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| 5 day training: £560.00 | |
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| 7 day training: £750.00 | |
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| 2 day assessment: £400.00 | |
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"This course demonstrates a candidate has entered the top level of performance, involving a high level of personal skill, leadership ability and judgement to lead groups of paddlers with a range of experience on advanced tidal waters."
Formerly the BCU Five Star Sea Kayak award:
Training
We provide the optional British Canoeing Advanced Sea Kayak Leadership training to help you in your development of the required skills. Learn about leading and guiding others, develop your personal skills and seamanship.
- 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. (5 and 7 day course)
- Practical Navigation. (5 and 7 day course)
- Understanding and bench-marking of different advanced environments. Developing of your personal paddling skills, safety and rescue techniques. (5 and 7 day course)
- Risk and incident management in advanced open water, surf, rock-gardens, tideraces and winds.
- Decision making, equipment failure, participant focused leadership, coaching on the move and what kit to bring. (5 and 7 day course)
- A coasteering session along the coast of Anglesey to help understand, and get more comfortable with swimming in close proximity to rocks and rocky landings. (incl. 5 and 7 day course)
- This course will include a overnight trip (weather dependent). Focusing on expedition skills, route finding, customer experience, camp skills and etiquette. (incl. in 7 day course)
- RNLI excersise (incl. in 7 day course)
Accommodation and food are not included, but we recomend to book your stay with Anglesey Outdoors. This would be a great opportunity for a club team, a group of peers as well as individuals.
Assessment
All Sea Kayak Leaders will require:
- Open Water Navigation
- Valid (within 3 years) British Canoeing recognised 16hr first aid award
- Valid (within 3 years) Safeguarding training
- British Canoeing Membership
