| Start | Bayside Marina Boat School in Bayside Marina, Tierra Robada |
|---|---|
| Opens after | Deconstruction |
| Needed for 100% | Pass all five lessons with at least a bronze medal |
| Rewards | A Marquis, Squalo or Jetmax at the marina dock for all bronze, silver or gold |
The Boat School has five tests on the water, two in boats and three in a hovercraft. Each one is a short course through red buoys, and you need at least a bronze medal on every one for 100%. It is a quick school, and most of the tests take well under a minute.
How the tests work
Walk into the marker at the marina and choose a lesson. You are put in the right boat and the clock runs at the top of the screen. Pass through each pair of buoys and stay inside the course. You fail if you are wasted, stop the boat or destroy it. The results screen then shows your medal. The weather is set to sunny and the clock to 12:50 inside the school, so conditions are the same every time.
Each lesson is available with the others in any order, and replaying one to improve your medal is free.
The five lessons
| Lesson | Vehicle | Time | Gold | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Seamanship | Coastguard | 12 seconds | 9.7 seconds | Drive straight and stop inside the buoys without turning |
| Plot a Course | Coastguard | 40 seconds | 35 seconds | Steer through pairs of buoys to the finish |
| Fresh Slalom | Dinghy | 120 seconds | 80 seconds | A longer buoy course with many sharp turns |
| Flying Fish | Vortex | 45 seconds | A 67 meter jump | Jump at least 55 meters off the ramp and land between the buoys |
| Land, Sea and Air | Vortex | 180 seconds | 130 seconds | A mixed course with jumps and sharp turns |
In the boats, use the handbrake for sharp turns. For Flying Fish, back off a way from the ramp and then accelerate flat out, because speed sets the distance. Do not turn on the ramp, since the hovercraft spins out easily. In Land, Sea and Air, a hit on a buoy damages the craft, so lift off the throttle just before each tight bend.
Medals and rewards
Medals across all five lessons put a boat at the marina dock.
| Result in every lesson | Reward |
|---|---|
| Bronze | Marquis |
| Silver | Squalo |
| Gold | Jetmax |
The final test starts in territory that is locked until Yay Ka-Boom-Boom, so it may bring a wanted level before then, which vanishes once you complete the test. The other schools are the Driving School and the Bike School, and Learning to Fly is the flight school mission.
