The Sea Cadets

Sea Cadets are never happier than when on the water! A motorboat (powerboat) is described as a vessel other than a sailboat or personal watercraft which uses an internal combustion engine to propel it. The size and configuration of motorboats varies greatly from those built for recreation up to those built to cross oceans.

Our powerboat fleet consists of around 250 conventional motorboats in total, suitable for teaching the basics of handling a powered launch. Cadets learn about sea terms, the parts of a boat, how to understand orders and to use safety equipment, as well as seamanship and navigation. They learn how to run basic engineering checks, and are taught first aid, fire precautions and basic firefighting – all skills which are useful in everyday life. Royal Yachting Association (RYA) courses in powerboating are available.