Datchet Water Sailing Club Training Courses

Published 14:28 on 5 Jun 2025

Datchet offers a variety of courses, from shore-based to on-the-water sessions, for both juniors and adults.

Junior Holiday Courses

At Datchet Water Sailing Club we offer junior dinghy tuition for ages 7 to 15, for all abilities. Whether your child has never stepped in a boat before or has years of sailing behind them, there is something available. Our professional team of Instructors are all RYA qualified and courses are taught through a variety of fun sessions, exercises, and games, both on water and on land depending on the group and weather conditions.

Powerboat Courses

PB2

Our RYA powerboat instructors will use a range of craft including RIBs, tiller steer and centre console rigiflex boats to deliver the highest standard of tuition.

Learn how to drive a powerboat safely. This two-day entry-level course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat. The course covers launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard recovery, slow speed close-quarters manoeuvring, an introduction to driving at planing speed and collision regulations.

Safety Boat

Improve your powerboating skill and learn a range of safety and rescue techniques. This course provides the skills required when acting as a safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers, or for racing or training activities.

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Last updated 15:51 on 26 March 2026