Join us for a two-day assessment along the stunning coastlines of North Wales, evaluating your skills as per the British Canoeing 'Advanced Sea Kayak Leader' syllabus. This assessment covers personal paddling, leadership, and rescue skills in challenging open water conditions.
1 Day
Plas y Brenin
Instructor Ratio1:1
Location
Plas y Brenin
Length
1 Day
Instructor Ratio
1:1
Welcome to our two-day Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Assessment, set amidst the breath-taking coastlines of North Wales. This assessment aims to rigorously evaluate your abilities, including personal paddling skills, leadership capabilities, and rescue proficiencies, in demanding open water environments, including tide races, surf, and challenging journeys. Our goal is to determine your readiness to lead paddlers with a range of experience, including advanced tidal waters, and assess your judgment in selecting appropriate environments for diverse groups.
The primary objective of this assessment is to thoroughly test your skill level, leadership capacity, and decision-making ability in sea kayaking scenarios, particularly in advanced conditions. It will assess your competence to lead paddlers with varying experience levels, up to and including advanced tidal water conditions. To succeed, you’ll need to demonstrate sound judgment in choosing suitable environments for paddlers with diverse backgrounds.
The assessment begins with a planning exercise, setting the stage for a day into night sea kayaking adventure in advanced conditions. This challenging experience will assess your skills and leadership capabilities in a dynamic coastal environment. The second day will be dedicated to covering aspects of the syllabus not addressed on the first day.
Familiarise yourself with the British Canoeing course content here
* Please note: Itinerary is subject to weather and availability.
Relevant and up-to-date leadership experience in the environment. First aid, open water, navigation and tide planning are required, as well as full membership with British Canoeing and have registered for assessment with your NGB.
To participate, you should possess relevant and up-to-date leadership experience in the sea kayaking environment. Additionally, you’ll need certifications in first aid, open water, navigation, and tide planning. Full membership with British Canoeing is a prerequisite, and you must have registered for assessment with your National Governing Body. Expect a rigorous evaluation of your sea kayaking skills and leadership competencies in North Wales’ stunning coastal settings.
Res
Non-Res
Expert, trained & qualified instructors
In-depth local knowledge
Hive Mind: 200+ years of experience
& PYB Coaching Ethos & Process
Morning briefings, venue choices, tips, experience, tailoring and adapting
Fully insured
Shared Twin En Suite
Shared with your course attendees
Single En Suite (+£25 p/night)
Cooked or Continental Breakfast
Packed Lunch
Afternoon Brews & Cake
Tea, Coffee and Cakes on arrival back at PYB
Two course evening meal
Expedition / Camp Food
Course equipment and free access to Kit Store
Climbing & Bouldering Wall 1
Laundry
Residential includes one free wash and dry per week
Drying room
Evening lectures 1
On-site physio 1
Lake access
On-site parking
Wi-Fi
24hr front desk
All course transport
1 Subject to availability
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.
Please contact us to retrieve the kit list for this course.
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