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Why Choose Us?
(Yes, you CAN learn to steer in reverse)
Canal Experience is an RYA Certified Training Centre and has been around for a long time – over 20 years. We are an established and respected training body and our qualified Instructors hold First Aid certificates so that they can treat your safety as a priority.
There are many ways to learn to steer a boat and many people who will offer to teach you. However, our qualifications and diverse experience mean that we will show you more than one way to move your boat from A to B.
Video of JANUL at Fenny Stratford, 2022, by Alan Buckle, Star Crafts Trading
We have specialised expertise in leisure, liveaboard and commercial training due to our varied experience and can often be seen on assessments with coal boat, trip boat and CRT employees and volunteers as well as private boat owners or those who just want to go on holiday.
Our Courses
We tailor courses to individual needs and specialise in confidence building by improving your skills from any level. This is not a quick fix or “crash course”, but is a structured training plan which also results in an enjoyable and safe experience on the water.
Please contact us for all available or bespoke options – there’s always time to pack in some training to get ahead of the game.
Please note that prices are based on 2 people taking up the course either separately or together.
If a course is taken as a single-hander, the price will be higher than listed below, please call or email for details.
Prices
RYA Inland Waterways Helmsman Course
- 2 Day Course – suitable for novices and those with some experience – £350 per person
- 1 Day Assessment – for experienced steerers (no tuition) – £195 per person
RYA Inland Waterways Crew Course or 1 Day Liveaboard Training
- 1 Day – £195 per person
Own Boat Courses
- Based on above prices. Bespoke quotes are dependant on the number of students and travelling time to your location
One to one courses are also available on request. These are a little more expensive, but give intense training which produces surprising results, often in a shorter time.
Location
The Canal Experience RYA Centre and is close to both Apsley and Kings Langley stations and just a short distance from the M25 & M1. If you have your own boat we will travel to your location by arrangement and our instructors are also local to Braunston and the surrounding areas.
Wherever you are, you will experience the hidden beauty and nature on our heritage waterways, just metres from the motorways, railways and towns,
JANUL
Our Principal, JANUL, is a recognised author on the subject of her craft and she has worked closely with the RYA on videos to try and bring people to the Inland Waterways where they can experience the magic of our Liquid highway.
In preparation of your real time training, why not take a look at “the teaching notes” in “Canal Boat Steering – How To Move Your Boat”, written by JANUL, so that you are ready for your course?
