Beyonk | 1 Day Improver's Sea Kayaking Course

Highlights

1 Day Improver's Sea Kayaking Course
If you want the knowledge and skills to venture out alone, then this is the course for you! At the end of the course you should feel confident you have the right information and awareness to plan a short trip along the coast and the tools to create your own adventure in calm weather, on neap tides and gentle winds (1 - 6 mph).

This course focus's on
edging - using your body to steer and reduce drag
technical skills to BCU 2 star in moving water
using the skeg and kayaking in wind (force 2-3)
coastal navigation, meteorology and the tide
reading the water, lines of transit, eddies and protection
trip planning, weather and tide apps
capsize, self-rescue, assisted deep water rescue
bracing techniques to avoid capsize

We will visit a headland to see the differences of tidal movement around an island and what the changes of tidal heights and movement creates.

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Inclusions

Not-provided Accommodation

There is a good range of accommodation in the area and within walking distance to at least one of the launches, however, currently we do not provide this within the course package.
Please contact should you like some local information on the location you wish to stay.

What's included

Equipment All equipment is provided as well as boats and paddles.

What you'll need

Food Lunch and snacks, we may catch something if we fish
Drink At least 1 liter of water each
Other Wear beach clothes if it is over 15 degrees and low winds. If it is under then bring casual layers to go under our semi-dry trousers and jackets. There is a large drysuit that can be borrowed for any wet stuff. However, we do not provide wetsuits. It is so warm in the summer you would be happy for a dip!
Please feel free to bring your own boat, blades or any technical clothing or equipment.
Waterproofs If you own a weetuit you may wish to bring it or wear beach clothes in the summer or light layers to go under our waterproof jackets and bring waterproof trousers or gym leggings.

Cancellations

Custom Policy

If you need to cancel you need to provide us with the time needed to resell your experience. therefore if you:

cancel before 7 days of your booking you will receive a full refund (minus payment processing fees).
cancel within 72 hours of the booking and receive only a 50% refund.
cancel within 24 hours no refund will be offered as this is not enough time to re-list and sell the booking.-alternate dates (if possible) will be offered at no additional cost, but this is not guaranteed. Therefore a voucher would be offered in place of a refund.