommodation, included with all sailing courses, this means your training will be to the highest standard. We offer RYA courses from our Training Centre in Southampton, as well as own boat tuition all around the Solent area including, Yarmouth, Hamble, Lymington & Cowes.

RYA Powerboat Courses Inc Level 2 & ICC

We run the RYA Powerboat Level 2 courses throughout the year, on our own fleet of 6m training ribs, with Intermediate level training courses run on either of our 7.2m XS Ribs from our base in Southampton.

In addition, we also run MCA & SBT advanced powerboat training courses & events on our 7.5m XS Ribs. 

Many of these boats are MCA commercially coded vessels for day and night use up to 20 miles from land, far more than we actually require for these RYA powerboat courses.

We run a complete range of training courses including the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course and the RYA Advanced Powerboat course, with MCA commercial exam (by arrangement).

RYA courses are run from our Southampton based training centre, as well as own boat tuition all around the Solent including, Yarmouth, Hamble, Lymington & Cowes.

RYA Sail Cruising Courses Inc Competent Crew & Day Skipper

With our own fleet of Bavaria 37 cruising sailing yachts moored in Sharock Quay marina in Southampton offering the full range of RYA sail cruising courses from "Start Yachting", "RYA Competent Crew Course" the popular "RYA Day Skipper Practical Course" through to the Yachtmaster preparation course.

Their 3 double cabins and large saloon area make sailing the Solent, visiting new harbours and learning new skills a very pleasant experience indeed. We specialise in low ratio student to instructor courses as we feel this offers a more complete experience for very little extra expense.  We also offer our own SBT skills days, mileage builders and specialist events that fit perfectly in between the range of RYA sailing courses offered.

At SBT we believe in offering amazing value for money, compared to many local competitors, with most running courses a higher ratio of students per instructor on each course, while also charging more.

We offer our RYA courses from Southampton, as well as own boat tuition all around the Solent including, Yarmouth, Hamble, Lymington & Cowes.

Sailing Mile Building & Experience Sailing Days

With our yachts based in centrally in Southampton, we are able to offer a vast range of sailing mile builders and sailing experience days.  This allows our past present and future students the chance to increase their knowledge and experience, whilst putting in to practice, previously learnt skills.


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RYA Motor Cruising Courses

We have a fantastic Flybridge Motorboat called 'Kingfisher', a Rodman 1040 Adv.She is perfect for the entire range of RYA motorboat courses. ' RYA Motor Cruising Training Courses' run from our fleets base in Southampton's Shamrock Quay. 

SBT courses offer complete flexibility to train you in many aspects of motorboat handling and fits in between the RYA motorboat courses.

We can run motorboat courses from our Southampton base as well as own boat tuition all around the Solent including, Yarmouth, Hamble, Lymington & Cowes.

RYA & SBT - Shore Based & Theory Courses

Our classroom overlooks Shamrock Quay Marina in Southampton and is only 50 yards from the water's edge.

Our classrooms are a warm and safe environment for all of our shore based courses, including; RYA VHF Radio, Marine Radar, First Aid, Day Skipper Theory, Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory courses.

Our own SBT Outboard Petrol Engine Maintenance course and the RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance courses have become increasingly popular.

HSE First Aid Training Courses

SBT are a fully certified HSE first aid training centre offering the popular First Aid Courses including;

  • Emergency first aid at work
  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Activity First Aid.

Own Boat Tuition

Our RYA instructors are able to travel to any venue in the Solent area and offer the full range of RYA courses on your vessel or at your premise. We call this own boat tuition.

 

Own Boat Tuition

Check out our Google Reviews

281 Total Reviews
Booked a 2-day miles builder as keen to achieve my day skipper. Our skipper, Gabriele, was great. Very positive with all of our crew, made sure everyone was involved, felt comfortable, and also asked where we would like to berth for the evening discussing the pros and cons of each location based on the weather and tides. The boat was well-equipped and in good condition for a school boat. Very enjoyable 2 days.
Robbie Aitken
30/03/2025
Awesome 2 days course for the powerboat level 2 ! A lot of information and spent a lot of time in the water learning how to handle the boat in a different scenarios !the instructor was supportive , helpful and paid a lot of attention to the details! I defently have some confidence to be on a boat now and I can’t wait for the summer !
John Johan
28/03/2025
Just returned from a 5 day coastal skipper course and without a shadow of a doubt the best sailing school on the south coast.
Andrew Dixon
24/03/2025
Hi Andrew, Thank you very much for your review, great photo of you all and your high praise. We are delighted that you enjoyed your Coastal Skipper Course with Sam and we look forward to seeing you again in the near future. Safe & Enjoyable Sailing. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Recently redid my PB2 with Alex at Solent Boat training. Great course and very well ran.
Guy Bracey
24/03/2025
Thank you for your review Guy and we hope we meet you again soon. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Did the RYA level 2 power boat course, in order to get an ICC. Course was excellent, great balance of theory and practice, really good instructor, and gave me a good level of confidence to take out boats. Highly recommended.
Steve Harris
24/03/2025
Hi Steve, Thanks for your review and recommendation. Enjoy your new found skills and we hope you enjoy your future powerboat experiences. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Completed the course with my wife and 2 friends. The course, boat and equipment were first rate. We learned a lot over the 2 days with excellent and friendly instruction from Sam. I can highly recommend Solent Boat Training.
Steve Hawksworth
24/03/2025
Steve, Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We are very glad that you all enjoyed your time with Sam & us, at Solent Boat Training and hope to see you all again, for any further training you might require. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Me and my wife did the powerboat level 2. What an amazing and fun course. Our trainer Bryan pummell was amazing his people skills and the way he teaches was so fun and very informative he made the course enjoyable and he was an absolute pleasure to be around. I would give him and the course a 10/10 well worth the money. Bryan is an asset to the company I have autism and not many people make it so easy to learn by the way they teach keep him as long as you can. I was a bit worried before we went but all the information was given that we needed before the course and that made me feel much better that i was prepared. Hope to do more courses there. Thanks ????
s cooper
19/03/2025
Thank you very much for your kind comments, we will pass them on to Bryan. We are delighted that you both enjoyed your course and that you have gained the boating confidence and understanding required. We very much look forward to seeing you both again in the future and that you will allow us to take you further along the powerboat path. Safe and enjoyable boating in the meantime. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Passed my power boating lol 2 today with Bryan! Absolutely fab experience and teacher. Thoroughly enjoyed my training over the past 2 days. Bryan was very chilled, funny and paitent, All the staff were lovely and accommodating. Highly recommend ????
Laura Cooper
18/03/2025
Hi Laura, Thank you for your review and recommendation. We hope you will join our team again for any additional training you might require in the future. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Just finished my third training experience with SBT and they are reliably excellent. The instructors are calm, patient and always know what they're doing. I work in an office and this was the best Tuesday I've had in years.
iciclette
18/03/2025
Thank you for your review. We'll all agree that any time on the water, is always better than being in an office and the views are so much better too. Safe Boating. SBT Team 25/03/2025
Had the most amazing 4 days on my day skipper motor course! Thanks to the whole team and Solent training, from Sam helping me book on to the fantastic Rob who ran the course it was a brilliant experience!
Eleanor Butler
14/03/2025
Hi Eleanor, It was a pleasure to meet you and we are delighted that SBT could assist you along your chosen boating path. Look forward to meeting you again soon. SBT Team 25/03/2025