Nautical Training

29/05/2026

Before You Leave the Marina… Have you checked your route, weather, fuel, safety equipment, and navigation plan?
A little preparation before casting off can make all the difference to your day on the water — whether you’re heading out for a short trip or something more adventurous.
Need help building confidence with navigation, passage planning, or boat handling? We’ve got courses and on-the-water training to help you enjoy every journey even more.
👉 Explore training at nautical.training

24/05/2026

Training Designed Around You -Not everyone learns the same way — and not every boat is the same. That’s why our bespoke training is tailored around you, your experience, and the type of boating you enjoy.

Whether it’s manoeuvring practice, navigation, narrowboat handling, or building skills on your own boat, we’ll create training that fits exactly what you need.

👉 Find out more at nautical.training

17/05/2026

Good Navigation Builds Great Days on the Water

Understanding navigation isn’t just about charts and plotting — it’s about planning ahead, making confident decisions, and enjoying your time on the water even more.

Whether you’re learning the basics or building on existing skills, our navigation courses help turn knowledge into real-world confidence.

👉 Explore our RYA navigation courses at nautical.training

08/05/2026

Where Will You Explore Next?

We’re lucky to be based in some incredible boating areas — from the River Trent to miles of canals and inland waterways waiting to be discovered.

Quiet stretches, hidden moorings, waterside pubs, and new routes to try… there’s always somewhere new to explore.

Where’s your favourite spot on the water? Or somewhere you’ve been meaning to visit?

👉 Let us help you build the skills to go further and explore with confidence

03/05/2026

Upcoming RYA & On-the-Water Courses – Book Your Place
Get back out on the water this spring and build your skills with our upcoming courses:
🔹 Powerboat Refresher Day – 27 May
🔹 Powerboat Level 2 – 2 May, 11 May, 16 May, 26 May
🔹 Inland Waterways Helmsman (Narrowboat) – 4 May (Fully Booked), 9 May (Fully Booked), 14 May, 23 May
🔹 Narrowboat Skills Day – 4 May (Fully Booked), 10 May (Fully Booked), 29 May, 7 June
🔹 Try Canal Boating (Taster Day) – 6 June
🔹 RYA VHF SRC Radio – 7 May, 26 June
🔹 RYA Diesel Engine – 20 May, 23 June
🔹 RYA First Aid – 12 May, 10 June
🔹 RYA RADAR – 12 June, 31 July
🔹 HSE Emergency First Aid at Work – 10 June
🔹 RYA Day Skipper Theory – 28 September
👉 Spaces are filling quickly — book now to secure your place.
If these dates don’t work, we can arrange training around you.

24/04/2026

Real Feedback. Real Experience.

“Great company, first class training. Don’t regret a single penny — it was thoroughly enjoyable and I’m looking forward to other courses.”

— Gedling

Thinking about your next course? You’ll be in good hands.

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17/04/2026

Learn on Your Own Boat -There’s no better place to build your skills than on the boat you actually use.

Our own boat tuition is tailored around you — your boat, your experience, and what you want to achieve. From handling and manoeuvring to building confidence in real situations, we’ll help you get the most out of your time on the water.

👉 Find out more at nautical.training

10/04/2026

This course will be flexible taking into consideration your personal boating experience and it will be tailored to you, so those boaters lacking experience in certain areas can gain more confidence by having more concentrated tuition on a student’s specific area of concern, for example:

10/04/2026

Want to refresh your Narrowboat handling skills ready for the summer season?
Jump on one of our Narrowboat Skills days info below.

This course will be flexible taking into consideration your personal boating experience and it will be tailored to you, so those boaters lacking experience in certain areas can gain more confidence by having more concentrated tuition on a student’s specific area of concern, for example:

09/04/2026

Today’s Powerboat Instructor Pre Skills assessment being done by trainer Howard Nelson in preparation for the Powerboat Instructor course tomorrow Saturday and Sunday.