Our advanced canoe week is aimed at giving you tactical and technical coaching and building your confidence in a grade three whitewater environment and on open water in strong winds. We’ll be looking at a range of skills to be effective in an advanced environment, expect dynamic whitewater paddling, solo sailing, tracking, lining and portaging.
5 Days
Plas y Brenin
Instructor Ratio1:4
Location
Plas y Brenin
Length
5 Days
Instructor Ratio
1:4
Join us for a week in the breathtaking waters of Snowdonia as we work together to elevate your canoeing skills to new heights. Led by our team of experts, this program is tailor-made to boost your confidence and enhance your abilities, aiming to exceed your paddling expectations.
On day one we’ll revisit the foundation skills of effective open canoeing. This will be a shake down day to see where you’re paddling is at and working with the instructor to understand goals and the path to get there.
As the week progresses, we’ll focus on your individual needs and explore a variety of both open water in windy conditions and on whitewater up to grade 3 (4). The selection of diverse environments will be carefully chosen to challenge and help you develop your performance to the level you’re aiming for.
You’ll boost your confidence and ability in the advanced environments for canoes, on whitewater up to grade 3 (4) and in strong winds up to and exceeding force 4.
You’ll spend day one on a moderate venue revisiting the key foundation skills of effective open canoeing. Over the following days, we’ll look at your individual needs and paddle on a range of both open water in windy conditions and advanced whitewater venues that will help you enhance your performance to the level you’re aiming for.
You should be a confident grade 2/3 paddler looking to add refinement and push your paddling further. You should be confident paddling solo in force 3 winds. You should know how to self-rescue on moderate whitewater.
You should have paddled canoe on moderate whitewater (grade 2/3) recently. You should also be fit enough for five days of continuous activity.
Res
Non-Res
Expert, trained & qualified instructors
In-depth local knowledge
200+ years of combined team experience
PYB coaching ethos & tailored delivery
Fully insured for all activities
Our instructor team shares venue insights, local tips, and tailors your experience based on individual and group needs.
Shared En Suite
Shared with your course attendees
Single En Suite Upgrade
Fully Catered
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Packed Lunch
Afternoon Tea & Cake
Tea, Coffee and Cakes on arrival back at PYB
Two Course Evening Meal
Expedition / Camp Food
Kit Hire & Course Equipment
Climbing Wall Access
Subject to availability, T&C’s apply
Laundry
Drying room
Evening lectures
Some at additional cost if lectures are charged
On-site physio
By appointment
Lake access
Free On-Site Parking
Free Wi-Fi
24hr front desk
Bar and restaurant access
In-Course Transport
Scheduled courses only*
Rolling Pool
T&C’s apply
EV Charger
* In-Course Transport is included for all scheduled courses. For Private Instruction, in-course transport arrangements need to be booked in addition (subject to availability at an additional cost).
If you’re unsure which option is best for you, feel free to contact us — we’ll be happy to talk you through it.
We offer extensive kit lists to help you prepare for your course, including our recommendations for the best in the business. We also have a wide range of equipment available for hire on-site at no extra cost.
All dates and prices can be found on our booking platform.
