Upcoming
Irish Sailing National Powerboat Course (Level 1) (One day Saturday Sept 20)
€ 200 eur
Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 09:00–17:00 GMT+1
PBL1 - Galway Bay Sailing Club
Description
The one day course is designed as an Introduction to Powerboats and is aimed at participants that are 15 years of age or over.
The participants will gain experience using a tiller based powerboat.
The aim of this course is to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to safely, and effectively, skipper an open tiller powerboat, by day, on coastal waters with which the user is familiar.
This course is ideal for participants wishing to qualify as Junior Instructors or just expand their knowledge and skills.
This course is for Tiller Powerboat only,
Participants must be 15 years old or over.
Objective
By the end of this course you will be have covered following:
- Boat and Engine Perpetration
- Clothing and Equipment
- Basic Boat Handling
- Rope Work
- Safety on Board
- Man over Board
Hosts
Dave O Reilly
Powerboat West
Johnny Shorten
Training Center Manager
Contact us
- Training Center Manager
- sa••••g@gbs••••c.ie
Location
PBL1 - Galway Bay Sailing Club
Classifications
Categories
- Powerboat