One 2 One Coaching                               One 2 one coaching is provided for individuals looking to progress their personal paddling knowledge and skills, whether

                                                                      its to be introduced to kayaking, to gain a paddling award, to practice that stroke your struggling to get to grips with, or to

                                                                      help people build their confidence in another paddling discipline.  Please get in touch to discuss your training

                                                                      requirements.

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Touring Award                                         Your Touring Award endorses your skill, judgement and decision making required to have a successful day on a river or      (replaces the 3 star award)                  estuary. You will be confident in planning and undertaking journeys with proficient skills to be in control throughout. Your

                                                                     award should be seen as a sound basis for building the experience and knowledge associated with the Open Water

                                                                     Touring Award holders. 

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Open Water Touring Award                 Your Open Water Touring Award endorses your judgement, decision making and expertise and requires a good                                                                                           understanding of touring on open water or estuaries. You should be confident planning and undertaking journeys with

                                                                     winds up to force 4. On the sea you will be using sheltered areas, small bays, harbours and the upper reaches of some

                                                                     suitable, slow moving estuaries during neap tides, with minimal possibility of being blown offshore. You will be happy

                                                                     operating in force 3 wind (force 2 if the wind direction is offshore). Your confidence should be based upon both

                                                                     proficiency in skills and a broad appreciation of your surroundings and the environmental context. Your award should be                                                                         seen as a sound basis for independently building the experience and expertise associated with Multi Day Touring Award                                                                           holders.

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Multi Day Touring Award                      As a Multi-Day Touring Award holder, you will have the ability to apply your choices to an enjoyable multi-day trip on a

                                                                     variety of waters including canals, lochs / lakes, estuaries and sections of rivers up to grade 2. Touring on open inland                                                                               water with a potential fetch of up to 1000m and winds up to force 4(5). On the sea, you will be operating along simple

                                                                     coastlines with easy landing throughout and minimal possibility of being blown offshore and no tidal races or over-falls.

                                                                     Any swell will be no greater than 0.5m and winds not above Beaufort force 4 (or Beaufort force 3 if offshore)

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                                                           The Touring Awards can be taken in touring or sea kayaks, sit-on-tops or canoes

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Sea Kayak Award                                     The Sea Kayak Award endorses your skill, judgement and the decision making required for a successful day on the sea.

(replaces 3 star sea award)                   You will be confident in planning and undertaking journeys on the sea, in winds up to and including force 3 and/or tides

                                                                      up to 1 Knot, using sea kayaks or sit on tops, in tidal or non-tidal environments, with proficient skills to be in control

                                                                      throughout. Your award should be seen as a sound basis for building the experience and knowledge associated with

                                                                      Coastal Sea Kayak Award holders.

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White Water Kayak Award                    Award details coming soon

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Paddlesport Safety and Rescue           Award details coming soon 

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Bespoke Training                                     Bespoke training can be arranged for your group, club or company as required for your instructors development, please

                                                                      contact us to discuss your training requirements.