Torbay and Dartmouth Powerboat School has been established for over 7 years. We are based in Torbay, also known as the “English Riviera”. This location, even on the Level 2 powerboat courses, enables us to visit other harbours.

We specialise in Powerboat training and are a full time training centre running courses all year round 7 days a week when necessary. Courses are provided for the complete novice right up to the experienced Powerboat helmsman and Advanced Powerboat Instructor.

We also run courses from Dartmouth as required but due to the facilities available within Torbay we feel customers gain more from participating in courses from here.

On more Advanced Courses we venture further along the South Devon Coastline up to Teignmouth or Exmouth to the North of Torbay or to the South we have Dartmouth, Salcombe and even Plymouth is within reach depending on weather conditions.

The training centre was established by David Hickman and was recently merged with Torbay Sea School who were catering for the Sail and Motor training of the business. David still works from the school dependent on his busy schedule of RYA inspections and family life but the school is now run by Neil Penman, the existing principal of Torbay Sea School.

Neil is an RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor and Examiner, RYA Powerboat Trainer, RYA Yachtmaster Motor and Sail Instructor and Examiner, RYA PWC Trainer, RYA SRC Assessor and RYA Sea Survival Instructor. Practical experience over the years in both Power and Motorboats has enabled him to be familiar on all types of vessels when carrying out own boat tuition. He has spent considerable time working with Power vessels and has worked in some diverse situations from participating in a Motor Boats and Yachting Masterclass and setting up a Navy RIB training centre to re-train the Iraqi Coastal Defence Force following the demise of Iraq in 2003

Our other instructors, skippers and crew are all individually chosen by Neil for their experience, qualifications and customer service skills to ensure that our standard of training and positive feedback we receive from our clients remain. We have instructors ranging from ex-Royal Naval Instructors, Coastguard members and Ambulance EMT's