We have invested heavily in our boats, our classrooms and our equipment however at the end of the day it will be for nothing if the Instructors we ask to work with you are not up to the job.

We have a core group of 8 Instructors that run the majority of our courses and a further 8 or so that work regularly with us. Occasionally new Instructors join the team however they will only ever lead a course once they have gone through our induction process and worked on courses alongside one of our Senior Instructors so they are comfortable with our standards and how we would like the courses to be  run - and of course we get a chance to ensure that we are happy with them!

One of the most common observations we get about our Instructors is how patient and calm they are and how that has really helped to increase the confidence of the person being trained. Hand in hand with this goes a real passion for boating in all of its forms and of course a real depth of experience coupled to an ability to clearly get that knowledge across to you in a relaxed and fun way.

What we think of our Instructors only counts for so much though and it is really your views that count. Later in this section you'll find some quotes from our clients about the Instructors.

A bit more though about the people that work with us....

Instructors

Photo ~ coming soon		Paul Glatzel, Principal & Director - Paul with his wife Viv founded the school back in 2000. Paul is a ...... ......Read more
		Terry McFall, Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor:  Powerboating - Terry joined the school soon after it started coming onboard in 2001...... ......Read more
		Don Roper, Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor: Motor Cruising - Don joined us from Dorset Police's Marine Section where he had... ......Read more
		Ian Poole, Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor: Personal Watercraft - Ian has been with us since the early days too...... ......Read more
		Simon Hawkins, Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor: Solent - Simon has been with us for many years too and early on took responsibility for.... ......Read more
Photo ~ coming soon		Dan Loughlin, Senior Instructor - Despite being one of our youngest Instructors Dan is..... ......Read more
Photo ~ coming soon		Paul Sargent, Senior Instructor - New to the school in 2007 Paul has rapidly established himself as one of our regular..... ......Read more
Photo ~ coming soon		Nye Davies,  Instructor - Another new recruit to the school Nye is hugely experienced..... ......Read more
		Colin Ridley, Trainer Author of the new RYA Powerboat Instructors Handbook..... ......Read more
		Campbell De Burgh, Shorebased Instructor Our main Shorebased Theory Instructor..... ......Read more
The engine room
		Viv Glatzel, In charge of everything !! - Viv really is the engine room of the school...... ......Read more
		Mad dog Buffa - our friendly mascot...... ......Read more

The school also employs a number of other Instructors always ensuring that in addition to being extremely capable Instructors they share  our passion for powerboating. Each of our Instructors agrees to our exhaustive Operating Procedures & Safety Manual and our Risk Assessment but as importantly to uphold our mission statement:

"Powerboat Training UK prides itself on providing professional and expert instruction in a safe but fun environment. The school operates to the highest possible standards and expects all of its Instructors to uphold and surpass this expectation."

Each year we do consider applications from a few new Instructors to join our team. If you want to have a chat or send a CV then please do. As a guide we would generally expect you to be:

• A natural communicator
• An outstanding powerboater most probably already possessing your Advanced certificate and many years experience
• Already possessing Dayskipper (theory) or above
• Ideally a broad mix of boating experience including sail/dinghy
• Already Instructing elsewhere
• All relevant backup qualifications
• A passion for powerboating and powerboat training

If you are interested contact Paul.