Instructors

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.

Our Instructors

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. Each year a couple of 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….

Andy Baulch

Andy is one of our main PTUK instructors. He has run hundreds of courses for us and has become a real member of the team. Andy is one of our Personal Watercraft instructors and conducts the majority of our courses … Continued

Tony Scott

Tony has been working for us for quite a few years now and spends his time teaching a fair amount of our Level 2 courses. With his experience with the Sea Cadets, he is really good at teaching children, and … Continued

Andy Eady

Andy is one of our core instructors in Lymington. He has spent lots of hours on the water and uses this experience to train our students from Level 2 to Advanced Courses. He drives commercially in the solent as well. … Continued

Steve Morgan

Steve has been working with PTUK for quite a few years now at the Lymington base and is one of our main instructors. He is an asset to the team and has lots of experience on the water. What our … Continued

Steve Porter

Steve is our main RYA Motorcruising instructor at PTUK. Owning True Blue which we do the majority of our training on, Steve has ample experience on Motorboats of all sizes. What our clients say “Thanks for a great 4 days … Continued

Keith Colwell

Keith is a highly regarded member of the PTUK team. Having taught for years, he brings a high level of expertise and practical experience. What our clients say “Thanks to Keith for such a knowledgable course. I have just bought … Continued

David Reed

David has spent many years on the water and working for us while working full time. Since his retirement from Sunseeker, he has even more time to teach for us and his experience is invaluable. What our clients say “Just … Continued

Hannah Glatzel

Hannah has grown up in the school and has a considerable amount of boating experience both in Poole and the Solent. In 2013 with Mo Montgomery-Swan she circumnavigated Ireland as part of the ‘Round Ireland Challenge’ in a 4.9m Highfield … Continued

Sammy Glatzel

Sammy has grown up in the school and has a considerable amount of boating experience both in Poole and the Solent. Like Hannah in 2013 Sammy circumnavigated Ireland as part of the ‘Round Ireland Challenge’. What our clients say “I … Continued

Paul Glatzel

With Viv taking day to day responsibility for the running of the school, in addition to instructing on courses Paul ensures that our boats, classrooms and kit are up to scratch. Paul’s passionate about powerboating and sailing and spends as … Continued

Anthony Dakin

Anthony joined the team in 2014 and since then has become a valued member of the team. Anthony spreads his time between his own glowstick business, teaching powerboating for us and teaching at a local Sea Scouts unit. What our … Continued

Alyn Fendley

Alyn joined the school in 2012 and now is one of our most regular instructors. He teaches all of the powerboat courses both on our RIBs and client’s own craft. What our clients say “A great course – I learned … Continued

Robin Clark

Robin joined PTUK/Aquasafe in 2012 and has rapidly become one of the school’s core Instructors. Robin teaches the full range of powerboat courses from Level 2 to Advanced and also teaches our RYA First Aid courses. Robin, alongside Paul, is … Continued

Meet our other Instructors

We have a group of other instructors who work regularly with the school that we’d like to introduce you to. All of these instructors share our passion for all forms of boating and we have carefully selected to join the … Continued

Nye Davies

Nye joined the Instructor team in 2007 and has gone on to be an absolutely key part of the team at PTUK. As a Trainer and Examiner, he is a vital part of instructor courses and commercial assessments. What our … Continued

Paul Sargent

Paul joined the school late in 2006 and has been our key instructor ever since. Paul splits his time fairly evenly between shorebased and on water courses coupled with working to keep our fleet of boats in first class condition. … Continued

Viv Glatzel

Viv takes day to day responsibility for running the school and most people that call will end up speaking to her first. Viv started powerboating in Poole one May back about 25 years ago when Paul persuaded her that standing … Continued