Rough Water Essentials with Nick Cunliffe
Develop your personal skills on 2 days on the water with BCU level 5 coach Nick Cunliffe from Wales one of the most popular coaches in the UK. During the day you'll develop your personal and technical skills in an environment that stretches your comfort zone in big seas. We'll work with rock hopping and problem solving of the situations we'll face during the day to boost your confidence on the water. To be able to find conditions we use the old fishing boat Donalda of Grebbestad the second day to get us out to the amazing island chain of Weather Islands out in the Skagerrak sea.
Prior experience
The course is an intermediate to advanced course and it requires that you have been kayaking before but you don't need to be professional. We expect you to be familiar with rescues and act as a strong part of a group.
Please see the following prior courses that can be useful:
BC Paddle Sport Leader training
To whom are the course suitable
The course is perfect for you wanting to develop your personal skills in a dynamic environment. The course is also perfect for you who're eager to learn from one of the highest educated coaches in the UK within the BC system for coaches and leaders on the water.
The course do not follow a traditional BCUSyllabus which means that the group and Nick are more free to focus on each participants aims and goals. The course will be in 4 star conditions (if weather permits) but with out focusing on leadership on the water as we normally do on a BC training workshops.
Perfect for you looking info just developing your personal skills in the white water!
Important info
Please notice that the course will take place in the archipelago of Grebbestad and on the second day we get transported with the fishing boat Donalda from Grebbestad to the Weather Islands out in the Skagerrak sea.
Day 1 we will meet 0900am at Nautopp Kajakcenter Grebbestad to start the day.
Day 2 we will meet 0.8.30am at Donalda docks (see map below) in the harbur opposite the kayak center ready to get all kit loaded on board the boat.
Dates:
17'th - 18'th of July 2018
Price
2995SEK/ person /2 days