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The club is offering a series of skills’ sessions to members. These are intended for those paddlers who have gained some experience and skills in the Explorer sessions and wish to develop their personal skills applicable to the Sea Kayak awards, White Water & Surf. The focus is to learn to manage (& cope with) waves to be found in a beach location. This will entail learning & gaining some proficiency in low & high recovery (brace) skills. These skills are very useful for all Sea paddlers such that they may be able to land at a beach where there is some surf without mishap. They also form the core skills in handling any rough-water scenarios, be that waves on a beach, rough water between rocks on a Coastal trip, surfing a kayak and of course, white water paddling. Proficiency in the recovery strokes is the mainstay of avoiding a mishap on the water, whether that be from a sudden gust of wind, a breaking wave, snagging a sub-surface object, or a simple collision. They are also the foundation for learning to ‘Eskimo Roll’.
The sessions are limited to 5 participants and must be booked in advance on the Forum as each session is announced. The first session is: Tues 11th May 6pm at Mount Batten.
Doug Sitch
07966740025Hi Doug, I’m interested in a skills session, sign me up!
Looking at the forecast I might have to finally invest in a wetsuit…James
Thanks for letting me know. It allows me to keep you informed of any changes of plan, time & location 🙂
I think Bekky is coming too.
We are on for tomorrow – hopefully. Very windy, but I think we will be able to do some stuff, maybe more land-based.
Doug
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