Powerboat Refresher Course

The training was relaxed, easy to follow, and gave me the confidence to handle both simple and more complex manoeuvres on the water. Tristan explained everything clearly, was patient, and made sure I understood each skill before moving on. By the end of each session, I felt confident with docking, reversing, manoeuvring in tight spaces, and safely handling the boat in a range of different situations. From start to finish, the experience was outstanding. Tristan displayed absolute professionalism throughout and took the time to ensure I left with the skills and confidence to operate a boat safely. I couldn't recommend Tristan and the entire Boat Wise team highly enough.

Tristan is an excellent patient teacher, his boating advice really helped us gain confidence for when you really need it.

Tristan is a very experienced skipper who clearly loves what he does. He’s patient, easy to learn from, and happy to go the extra mile to help. I really enjoyed my time on the water with him and learned a lot. Highly recommend if you’re looking to build confidence and improve your boating skills.

Ive had the privilege of spending many days on the water with Tristain over the past year, and I couldn’t recommend him highly enough. Tristain is an exceptional boating instructor with a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has a calm, patient teaching style that builds confidence, and he takes the time to explain not just how to do things, but why. Every trip was a valuable learning experience, covering practical boating skills, safety, navigation and seamanship in a relaxed and enjoyable environment. His passion for boating is obvious, and he genuinely wants those on board to develop their skills and confidence. Whether you’re new to boating or looking to build on your experience, Tristain’s professionalism, encouragement and expertise make him an outstanding mentor. Thank you, Tristain, for sharing your knowledge and making every day on the water such an enjoyable and rewarding experience. I would highly recommend your training to anyone wanting to become a safer and more confident boater.

I just completed a four-hour training session with Captain Tristian and already feel confident enough to drive the boat on my own. He was friendly, patient and very practical, taking enough time to explain everything in detail, including all the boat controls. His experience and guidance were excellent. Highly recommended!

Tristian has been a marvellous and very patient boating tutor. It's been very enjoyable working with him. My boating skills and confidence have improved enormously. He has been very helpful in ensuring warranty issues and improvements on my boat are completed. Highly recommend.

Tristian has been great at inspiring confidence in driving my boat. He is knowledgable, encouraging, and has the perfect temperament to help you stay calm and in control in a situation which would otherwise be quite stressful.

I upgraded to a 9m boat from a 5m one. Tristan was able to give myself and my partner the ability to dock, take up a mooring single handed and to anchor effectively. His patience humour and ability to explain things clearly made all the difference.

I had an excellent experience with Tristan. He was professional extremely knowledgeable throughout the entire course. He explained everything clearly and made sure I understood everything before moving further. His calm and encouraging approach gave me the confidence to operate a boat safely and responsibly. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to get their boat licence. If you’re after an instructor who genuinely cares about his students success and safety, you won’t find anyone better. Thank you for making the learning experience enjoyable and helping me pass with confidence! Thank you once again Mohamed

My wife & I had a fabulous 4 hour introductory boat skills course with skipper Dave. Seamlessly arranged through Tristian and Boat Wise. We learnt skills in confidently docking our boat, cardinal markers, safe waterway rules and assessing environmental factors. Will definitely be booking more courses and continue to gain confidence on the water.

Absolutely essential service if you want to learn how to efficiently and SAFELY operate your new boat. I can’t thank Tristan enough for the help and support that he has provided my family and I. With Tristan’s cleare concise and no nonsense approach, he has helped my confident skyrocket when operating my boat, especially when it comes to docking. Tristan’s knowledge on the water truly is priceless, and the best part about Tristan, is that he’s offering his experience and skills for anyone who truly wants to operate safely and efficiently on the water. 10 star service, highly recommended!

I would highly recommend doing the day Boat course with Tristian. His knowledge and experience on the water was invaluable and as I am a newly licensed boat owner it gave me the confidence I needed.