Intro to Sea Kayaking

This 'Intro to Sea Kayaking' Course follows on from the 'Intro to Kayaking' programme & if you are considering this course, you should be paddling regularly & have the very basics under your belt. This is not the course to be paddling in a decked kayak for the first time. For this, the 'Introduction to Kayaking' course is more suitable.

You should be paddling regularly & developing your basic control skills & gaining some experience, & you should now have the basic personal skills to control & manage your kayak, paddling forward, turning & steering with a solid assisted recovery. We paddle sit-on-top kayaks as standard, but decked, touring sea kayaks are also available. Our course is delivered on tidal, coastal waters with some minimal exposure to small swells & wind chop. The objective of this programme is to cement your existing skills learned on flat, non-tidal waters & to transfer these skills to (small seas) tidal waters. In other words, you're now progressing to the sea.

We will work through all of your strokes taught in the 'Intro to Kayaking' before moving on to your assisted recoveries. These will be done in the shallows first & then progressed to deep open water to build your confidence. The technique is different on a sit-on-top kayak versus decked, touring boats so we'll spend some time perfecting these skills so that it works for you when you need it.

The day is spent out on the water paddling along a coastline as a day trip, coaching along the way. The focus on equipment will be on what you need to carry with you to keep warm, safe, well-fed, & hydrated.

Participants are welcome to use their own craft if they have them and the programme lasts 6-8 hours depending on the student’s ability. We don’t exceed ten (10) students per course with two (2) coaches so there is plenty of focus on individual needs & we take a tailored approach to all of our courses. This also meets the 'Rule of Six' for COVID-19 restrictions. This programme is focused on guests wishing to develop tidal sea kayaking skills. 

Sixteen years of age and over. Trained or untrained - which are you?

Review - S. French, 14th August 2016
If you want to get on the water, especially after a period of time off, or to start to learn in tidal water, this is a fantastic way to do it. It was a wonderful day and each aspect we covered was clearly taught and fun to do. I really enjoyed it and can't wait to get out there again.

THE NEXT COURSE IN THE SERIES
Intermediate Sea Kayaking

Our Navigation Course is for kayakers who want to plan their own, unguided trips.
Navigation; Trip Planning for Sea Kayakers