Jet boat adventure and film charter specialists
We have now retired from passenger work so sorry there are no more jet boat trips around Ramsey.
For training, consultancy and other enquiries please contact us on +44 (0)1348 837764 or at info@venturejet.co.uk
Venture Jet is owned and run by its skippers, husband and wife team Tim Brooke and Beth Swan, guaranteeing over 30 years' experience on every trip. The business was born from our passion for sharing our love of the sea, the wildlife and jet boats, exploring as only jet boats can! We are jet boat specialists, with decades of experience offering adventurous wildlife boat trips, corporate and commercial charter, providing solutions for film and scientific crews in challenging marine environments. No-one in the UK has more experience running jet boat trips.
As owner operators we are directly involved with every aspect of the operation; at least one owner / skipper is always on board. This gave us additional freedom and flexibility in working trips around our passengers. We aimed to give the best passenger experience possible so we tailored trips to passengers' interests and needs.
We aimed to promote the conservation of Pembrokeshire's coast and offshore islands and to provide passengers with an exciting, memorable and safe jet boat experience with minimal disturbance to wildlife.
Ocean Dynamics Ribworker Jet Boats and Us
We were trained by Ocean Dynamics, globally renowned for its ocean going jet RIBs. Ocean Dynamics ran its own boats under the name of Thousand Islands Expeditions for some 25 years; Tim worked with Thousand Islands for over 20 years, Beth for 16 years. In addition to tourist trips and working with film crews, conservationists and scientists, we were involved in developing and trialling jet RIBs. No-one knows these boats better than we do!
The boats became so commercially successful that Ocean Dynamics sold its Thousand Islands tourist operation booking office in 2003; the boats were sold around the world, leaving Pembrokeshire without jet RIBs, a situation we remedied in 2004 by setting up Venture Jet.
We continue to be involved in the commercial boating world, developing and trialling jet RIBs and providing professional training in the unique handling of jet boats. We also have experience around the globe providing back-up for scientific and ecological expeditions. Jet boats provide a stable platform for film and coastal / marine survey work, where scientists need to get ashore in remote places.
Training and Consultancy
Please note: Tim was an RYA instructor but we are not an RYA training centre. We offer additional real world training for people who want to get the best out of their jet boat or to gain confidence in reading the water so that they can take their own RIB out as safely and enjoyably as possible in the beautiful but challenging waters off the St Davids coast. We can provide advice and practical help on various aspects of setting up and operating RIBs as safely as possible. One thing we all learn: you don't own your boat - it owns you!
Please call us on 01348 837764 or email info@venturejet.co.uk and we'll see what we can do to help.
RYA Sail and Powerboat Training
Pembrokeshire Performance Sailing Academy (PPSA) in Pembroke is the leading RYA training centre in South West Wales, offering a range of RYA sail and powerboat courses for both the leisure and the commercial market. Contact Richard 'Taff' Owens, head coach, for information on bespoke training or RYA courses from beginner to commercial, including First Aid, navigation etc: tel 07967 049885.