Weymouth National Boat Centre

24/10/2026

URGENT

We have taken the decision to cancel all our afloat activities for next week 25 - 28 October.

Unfortunately the weather will still be too windy for us to run our RYA Powerboat Level 2 and RYA Safety Boat courses in a safe environment for all.

If you were booked on one of the above courses for next week, emails have been sent to cadets/students & NOK. We will arrange for refunds of the courses.

If you have any questions please contact us on [email protected]

Apologies again

19/10/2026

Urgent help needed please

We are looking for a female supervisor for the half term holidays coming up 25-30 October 2026.

We can offer you VA & travel some fantastic views of the Jurassic coast along with some hearty food.

If you are interested and available please contact [email protected]

Thank you in advance

13/10/2026

16/09/2026

We are super proud of Elise!

Some of you would have meant Elisa over the past 18 months whilst she has been working with us. We are going to miss her so much as she starts her new challenging chapter in our industry in the super yacht world with UKSA

Please all wish her the very best for the future, we hope to see you soon and hear all about it.

We’re proud to strengthen our partnership with Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC) through the launch of the new Nautilus Slater Superyacht Bursary. ⚓

The bursary will support current and former Sea Cadets and Sea Cadet volunteers to access our Superyacht Cadetship, helping them turn their experience and passion for the water into a professional career at sea.

Three recipients have already started their training with our September 2026 intake, with a fourth recipient joining us in 2027.

Together with MSSC and the Nautilus Slater Fund, we’re helping remove financial barriers and create more accessible pathways into the maritime industry.

We’re excited to see where these talented individuals

Read more here: uksa.org/news-and-guides/mssc-strengthens-uksa-partnership

10/09/2026

Try the sport for free this Saturday! 📅

The iQFOiL Fan Zone is coming to Weymouth and visitors will have the chance to experience windsurfing, sailing and accessible boating for free through a range of taster sessions!

The relaxed and enjoyable sessions will be brought to you by qualified RYA instructors, and are designed to introduce participants to the sport with wetsuits, buoyancy aids and the necessary equipment all provided, meaning you can simply enjoy the excitement of being out on the water. 🌊

Pre-bookable activities include opportunities in dinghies, keelboats, windsurfers and accessible trips aboard M.V. Freedom.

Book now: http://rya.org/KBsa50ZLQTc

03/09/2026

And here we are in September….

A few days rest for the team and we are continuing with our boating.

We are in need of some help this weekend:

Roles:

Supervisor x 2 (1 day & 1 nighttime)
Safety boat Driver x 1
Rowing instructor with coxswain module x 1

If you are available please email [email protected]

Thank you in advance

01/09/2026

Our apologies for being quiet, but we have been a bit busy over the past few months.

As we say goodbye to August it’s time to reflect:

South West Area Sail & windsurf Regatta brought 85 adults & 66 cadets. An absolute fabulous weekend with over 40 sail boats, 10 windsurf boards & 15 power/safety/committee boats afloat all at the same time. An some fantastic results for the area.

Followed very closely by West Wales District Sea Cadets for the first week of the school summer holidays. They brought 26 adults & 53 cadets and they went away with 136 qualifications.

Week 2 was Chestaffs District Sea Cadets. They brought 11 adults and 21 cadets and went away with 40 qualifications.

Week 3 was Oxon & Bucks District Sea Cadets. They brought 25 adults and 50 cadets who went away with 99 qualifications.

Week 4 was Berkshire District Sea Cadets who brought 25 adults and 45 cadets and came for 6 days. They had 2 days of activities with an away day at Dorset Adventure Park followed by another 2 days of activities. They went home with 88 qualifications.

Week 5 was Cornwall District Sea Cadets & Devon District Sea Cadets who brought 25 adults and 62 cadets. They went home with 89 qualifications.

Week 6 was a change in the weather for everyone with Sea Cadets London Eastern District arriving they brought 25 adults and 48 cadets. They went away with 77 qualifications and a couple of trips to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum

Most of the weeks did the following activities:
⛵️ 🛶 🚤 🚣 🧗 🚴 🧑‍🍳 🚶
With so many achievements🏅in the above activities it makes the 6 weeks a 5 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ well worth doing!

Thank you to all the volunteer instructors, cadet instructors, sessional instructors & the team at Weymouth National Boat Centre for all the hard work that each week took to make them a go!

We have had
219 adults
345 cadets
529 qualifications ✅

2434 breakfasts ✅ 🥓 🍳 🍅
2434 bagged meals ✅ 🥪 🍎
2434 Evening meals ✅ 🍝 🥧

A’ level results ✅
GCSE results ✅
13 Birthdays 🎂
Tears of sorrow 😭
Tears of Happiness 😂
Inflatable rescues 🐢 beach 🥎
Beach buckets 🪣 and spade 🪏 rescues
1 inflatable shark
1 real dolphin
1 real seal
Memories made for the old & new visitors
Along with a partial eclipse ☀️ 🌒 🌙 which brought Weymouth to a stand still

4 thank you cards
4 containers of sweets
4 boxes of biscuits
Chocolate brownies
Caramel slices’
Doughnuts
Icepoles
Thank you to all our friends, colleagues & visitors

A few days of rest for the team and straight into September with a full programme… keep watching 👀

South West Area Sea Cadets
London Area Sea Cadets
Southern Area Sea Cadets
Sea Cadets North West Area
Sea Cadets Northern Area

17/07/2026

Thank you to our volunteers who have helped the centre team over the last two days get all the centre boats as well as extra kit ready for the South West Area Sea Cadets Regatta held over the next two days!

With some extra single handed dingies arriving later along with excited cadets and volunteers it's shaping up to be a brilliant weekend of sailing!

06/07/2026

Urgent help needed please!

Avon district are down with us thus weekend and are in need of 2 Dinghy instructors please.

Date: 11 & 12 July 2026
Event: Avon district
Perks: volunteer Allowance, travel, friendship, good food & Weybiza weather

If you can help please contact Avon DTO or [email protected]

Thank you in advance

01/07/2026

Help Needed Please!!

Are you a RYA Powerboat Instructor looking to enhance your experience with the coast?

We are looking for: RYA Powerboat Instructor
Dates: 27-30 July to assist with our visiting District
Perks: Volunteer Allowance/Travel/ friendship & good weather

If you are interested please contact [email protected]

Thank you in advance