Maidstone Canoe Club

The course will cover:

• Lifting, carrying and launching

• Efficient paddling forwards, backwards and turning

• Moving sideways more effectively

• Support strokes, preventing a capsize

• Dealing with the environment; wind, current etc

• Peer and self rescues

• Towing

• Risk management and awareness of others

• Other theory such as: equipment, first aid, access, planning, navigation, etiquette etc.

the course will run on Sunday 22th 207 october 09:0 to 16:00 training and Sunday 29th October  2017 09:00 to 16:00 assessment  at yalding

Pre-requisites

For the training alone participants must either hold the 2 Star award or be at that level and be a minimum age of 14. If you wish to pass the course over the weekend you will need to have evidence of at least 3 different flat-water journeys of about 3 hours duration (10km) each with at least one of these in an open water environment. And also provide evidence of at least one session of about 3 hours duration in an alternative discipline.

cost of the course £70 3  space left on the course