Taking the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course Part 2 

Well done Marianne 👍

Big congratulations Marianne!!! 👏 🎉 🥳

Congratulations Marianne, really well done. And well done for the training Hugh Dennis !! Xxxxxxx

25:12 nice to see you taking the boat for a walk Nick.

Excellent Marianne, it is only a matter of practice , regarding this course i don't like to sound big headed but because we used to own a speed boat and i used to water skiing a lot, a man in the water was a common thing, i am talking late 60 early 70, so the person in the water used to hold the ski upright so he can be seen, and also going round the person in the water to give him the line to catch.

Again, well done Marianne, took me ages to see the float device when practicing “person” overboard in the films. Even dropping anchor isn’t as simple as it sounds. Having watched these you would be mad to get a boat and just go at it without some form of instruction / training first. You took to it like the proverbial duck to water!

I was disappointed Nick didn't volunteer to be the man over board. Where's your commitment to realism and safety, man!

Congratulations Marianne!!

well done. Here in Germany we need separate licenses for Inland-waterways and Coastal cruising. The tests are quite similar, but the coastal test is a bit more work. You have to pass a theoretical test, with navigations and multiple choice questions. These are different for both licenses. then you have to pass a practicle test where you have to hold course, turn in three actions, man over board maneuver, tie slip in, slip out and so on...an you have to show 6 out of 8 different knots. Without license we are limited to 15 HP-engines...and of course we need another test for VHF inland and another for VHF coast and another test for using pyros...Germany, the country of law and order :-) ...sorry for any mistakes --- just a bloody german :-)

Well done marianne , Nick is going to have to look out ,you could be the new captain of the boat 😂🤞

Brilliant series Nick and congratulations to Marianne. I do hope that after all you do for the yachting industry that either Princess or Sunseeker would generously offer you one of their "modest" 50 footers. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Good work, Marianne.

Soon, it'll be the Admiral who tucks himself away with a good book while Marianne is at the helm.

Could you please do a quick video about radio protocol. Keep up the good work

In the nicest possible way, Seb does look like Hugh Dennis in these thumbnails, although Hugh would've tapped Marianne on the shoulder and quietly said, I've got news for you, MAN OVERBOARD!! 😆👍

Well done Marianne! Clearly a natural. Nick, you do realise you're going to be fighting to get the helm now, don't you!

It's just fantastic Nick Sir and Marinna Ma'am.. Views are just unbelievable..

What an interesting feature. Well done, Marianne.

Congratulations Marianne a job well done, now it’ll be a race to SB2 to see who gets in the drivers seat

Hi Nick and Marianne. Well done. Great video thanks 😊

Well done Marianne, I will have to watch this again... you done so well !!!! thank you for sharing :)

Well done Marianne, top job.

Thats so interesting, big well done 👏

So, I just finished watching both parts of this series... well done. Being on a pond or lake, in a boat, is one thing... being on waters that challenge you, is something different. Well done, to all, Sir Nick... educational, informative and practical. As always, much appreciated, Sir Nick and Marianne, and our facilitator.

So Marianne is now all set up for a school holiday job crewing that Rapter RIB you had on the channel a week or two back 🤠

So good to watch - thank you. Very entertaining :-)

Great job Marianne nice to see Nick isn’t having all the fun 😂🇨🇦

Congrats Marianne.

Brilliant, I loved that. Marianne is a great student and your camera work is exemplary. I learnt a lot from this !

I very much enjoyed watching this video. This is something I would like to do. Only problem I live near the North Norfolk coast!

So one more day before Nick buys you a bottle of bubbly for a pass and then hides the keys to Smuggler Blues 2!!

Was waiting that Marianne throws you over board for a proper MoB Maneuver :D :D

I did my PB2 and PB Advanced and found the RYA course to be a joke. On the advanced course I was with people I wouldn't want to be in the same ocean with but they all "passed with flying colours" even thought some had no comprehension of chart plotting, secondary ports, or even how to control a 5m RiB. It made a mockery of the whole course. No one failed.

Great to see this, Nick. You must be very proud of Marianne for doing this so well, with an audience looking on..! Just needs her VHF ticket and she’ll be taking SB2 all over the South coast! 👍🏻👏🏻

Well done Marianne (y) !!!!

Many thanks for this mini-series Nick. Brings back gr8 memories!!

Well done Marianne! He seems a good instructor. I'm doing my RYA PB Level 2 next week, so this has been interesting to see!

Well done Marianne! Really enjoyed this style of video from you... more please!

Congratulations Marianne on the successful rescue of Francis Fender that's the ticket no bouy left behind lol . Hats off Nick this has been very informative with all of your production skills coming up trumps love your work ,well done that man .

Congratulations Marianne! Just a quick point, on your "Man Overboard", you turned anticlockwise initially which caused your spotter to take their eyes off the target. Apologies if I sound picky but if you can maintain visual contact with your target all the better.

I completed my RYA Powerboat Level 2 today🎉 Nick, many thanks to yourself and Marianne for this excellent resource and showing us the details of the course. Cheers from Northern Ireland!

Congratulations! Wish you and Nick many happy and safe boatinghours🍀☀️🎊🎉🥂🍾

well done Marianne! Must've been a pain having Nick filming you? LOL

Aye Aye Cap'n Marianne! You go girl!

great job, I'm learning as well, thanks for sharing!

Awesome that you took the time to show us this stuff, I live in Australia so Im sure there is a difference in some maritime legislation. But nonetheless, there is virtually nothing as well filmed and as enjoyable to watch as this video for how to manoeuvre and skipper a boat in Australia. We need an Aussie Nick! But this was great haha!

Congratulations and well done 👏👏👏 I enjoyed this

Ah was waiting for the more “fun” part of the PB2. Great work 👍

Another great video, Nick. Top instructor too.

Great job Marianne! Rochelle loves your hat!

Captain Marianne and a muscle rib. Take that Smuggler's Blue 2! =)

Good job Maryanne.

Well done Marianne

So will Marianne be doing the boat tours now Nick?

What a thoroughly pleasant chap.

Very well done marianne

You are a quick and competent learner marianne, well done!

Good job Marianne (just need Nick to buy a boat)

That was so cool to watch, really helps with the daydreams lol👍. So maybe smugglers blues 3 may be a ribeye nine41? 😁 I can't not mention the churchil dog, everybody hanging on? Oohh yes 🤪👍 Thanks so much for this vid and well done Marriane 👍

A soon as they said man over board thought poor Nick. Lol. Great job Maryann. Pretty soon you will need to get your own toy and race Nick. I really enjoyed this one very informative

Well done Marianne, looks more difficult than I thought. When Mugglers blues 3 comes on the scene, it will be captained by Marianne it seems 😉

9:21 - when he said "oh yes", I bet he was 😂

Could you do a short video on how those floating dock things work? Great vid, love this series! Thanks for the shot from the dock. It's easy to see what direction the motor is turned and how it effects the boat. Great Job!

Just noticed that Marianne and instructor have colour coded lifejackets. Betting that you find a rib somewhat more lively to handle than Nicks SB2.

When rescuing man overboard, would it be better to approach facing into the wind? As this is a constant force on the bow which you can increase/decrease the throttle into, rather than approaching from the side where the wind may disrupt the course of the boat.

When I did my PB2 in Weymouth/Portland we used to shout "powering up" when increasing the throttle to make sure everyone was holding on tightly...loved it. Haven't been in my boat for about 4 yrs and confidence is low. May ask for a refresher course 🤔

Amazing :)

Great to see this powerboat course, being a sailor myself. Perhaps it wasn’t possible but I would have liked to use my own boat for the course and not a rib?

Great teamwork :)

Soon it'll be "Cap'n" Marianne - one step closer to wandering the Seven Seas - Aaarrrggg.

Well done Marianne. Keep up the good work smugglers blue 3 in the way

They have just lifted the Covid-19 restrictions here in Nova Scotia. Hopefully I’ll be able to get my licence soon. Thanks Marianne.

Nick, you might as well start practicing; “Yacht’s Captain Marianne the Magnificent permission to come aboard?”

Awesome, thank you. We have done our powerboat level 2, once we have our boat survey and sea trail all positive we will be booking the advanced course in our boat. Have you got any advice on the battery side of things? many say get a 3rd marine battery, get an inverter? Shore power lead is it best to have metered or not? Now we pulling our hair out trying to choose what berthing packing with MDL if you have any advice for newbies in this department, we would welcome it. We live 2 hours from the coast and plan to use most weekends weather permitting. We love your videos and find them super helpful and informative.

Hello Nick & Maryanne.

Have you done any other qualifications? Such as Day Skipper, Coastal or Yacht Master? Certainly looked like a fun day out!

When we teach man overboard we use a dummy constructed from old fenders, warp and a wetsuit. We call him Bob.

Enjoyed both episodes of this, Well done Marianne. I did my PB2 on the River Mersey, four "persons" and instructor to a RIB. Then followed up with the short range radio op course. PB2 is up to 10mtrs, is there a course for over 10 mtrs?

Any tips Marianne, I'm about to do my pb2 on the 11th of July in Plymouth. Good Job, have you used your new found skills yet?

Looking at doing this course soon as restrictions allow, is there any company's in the east sussex area you would recommend ?

No tour of the boat?

That was great 👍 Will this cover VHF use and navigation at some point?

Could you make a tour of a sunreef 80 catamaran

Great couple of taster vids for anyone thinking about doing a PB2. Thoroughly recommend people think about doing one where ever they're located. Just had a quick glance at the website,can see skippered rib charters,do you know if Torquay Water Sports have any plans to do un-skippered rib charters for PB2 holders in the future Nick?

Fantastic video again. And well driven

Wonder women Now i thought when he said man overboard you would have thrown Nick over & then rescued him being as he likes swimming in those waters as the videos show.😎😁

Yeeouch you took to this so quickly! Serious question: when you pilot these super speedy boats, are you strapped in to the seat? Seems like you should be!

I was waiting for the bobblehat to come flying off

I think Marianne is very close to piloting a cigarette boat off the coast of Cannes.

Good luck with the course I just picked up 2 things the instructor didn't say 1 was with a person overbroad you should turn into the side they fell off so the prop doesn't hit them and 2 wasn't sure but did he say you should come from down wind of the person in the water so they drift on to you to me it looked like you was drift on to them.

Great job Marianne now all you need to do is take over the channel lol

What about VHF or rya first aid Nick ?

Bravo...bravo..👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞😻😻😻😻😻😻

There's this term that I keep hearing being thrown about often called "chine lock". Anyone care to define that in beginner's terms, please?

👍👍👍👍👍

Fly Marianne! You might have to get a faster boat for Marianne.

@Person overboard' - oh give us a break from the PC twaddle.

do we need to take this powerboat course to use a yacht?

Number 7

Great video you have a great wife I just have one question how bad did you want to drive hahaha love you videos