Main Event Courses (Oct 28-Nov 30)
Each morning, everyone gathers in a common location to review what the overall day looks like - weather conditions, wind, swell and, of course the tidal flows. Based on this, the coaches and guides along with input from participants, of course, determine exciting venues to work in and design classes for various paddling levels. We strive to use the conditions mother nature provides to create the best learning environments. Experience in advanced conditions/tide races will be especially helpful for anyone pursuing the British Canoeing Advanced Sea Leader award. Potential course venues run from Jamestown RI to Stonington Borough CT. Below are example courses we have run in past years.
er Training. Here is a listing of courses we're run during past events:
Each morning, everyone gathers in a common location to review what the overall day looks like - weather conditions, wind, swell and, of course the tidal flows. Based on this, the coaches and guides along with input from participants, of course, determine exciting venues to work in and design classes for various paddling levels. We strive to use the conditions mother nature provides to create the best learning environments. Experience in advanced conditions/tide races will be especially helpful for anyone pursuing the British Canoeing Advanced Sea Leader award. Potential course venues run from Jamestown RI to Stonington Borough CT. Below are example courses we have run in past years.
er Training. Here is a listing of courses we're run during past events:
- Performance Tide Race Surfing
- Tidal Planning - Strategy & Crossings
- Boat Handling in Conditions
- Introduction to Moving Water
- Shore Break Surfing
- Incident Management
- Rough Water Confidence
- Practical Navigation for Coastal Environments
- Downwind/Following Seas
British Canoeing Courses (Oct 29th - Nov 3th)
Safety
Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning (Oct 29th)
This off-the-water course is designed for paddlers carrying out coastal journeys including islands up to 2 nautical miles offshore, force 4 winds, and in areas of tidal movement up to 2 knots. This is prerequisite for the Sea Kayak Leader Assessment (syllabus link here).
Personal Performance Awards:
Coastal Sea Kayak Skills/Award (Oct 30th)
The Coastal Sea Kayak skills helps you develop your ability to apply paddling and decision making skills to a safe day out on the sea in winds up to force 4 and/or tide up to 2 knots. Using blended skills to be in control throughout the whole day, developing your efficient forward paddling, maintaining and changing directions, as well as safety considerations and rescues. This day could be viewed as a training or assessment. Please have a read through the award located on the British Canoeing website here.
Advanced Sea Kayak Skills/Award (Oct 31st)
The Advanced Sea Kayak Award helps you gain skills or demonstrate proficient skills and appropriate decision making for a safe day out on the sea in advanced conditions - winds over force 4 and/or tides over 2 knots. Skills covered include venue decision making, equipment choices, navigation, paddling skills, dealing with mishaps and working as a group. This day could be viewed as a training or assessment. Please have a read through the award located on the British Canoeing website here
Leadership Assessment:
Sea Kayak Leader (Tidal) Assessment (Nov 1st - Nov 2nd)
Two days of assessment in paddling skills, leadership, safety/rescue and navigation in a moderate water environment - i.e. winds to force 4, up to 2 knots of tide (not including tide races or overfalls), and launching/landing in 1 meter surf. The Sea Kayak Leader award designates a level of personal skill and leadership ability to lead a group of paddlers on single or multi-day journeys in a moderate tidal water environment. Please review the British Canoeing award documentation here.
Leadership Training:
Advanced Sea Kayak Leader (Tidal) Training (Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd)
Two days of intensive training in paddling skills, leadership, safety/rescue and open ocean navigation/planning. The goal of the course is to develop personal skills level and leadership ability required to lead a group of paddlers on short single or multi-day journeys in advanced tidal water environments with winds exceeding F4 and tides over 2 knots. Skills covered include self-rescue, rolling in rough water, practical on water navigation, group awareness and positioning in challenging situations, first aid, trip planning, and interpreting environmental features and hazards. Please review the BC syllabi, training and assessment notes. All these can be found on British Canoeing website here
Safety
Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning (Oct 29th)
This off-the-water course is designed for paddlers carrying out coastal journeys including islands up to 2 nautical miles offshore, force 4 winds, and in areas of tidal movement up to 2 knots. This is prerequisite for the Sea Kayak Leader Assessment (syllabus link here).
Personal Performance Awards:
Coastal Sea Kayak Skills/Award (Oct 30th)
The Coastal Sea Kayak skills helps you develop your ability to apply paddling and decision making skills to a safe day out on the sea in winds up to force 4 and/or tide up to 2 knots. Using blended skills to be in control throughout the whole day, developing your efficient forward paddling, maintaining and changing directions, as well as safety considerations and rescues. This day could be viewed as a training or assessment. Please have a read through the award located on the British Canoeing website here.
Advanced Sea Kayak Skills/Award (Oct 31st)
The Advanced Sea Kayak Award helps you gain skills or demonstrate proficient skills and appropriate decision making for a safe day out on the sea in advanced conditions - winds over force 4 and/or tides over 2 knots. Skills covered include venue decision making, equipment choices, navigation, paddling skills, dealing with mishaps and working as a group. This day could be viewed as a training or assessment. Please have a read through the award located on the British Canoeing website here
Leadership Assessment:
Sea Kayak Leader (Tidal) Assessment (Nov 1st - Nov 2nd)
Two days of assessment in paddling skills, leadership, safety/rescue and navigation in a moderate water environment - i.e. winds to force 4, up to 2 knots of tide (not including tide races or overfalls), and launching/landing in 1 meter surf. The Sea Kayak Leader award designates a level of personal skill and leadership ability to lead a group of paddlers on single or multi-day journeys in a moderate tidal water environment. Please review the British Canoeing award documentation here.
Leadership Training:
Advanced Sea Kayak Leader (Tidal) Training (Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd)
Two days of intensive training in paddling skills, leadership, safety/rescue and open ocean navigation/planning. The goal of the course is to develop personal skills level and leadership ability required to lead a group of paddlers on short single or multi-day journeys in advanced tidal water environments with winds exceeding F4 and tides over 2 knots. Skills covered include self-rescue, rolling in rough water, practical on water navigation, group awareness and positioning in challenging situations, first aid, trip planning, and interpreting environmental features and hazards. Please review the BC syllabi, training and assessment notes. All these can be found on British Canoeing website here