JPMA & Hoylake Sailing School

John Percival Marine Associates today announced three new partnerships with Nautilus International, MarSAR International and SEACertify.  Anna Percival-Harris, Managing Director of JPMA said “we are thrilled to announce these new partnerships with three prestigious Wirral based companies, in our 25th anniversary year.  JPMA has always aimed to provide crew with a diverse portfolio of services, […]

“Commitment to Training, Commitment to Crew”  Captain John Percival was an ambassador for on-board training and encouraging investment in a vessel’s crew.  JPMA, the crew training centre he founded in the 90’s, aims to promote high standards in all levels of crew, in all departments, inspiring students to return to their vessel emboldened and ready […]

We’re celebrating 25 years! During 2022 JPMA will be running monthly competitions and offers to celebrate our 25th anniversary. We are kicking off June with a delightful discount that’s not to be missed! Every year, in September, we revise our course fees, and for June only, we’re holding the price on bookings for courses running […]

The numbers are in for our written and oral exam results in 2021! JPMA has always been known for high pass rates at first attempt and the results speak for themselves. As we continue, in our 25th year, to provide training for those in the Superyacht, Workboat and Merchant industries, our first attempt passes have continued to […]

In 2022, John Percival Marine Associates celebrates our 25th year in the Superyacht industry. Hoylake Sailing School Ltd was established in 1996, to run RYA shorebased courses, and very shortly afterwards the Principal, Captain John Percival, was approached to run oral preparation for MCA Deck oral exams. JPMA was then formed in 1997, to deal […]

Every September we usually increase our course fees slightly. This year we have cut prices instead – we’ve reduced the following courses by at least £100 per course: Engineering modules for SV & Yacht CoCs; HELM O & M; Oral Prep for Deck & Engineering. We understand that the pandemic has affected crew in various […]

JPMA has been training Deck and Engineer officers for nearly 25 years. The vast majority of our students have been male, but in more recent years we’ve seen the balance tipped, with many more female students coming to us for their written and oral MCA courses.  On this International Women’s Day we want to shine […]

2020 WINNER – ROBBIE FOX We are proud to announce the winner of John Percival Leadership Award for 2020. Captain Robbie Fox was the worthy winner following his nomination by Jonny Carswell. Here’s what Jonny had to say: “When I joined MY Maraya it was my first job on board a superyacht, and it is […]

We continue to offer Deck & Engineering Oral prep online as well as in the classroom. We are currently running HELM, Yacht & SV Engineering and RYA Shorebased courses in our classrooms in Hoylake. (These courses may be moved online if English guidelines change due to another spike in virus numbers. You can read more […]

We were happy to announce the winner of this year’s John Percival Leadership Award at the 2019 Monaco Yacht Show. Bosun Sam Brown was the worthy winner following his nomination by Deckhand Colleen Meehan. Here’s what Colleen had to say: “I have had the pleasure of working under Sam for about a year, during which […]