Main Event Courses (Oct 30th - Nov 1st, 2026)
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
During the main event, we will also be offering Paddle UK (formally called British Canoeing) personal training and assessments awards
During the week of Nov 2nd, we'll be offering the following safety, leadership and coaching courses
- Personal performance awards
During the week of Nov 2nd, we'll be offering the following safety, leadership and coaching courses
- Navigation courses
- Coastal navigation and tidal planning (Nov 2nd)
- Open water navigation and tidal planning (Nov 2nd)
- Leadership certifications
- Sea kayak leader training & assessment (tidal) (Nov 3rd-4th)
- Advanced sea kayak leader training & assessment (tidal) (Nov 4th - 5th).
- Discipline specific sea kayak coach training (Nov 2nd - 3rd). Note: Appropriate leadership award (SK leader for Moderate & Advanced SK leader for Advanced) and Core Coach training are pre-reqs for these trainings).