Moderate Water Sea Kayak Leader

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2 day training: £250.00
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Available on request-
4 day training: £450.00
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12 day training: £1100.00
19/03/250
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2 day assessment: £250.00
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12 day and 4 day Sea Kayak Leader and Guide Trainining.

The aim of this training course is to help those at sea kayak award or coastal sea kayak award level, to learn about leading and guiding others, develop their personal skills and seamanship in moderate conditions. The course content will be expansive and varied. We will cover topics such as:

  • Theoretical elements; weather forecast interpretation, tidal planning, swell, surf and sea-state matter, navigation and trip planning, as well as efficient briefing methods, group information gathering, venue choice. (4 and 12 day course)
  • Practical Navigation. (4 and 12 day course)
  • Understanding and bench-marking of different moderate environments incl. surf, rock gardens, wind and tidal features. Developing of your personal paddling skills, safety and rescue techniques. (4 and 12 day course)
  • Risk and incident management, decision making, equipment failure, participant focused leadership, coaching on the move and what kit to bring. (4 and 12 day course)
  • A half day of coasteering along the coast of Anglesey to help understand, and get more comfortable with swimming in close proximity to rocks. (incl. 12 day course)
  • Repair and maintance workshop. (incl. in 12 day course)
  • 2 day Outdoor First Aid Training incl. certification (incl. in 12 day course)
  • The Guide module of this course will include a 1-2 night overnight trip (weather dependent). Expedition skills, leadership, route finding, customer experience, camp skills and etiquette. (incl. in 12 day course)
  • RNLI excersise (incl. in 12 day course)

Throughout the course we will also cover elements of the Sea kayak Safety and Rescue Award and Coastal Sea Kayak Award.

The 4 and 12 day courses should help you to boost your level as a competent group member as well. We will be based out of Anglesey Outdoors, Holyhead, for the majority of the course.
This would be a great opportunity for a club team, a group of peers as well as individuals. 

Accommodation and food are not included, but we recomend to book your stay with Anglesey Outdoors.

You will not gain the Sea Kayak Leader Award as there should to be consolidation period after the training. 

Assessment:

All Sea Kayak Leaders will require: