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Sea Kayak Plockton

Scotland

Qualifications

Choose from a range of British Canoeing Personal Performance Awards, Leadership Awards, and safety and rescue training courses.

Paddle Start Award

Experience your first session on the water; learning useful skills for an enjoyable paddling experience. This award aims to provide you with the basic knowledge to enable you to safely get in and out of your boat, make it move and return to your start point. This is your first step into the world of paddling, ensuring you feel safe, confident and ready to progress to the Discover Award. We can help you achieve this award in our Learn to Sea Kayak Sessions.

Price: £90 per person

Sea Kayak Plockton BCU 1 Star Training & Assessment

Paddle Start Award – Full Details

Paddle Discover Award

Your Discover Award allows you to develop your decision making and practical skills for a fun and safe time on the water, taking you on the next steps towards becoming a proficient and independent paddler. Learn how to choose and effectively use equipment, whilst developing an understanding of the factors which affect your
paddling; giving you the confidence to progress to making your own choices with the Explore Award. We can help you achieve this award in our Learn to Sea Kayak and Improver Sea Kayak Sessions.

Price: £90 per person

Sea Kayak Plockton BCU 2 Star Training

Paddle Discover Award – Full Details

Paddle Explore Award

Your Explore Award gives you ownership; allowing you to choose where you move next in the world of paddlesport. Working with a coach you will be able to develop a programme that suits what you need. Learning to make confident choices with this individualised approach. Recognising your ability to independently paddle your chosen craft in a sheltered water environment. We can help you achieve this award in our Improver Sea Kayak Sessions.

Price: £90 per person

Sea Kayak Plockton BCU 3 Star Sea Kayak Training & Assessment

Paddle Explore Award – Full Details

British Canoeing Sea Kayak Award

The Sea Kayak Award is designed to develop your skills and ability to apply appropriate decision making for an enjoyable and safe day out on the sea. We can help you achieve this award in our Improver or Sea Kayak Skye Sessions or on request in a Sea Kayak Award session.

Price: £90 per person

Sea Kayak Award – Full Details

British Canoeing Coastal Sea Kayak Award

This award is designed to progress your ability in appropriate decision making and personal paddling skills for an enjoyable and safe day out on the sea. We can help you achieve this award in our Sea Kayak Skye Sessions or on request in a Coastal Sea Kayak Award session.

Price: £90 per person

Coastal Sea Kayak Award – Full Details

British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader Award

This award delivers the personal skill level and leadership ability required to lead a group of paddlers on short, single or multi-day journeys in a moderate tidal water environment with winds not exceeding Beaufort Force 4.

Length: 3 days Training; 1 day Assessment
Price: £330 Training; £150 Assessment

Sea Kayak Plockton BCU 4 Star Sea Kayak Leader Training and Assessment

Sea Kayak Leader Award – Full Details

British Canoeing Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning

The aim of this course is to give the student the tools to enable them to plan and navigate effectively on coastal journeys in moderate sea conditions. This course is designed for those paddlers carrying out coastal journeys including islands up to 2 nautical miles offshore in areas of tidal movement up to 2 knots and is a prerequisite for those seeking their British Canoeing Sea Leader Award.

Length: Due to Covid-19 restrictions, this course is only available as part of a 3 day integrated sea kayak leader training course. News of a new online course will be available soon.
Price: £330

Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning – Full details