Why train at New Wave Training?

There are dozens of RYA training centres across the UK. Most offer broadly similar qualifications — the courses are the same because the RYA sets the syllabus.

What differs is everything around the course: the fleet, the location, the instructors, the structure of the day, and the experience you walk away with. Here is an honest account of what sets New Wave Training apart.

Nearly Two Decades in Poole Harbour

New Wave Training's roots go back to 2008, when Ross, our RYA Principal, founded Jetski Safaris in Poole Harbour — one of the world's largest natural harbours and one of the UK's most active recreational waterways.

What started as a jetski experience and training operation has grown over 18 years into the UK's most comprehensive specialist RYA centre for jetski, powerboat, and superyacht watersports training. That history matters to us. Eighteen years of operating in the same environment means a depth of local knowledge, established relationships with the Poole Harbour Commissioners, and a track record of safety and quality that cannot be manufactured. We are still here because students leave satisfied and return.

The UK's Largest and Newest Jetski Fleet

The fleet matters more than most people realise. The quality of your training day depends on the quality of the machine you spend it on. At New Wave Training, we operate the UK's largest fleet of SeaDoo personal watercraft — refreshed every two years so students are always riding some of the most capable and well-maintained jetskis available in any UK training environment.

A larger fleet means courses run without any issues or restrictions due to limited jetskis available. It means no last-minute cancellations because of maintenance. It means you spend your day on the water, not waiting.

Solo Rider — Your Own Ski, All Day

This is the detail that matters most for most students. When you book a solo rider slot at New Wave Training, you have your own SeaDoo for the entire course — from launch to finish. You are not paired with another student. You are not taking turns.

Most UK training centres have a ratio of two students per jetski. That means you spend approximately half your day watching someone else ride. At New Wave, every solo booking means maximum time at the controls, faster skill development, and a more confident qualification. For more information about our RYA Personal Watercraft Course, CLICK HERE.

A World-Class Training Environment

Poole Harbour is not just a convenient location. It is a genuinely exceptional place to learn. The harbour combines sheltered waters for initial skill development with real navigational complexity — commercial ferry routes, speed zones, tidal variation, extensive buoyage, and a busy mix of vessel types. Training here prepares you for the real conditions you will encounter when you are riding independently.

Where conditions allow, we take students outside the harbour entrance into Poole Bay and toward the Jurassic Coast. Old Harry Rocks, the chalk stacks at the eastern end of Studland Bay, are visible on a clear day from the water. The surrounding coastline is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage site. There is genuinely nowhere else in the UK quite like this as a training backdrop.

Specialist Superyacht Training — From Poole to the Mediterranean

New Wave Training is one of the few UK RYA centres that delivers training both from its Poole base and onboard superyachts internationally. Ross, our founder and RYA PWC Trainer, has spent 16 years training the instructors who run watersports operations on superyachts globally.

Year-Round Operation from Port of Poole Marina

New Wave Training operates year-round from Port of Poole Marina — a professional, well-equipped marina on the main harbour channel with dedicated training rooms, parking, changing facilities, and showers.

We do not operate seasonally. Whether you want to qualify in April before the summer season or in October after it, we will be here.

The marina's position gives us immediate access to the harbour's designated PWC training areas and is seconds from the main navigation channel. For superyacht crew coming from Bournemouth or Southampton airports, it is a straightforward journey from any major South Coast transport hub.

The Team

Team from right to left:

Ross (Founder and Principal): RYA PWC Trainer, superyacht watersports consultant, 16 years of instructor training placements. Founded the business in 2008 and has built it into what it is today.

Rian (Chief Instructor): Advanced powerboater, grew up on Poole Harbour, 4 seasons as Chief Instructor with a background in instruction, sales, and management. Has delivered powerboat training as part of conservation work in Uganda.

Matt (Jetski and Powerboat Instructor): Former police officer — calm, precise, and excellent under pressure.

Dan (Jetski, Powerboat, and Flyboard Instructor): From-the-start loyalty to the brand, flyboarding specialist, high energy, encyclopaedic local knowledge.

This team is not assembled from a pool of available instructors. It is a group of people who genuinely love this harbour and what they do on it.