Own Boat Tuition

We offer tailored training programmes for your sailing yacht, motor yacht, or powerboat, structured to meet your specific needs. Whether you’re returning to boating after a break or seeking to learn on the vessel you’ll use most often, our custom training is ideal for you.

Category: Private Tuition

Benefits of Own Boat Tuition

Personalised Learning:
Training on your own boat allows you to understand its unique handling, manoeuvrability, pivot points, and characteristics.

Experienced Instructors:
Our instructors have extensive experience with a wide range of vessel types, styles, and sizes.

Training Process

Initial Inspection:
The instructor will inspect your vessel for practical use and safety.

Custom Training Program:
We’ll work with you to build a bespoke training program or follow an RYA syllabus tailored to your requirements.

Prerequisites

Prior to training, you’ll receive a list of prerequisites to ensure your vessel’s suitability and safety for the course.

Potential Training Topics

Launching & Recovery (for smaller boats)
Boat Handling
Approaching and Securing to a Buoy
Anchoring
Leaving and Coming Alongside
Man Overboard Procedures
Navigation and COL Regs
Pilotage Plan
Using a GPS Device
General Boating Safety

Your boat is a special part of your life and activities on the water. However, sometimes it might be beneficial to learn on a different boat. Training on one of our boats can provide you with experience on a larger or different type of vessel, especially if you plan to upgrade to a bigger vessel in the future.

Additional Services

Rigging and Setup Assistance
If you’ve just bought a new boat, our instructors can help you rig, set it up, and take it out for the first time.

Learn and grow your boating skills with our expert guidance, ensuring you get the most out of your time on the water.

Travel and Logistics

We come to you
Our instructors can travel to your location and boat.
Travel expenses
Travel expenses incurred outside of Falmouth Town are charged at 55p per mile.

Group Size

Maximum Number of Students per Boat
3-5 students

Our personalised own-boat tuition offers the flexibility and convenience of training on your own vessel, helping you and your crew gain confidence and skills in a familiar environment.

What our customers say

Bob really helped to build our confidence, tailoring the training to individual needs whilst also helping us to get to know our own boat, identifying and solving issues whilst offering practical maintenance advise.
Mark, Own Boat Training - RYA Day Skipper - June 2025