Taking the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course

Marianne shows you what's involved in achieving the RYA Powerboat Level 2 qualification.
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[@annbancroft2165]

I know we’ve never met Marianne and we probably never will but I’m so proud of you for doing this so publicly on this channel it’s hard enough to learn a new skill and to do it with a camera pointed at you is a brave thing well done you!😊😊

[@ChrisHudsonVlogs]

As a professional seaman and a powerboat instructor and yacht master it’s so good to see finally someone saying how important it is to have training to go on the water. Too many people buy cheap boats and go out and cause chaos! Great video! “Steer before gear” 😉

[@allatseabg5839]

Same I have a boat to a rodman 1250

[@tonyhale2041]

It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would even think about operating a boat without training, seems far more complicated than driving a car, and you wouldn’t be allowed to drive a car without a licence.

[@JCBelfat]

The best way it was described to me was "think - steer - gear"

[@PhilbyFavourites]

“Steer before gear” is my mantra too. One useful reminder is “it’s not a car”. That reinforces the message that it doesn’t have four wheels to grip the road and no handbrake or foot brake. It’s so easy to see a throttle and a wheel and “assume” that it will react the same way. Even if you’re sat alongside someone truly you won’t pick it up without time on the wheel as the sensation of how the vessel reacts to “your - helms” input can only be felt from actually driving. Great work from the instructor. It must be warmer in the south west than in the Solent. I’m dressed up like a spaceman in sub zero windchill at present. Roll on warmer days.

[@koomaj]

I'll say, goodbye Captain Nick, and hello Captain Marianne!

[@watsonasa1975]

a tip: watch series at Kaldrostream. Been using them for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

[@brendanty1376]

@Watson Asa definitely, I've been using kaldrostream for since november myself :D

[@SuperDrakka]

Nicely done! All students go through the same thought processes, realisations and frustrations. Now the learning really starts 😁👍

[@BoyceBailey]

No harm in getting all the paper work done and not being able to afford the €15mil boat I want.

[@rodrigofernandez9800]

Plus all the fees and license

[@stippolyte]

Boyce, you know you want to. My course was a great team builder, still in contact with couple of people from all that time ago. You never know offshore when a situation might crop up where you can make a difference if you know what you are doing.

[@vajindertaak3158]

Never know what rich boat friends you may make, and ready for when we win the lottery!!

[@drew8958]

I thought when you qualify it included being given a boat? Doesn't it put at the end of the paperwork a few photos to choose from? Just tick the appropriate one and where you you wold like to find it moored! Nothing too big mind - just owner operated will suffice ! !!

[@sapienthaggis3466]

Well done Marianne . I did love that she asked almost exactly the questions I would have asked , obviously you have to edit your footage down but I am probably not the only one that could have happily watched the entire thing raw warts an all as it were lol . Love to ya both .

[@chrisryan3770]

As a seafarer (firmly ashore these days though) it’s fantastic to see a channel like this promote good training. It’s so dangerous to put out to sea without any yet many do each year costing millions in rescue resources. ...I hadn’t realised how triggered I was by people saying reverse in a boat though. 🤦🏻‍♂️😂😂

[@canadadan4437]

Well done Marianne you are now official captain of smugglers 2 👍🇨🇦

[@MarkAldrich74]

Next time Nick pops down to the marina & wonders where SB2 has disappeared to, only to see Marianne giving it the full beans heading out of Torquay harbour! 😂

[@TexanUSMC8089]

She already has some experience driving a boat, and still had a lot of questions and probably learned a lot. Imagine a person that has never driven a boat and decided they wanted one. Courses like this are great for everyone. Well done Marianne.

[@DanielSamuels0]

I found this channel earlier this year and loved watching this series in full - so much so that this weekend, I took the PB2 course myself and had a great time doing so. Thank you both for this introduction to boating; you're inspiring many people to become boaters!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

That's awesome! Next step, buy a boat, good luck! 😃

[@levibonnage7616]

congratulations Marianne on completing your course and thank you to nick and yourself for filming it for all us aquaholics.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Our pleasure!

[@MrPeteJMc]

Wonderful Nick. Very interesting. Reminds me when I did mine about 25 years ago. I did mine as part of scout leadership training with Kingskerswell scouts. We were blessed by a Kingskerswell resident who left the group a lovely little speed boat. Well done Marianne 👍

[@hombreguapo3928]

@5.55, Why am I going sideways? So perfectly put, a question many of us have asked on the way back from the pub, What a sport Marianne is, she is fun and a great student. Nick is a very lucky man. Of course Marianne is too.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Of course! 😃

[@lusoyachting36]

She's is a brave girl letting you film that Nick. Nerves of steel all "Props" Marianne. The world need more female captains xx. RYA Day Skipper next Marianne?

[@roberthennel]

Nice video. The main difference between driving a car and a boat I learned (I have quite a reactive sporty car) is the lag bit on the boat, so you just have to keep it a tad calmer and not be yanking at the wheel and the throttle like a maniac and just take your time. But that is why I like boating so much, it just makes you slow down and enjoy the activity whether you want it or not :-)

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Exactly right

[@fabionegri4855]

disagree , there are 2 factors really dangerous , wind and sea current , and also hidden rocks. In sardinia where i used to boat 10% of boats had hull or propellers damages each season

[@59patrickw]

A wise man once said its not getting there on a boat that counts BUT the journey

[@jimbus2982]

Currently boating out in the Solent and it is actually sunny! Unfortunately not much wind today but will apparently pick up tomorrow. Well done Marianne!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Sunny here too, we're on the boat

[@stippolyte]

Please stop it, you're making me jealous ☺. Apart from being in my Tinker on Windermere I haven't been at sea since Oct 2019 (🛥 in Wales) and I need 4 new trailer tyres before I can get it back afloat :-(

[@lambodriver6983]

Learning to drive a single screw or single outboard boat is a good way to learn. Then you get in a twin screw boat and realise how much easier it is to manoeuvre when you have 2 engines to play with. Good on you Marianne!

[@chrish2996]

Hi Nick and Marianne. Congratulations on passing your PB level 2. Even though no certificate is needed in the UK the experience gained using the boat at low speeds with and against wind and tide is crucial. Well done. Great video thanks 😊 👍

[@tonyclemmens7226]

Very brave doing this on Camera Marianne. Well done!

[@AllSingingAllDancing]

We’re going to have Marianne do a level 2 boating course. (Marianne raises eyebrows) Here are the parts of the boat. (Marianne raises eyebrows) Now gently manoeuvre to the dock (Marianne raises eyebrows) I’m glad no one created a drinking game based on this fun and happy video. We’d all be sloshed! Marianne is one cool cat; total grace under pressure. Rock on! Hey y’all should (once restrictions are eased) do a journey on all the canals here in Belgium. Or do a trip down the Mosel in France/Germany. Make it happen, Cap’n Marianne!!!

[@guinnessharvey4476]

Aquaholic covering all boating bases:) love it!:)

[@frankiegregoriou4604]

Excellent video Nick, vrey informative, what i know from a very young age is exactly what I saw in this video, Marianne was very successful.

[@cdleet]

Thanks for the tutorial, really enjoyed it. Love this channel. oh and please tell Marianne, loving the natural look. She gave me the courage to get my license, well done everyone.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome, good luck!

[@stevengray6120]

What a great guide thanks! Marianne is really busy Nick, you better look after her by cooking a meal this evening!!

[@patrickmolloy6994]

perfect! I'm just finishing my RYA Day Skipper Shore Based certification and next will be in a boat!

[@davidcoorey8864]

Doing my Day Skipper and Powerboat L2 were absolutely essential in feeling safe and confident in our first boat. Well done Marianne!!

[@alexmnblyth]

What perfect timing!! Just as i’m about to take the same course with my Sea Cadets!! Thank you for the Insight on this!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Best of luck!

[@Thjonsson1]

I got a boat licence 2 years ago and i love to be on the ocean. But still get a bit scared when you’re out on the ocean and you don’t see land No matter where you look. It’s freedom and scary at the same time

[@HistoricAntrim]

Are you a real scandi

[@Thjonsson1]

@@HistoricAntrim yes! Live on the swedish westcoast just 200m away from the ocean between Swedish westcoast norway and denmark which is a part of the Atlantic ocean

[@kevinfleming9919]

Congratulations👏 and well done Marianne!👍 Nice Vlog that can give confidence to more ladies (and men) to go do this themselves as well! I believe all people that operate a boat should have to go through this. Too many people believe that because they can operate a car (no matter how poorly they do that as well) that they can operate a boat because it has a steering wheel and a forward/reverse lever basically like a car. They have no conception of water current effects on the boat at slow speeds trying to park it and maneuver around other boats/docks, who has the "right of way" out on the water or what different bouys and markers stand for, and the major differences in turning, handling, and most importantly stopping distance of a boat vs car, or how waves and boat wake can affect steering/handling and can cause a boat to crash and sink! She did this properly with a professional and didn't just rely on the time she's had in a boat with your experience and knowledge alongside her to give her a feeling of knowing what she's doing! Keep going all the way to getting a Captains license!!

[@ropshubop]

What timing! We just bought our first boat and it has been about seven years since I took the non-expiring course! Thanks, brother!

[@scalemodelingltd]

Very interesting, thankyou for showing us this. Very well done to Marianne for handling that boat like a pro 👏.

[@JCBelfat]

The best way it was explained to me was "think - steer - gear" ... so think about where you want to go, steer in that direction, and then put the boat into gear.

[@Derffee]

Well the Marianne it must’ve been really hard for her as well as doing it she know she’s being videoed and put on a KZbin channel where people could criticise her. well done

[@DrClumber]

Awesome job Marianne! I grew up on boats so never realised how much learning is involved. I then got my English wife on a rental cruiser in the Frisian Lakes to 'take control' and it didn't go well, she didn't make any mistakes, but panicked a lot, it made me realise how much is actually involved with things like mooring and so on. We took a course and it was worth every penny. These days I'd rather have her in charge with docking etc!

[@jasonbagshaw5345]

Loving the regular Uploads Nick! Giving us some awesome post lockdown vibes! Congrats to Marianne never hurts to be well trained in anything!

[@zucods]

Excellent! Great skills! On to the next one.. Cheers!

[@rasferrastfarian739]

What fun! well done Marianne! - so good to watch and learn from too!

[@alexis1959]

I did mine 43 years ago in Greece when I worked for as a waterski instructor and it was a lot more intense - there was a written exam and loads to read as well as the practicals....

[@mattcartwright8272]

Reminds me of my wife's friend who was a tour guide at the Acropolis - she had huge amounts of reading, tests and practicals before the department of culture gave her a tour guide license. Must be a greek thing!

[@garypattle5699]

Great to see I remember when I was 12 my dad use to let me drive his boat 28ft cabin cruiser obviously with him keeping a eye on me would love to get my own boat

[@TaxTheMonkey]

Brilliant! Excellent information and congratulations to Marianne.

[@patriciab3739]

Well done Marianne !!! Fantastic :)

[@jackirichard414]

Good job, Maryanne! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@allatseabg5839]

Can’t wait to do mine. Well done marianne

[@dalefountain9269]

Very helpful Nick just what I wanted to know. Thank you.

[@Berrus81]

Nick, i thought you said a few video's earlier that you dont need any papers or license to go boating in Engeland. You could just guy a boat and get out on the waters. Maybe i understood that wrong? And well done Marianne 👍👍👍👍👍

[@AQUAHOLIC]

That is correct, but it makes sense to have the training and the certificate

[@crazyfroggie6546]

Can't hurt to learn the basics!

[@kaylind5227]

Nice to know you don't HAVE to get a license. Back in the mid eighties, my dad taught me boating skills as a young man on the Jersey shore. No license needed for salt water boating then, but I had a nice surprise when we trailered the boat to lake Hopatcong, and found out the hard way that you had to have a boat endorsement on your DL to do fresh water boating in New Jersey. Never could figure that one out, but the funky rules and laws of my old home state were some of the reasons I left over thirty years ago, Nice to live in free states😁

[@johnbailey2039]

@@AQUAHOLIC in the US if you take the course Insurance is far less expensive.

[@oneslackr]

@@johnbailey2039 : That's good to know. I wasn't aware of that.

[@kevinbanham2429]

Well done Marianne. Thanks Nick for a interesting video 👍🏻

[@strider6920]

Huge congratulations to Marianne ! Thank you both for showing us some of the required training needed to own a yacht. I was hoping you would cover this topic. As with learning to drive or fly, there is so much you need to know before you can be let loose. I know you also need to learn maritime radio as well. Marianne did brilliantly, and it is great you can share your yachting passion now!

[@qwertykeyboard3381]

This is brilliant. Thanks, Nick. And well done, Marianne .

[@paul52eccles]

That was brilliant, any more of these Nick? Your videos showing your trips out in Smugglers Blues 2 make it all look so easy, watching Marianne being put through her paces brings it all home it's takes time, patience and practice to hone the skills. Well done Marianne for the bravery of putting yourself in the spotlight.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

More to come!

[@debby6235]

This was awesome. Well done Marianne. Can never have enough training.

[@jamiemcmu]

Would love to see more instructional videos like this. Well done Marianne, you did great.

[@hellodarren]

So much useful info in this video, thanks for sharing!

[@stephenmurray9850]

Driving an outboard power boat and driving a shaft drive boat are two totally different animals. Nick you are going to have to let Marianne drive yours and try to do the same maneuvers of docking etc. One safety tip/rule I failed was actually about right of way . The question was:- if I see a boat approaching on my left ( on a collision course )and doesn't look like it is going to give way , what do I do? I answered - slow down and let them go past. The correct answer was turn to the right , that way the boat which was on my left becomes the overtaking boat and still must give way. I didn't fail my boat license but it is something I have remembered my whole boating life.

[@philip9657]

Really enjoyed this. If the point was to encourage people to give boating a try its worked with me!! Seams like a great way to have a go

[@andyporter6063]

I'm currently doing my nautical license in Malta and this was very useful thank you ! My practical is next week then an exam at transport Malta-pray for me :)

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Good luck!

[@gareth36]

Congratulations Marianne. Very worthwhile course regardless of how long you've been on the water. Did mine last year,it's helped with my mooring technique no end.

[@Coxswain]

I’ve done this via the sea cadets and it was good fun and the second day and RIBs we used in Plymouth were amazing And I’m 14 with that qualification Doing well Well done Marianne

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome, well done! 🙂

[@chrisoleary9876]

Wonderful "how to" video Nick! Great and informative presentation! Thank you!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad it was helpful, more to come!

[@willwud]

Nice to see marianne back in the vids 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sandeepkumarsingh4567]

It's just wonderful to learn such a way.. Thanks for sharing Nick Sir.. God bless both of you..

[@martinbirdiebrain1912]

I know how Marianne was feeling coming alongside! Was exactly the same on my PB 2 course,

[@martinbirdiebrain1912]

My head was buzzing trying to take everything in Lol, You did great Marianne 🤘🏻

[@timhalford1882]

Thanks Nick i have booked myself for a 2 day course in portsmouth at the end of June. Then going to buy a boat (similar to yours) and get boating!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Have fun!

[@mikedowland6440]

Great Video and I know Seb at Hove Lagoon is a great instructor.

[@kieranharriman7055]

Interesting Video. Well done Marianne.

[@petercawley8444]

Well done Marianne! 👍

[@brianmckechnie6430]

Watching this reminds me of my training for my boat masters licence. All the Calregs and the 3 W’s, wind, weather and wheel 🤣 well done Marieanne

[@kohsamuienglishclub6133]

Amazing, thank you for sharing such a useful and informative video. Great instructor and student, so lovely to see. I'm hooked, after chemo, this has to be my next bucket list point. Have a great summer season.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Good luck with it! 🙂

[@bunksunbound5785]

Congratulations Marianne!

[@johningham4942]

I remember when I first did my course with the RYA, it was brilliant I learned so much from so little time. But don't forget marianne practice make perfect, you were brilliant for a novice.

[@jimbus2982]

Well done!

[@davidfmelbourne3473]

Nick and Marianne - a true power(boat) couple. Gem of a video.

[@nicbennett6554]

I loved doing my PB2! Great day out on the water always. RIB throttles v the EVC on SB2 😬 I had the same issue! Well done Marianne 🎉

[@stippolyte]

Not fun with a 3hp tillered outboard with gears on the side 😱. You daren't 🤧 on a 12ft inflatable incase it goes skittling off sideways 😂

[@garrystudios.7109]

I’m 12 and have done my level 2 powerboating through the sea cadets, it was the best experience of my life and if you pass, you get to drive a powerboat!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Awesome, good for you! 🙂

[@SaorAlba1970]

it's not as easy as it looks it will be a lot harder if the water is choppy .... i don't know how i would fare doing it ..there will be a nack to doing it but also a lot of experience to master being able to steer/control and captain a boat no matter the size .. you just can't go off land and step in a boat and be able to steer it like a pro ... and well done Marianne

[@cookiemonster2299]

That was brilliant to watch, well done Marriane and kudos for letting yourself be filmed while training and well done Seb, very well explained, oh sorry, well done Nick for keeping calm 🤪. 👍🇬🇧❤️

[@wunderwoman6577]

I grew up on the water so I knew all the basics. I was driving boats before cars and airplanes before cars but it was all supervised.

[@Tony-InLosAngeles]

Well done Marianne

[@TexanUSMC8089]

That was great when she pulled into the slip and he said good job, but she immediately looked over and said I need to do it again. Driving a small light weight boat like that is actually harder than a larger boat. It's effected by wind and water current a lot more. Small mistakes turn into bigger mistakes a lot quicker. She did great. It's hard to keep from getting frustrated.

[@meaghanogilvie6220]

Good job Marianne!!

[@andykelly1292]

Thanks for this video it was really helpful and informative, cheers

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Glad it was helpful, more to come tomorrow!

[@davidlang3222]

Great video. We all have to learn somewhere

[@jakemeltzer9390]

This must be my lucky day a full video of Marianne boating...

[@AQUAHOLIC]

More to come..!

[@nickwebb9290]

Very interesting 👍and as Bruce Forsyth would say, “didn’t she do well” 😁 Presume there’s more to come....if so looking forward to it

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Sure is!

[@sidickammantoola3588]

Thank you for this video !!

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Our pleasure!

[@fabionegri4855]

in italy commander license, without limits for non commercial boats , is much harder. From theory with meteorological , charting and sea rules test in admiralty, to pratical ones , seawrecked rescue , boarding manouvres done with professional boat without bow trusters or joysticks. Got mine with 6 fts waves and 4 hours waiting in Genova Gulf. 4 licensed 6 rejected at sea 3 rejected at theory tests. Think limited license is a lot easier

[@ssimonoxenham5066]

a great informative film

[@tinkmarshino]

it is nice to have some one show you instead of having to figure it all out yourself like the old days.. But then you are in the UK and I in the US..

[@donnataylor9294]

Go Marianne!

[@johnbailey2039]

In America we have a safe boating course. I like your method better. Have been boating for a few years and I learned something watching.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Great to hear!

[@bobuncle8704]

Well done👍👍

[@phillo1818]

Good on you Marianne, you will make a fine captain! Word of advice, don’t keelhaul Nick you’ll need him to swab the decks and fetch the tea.... Nick, glad to hear you touting boat safety and training.

[@Knee-ko]

Nice work soon-to-be-skipper Marianne. 👍👍

[@g9rud]

Well done Marianne, if only more people did this the water would be a safer place for us all.

[@fartybarkins]

Nice one!

[@josephcitizen4195]

I know this is no substitution for a true training course but I really learned a lot from this. Thanks!

[@IhateYoutube]

Fantastic handling Marianne!

[@timortiz8021]

Great job! What took her a day took me weeks and that's just part 1 of the videos. This makes me want to get some training. You would think there are several schools to pick from in Florida or somewhere on the East Coast. Let the research begin. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to watching the other parts.

[@AQUAHOLIC]

Go for it!

[@bobt3374]

Well done Marianne a natural .

[@carldowningphoto]

AquaMarianne!