Personal Paddling Courses

Personal performance awards are aimed at paddling improvement according to your preferred discipline and environment.


Please pop me an email to talk through options I can run-

  • Canoe Award
  • Multi Day Touring
  • Sea Kayak Award
  • Sup Sheltered Water
  • White Water Kayak Award

Canoe Week


There will be one week block opportunities for all things canoe.


These weeks are £250pp with a maximum of 4 spaces available, if you wish to attend a day or two it will be £70/ day.


A typical programme will be:


Day 1

Trying kit, a relaxed environment to play with different canoes and get used to how things work


Day 2

Open water day, progressing from day one, we will get used to how things work within a larger setting typically this will be Usk Reservoir.

Through the day we will look at-

  • Paddling techniques on open water
  • How to be part of a group
  • Group equipment
  • Planning an open water day
  • Open water rescues
  • Canoe Sailing


Day 3

Moving water day, progressing from day one, we will get used to how things work within a more dynamic setting typically this will be the river Towy- up to grade 2.

Through the day we will look at-

  • Paddling techniques on moving water
  • How to be part of a group
  • Group equipment
  • Planning an moving water day
  • moving water rescues
  • Canoe Poling


Day 4 and Day 5

These two days will build on days 2 and 3 pending what people desire more, we could look at leadership, coaching, on moving water or open water, we could go back to basics or push things further. These days are very fluid based on the wants of the group.


The White Water Kayak Award

The aim of this course to help you to become a more independent paddler within WWK.


There will be options for two or the three days, these are be based around the Brecon area.

2 days will be £185
3 days will be £250


During the course we will visit different venues, looking at what whitewater sections are running, pending the weather conditions on the day we will make an appropriate decision.

This course will look at-


  • Decision making
  • Eddie hopping
  • Paddling in a group
  • Paddling with ease and confidence
  • Reading White water
  • Rescues
  • Rolling
  • Surfing


These courses are limited to 4 people on each day, with preference given to those wanting to attend the three days


Day one typically looks at kayaking fundamentals

Day two would typically be an intro to whitewater skills

Day three would then build on our whitewater paddling skills with a longer journey or two rivers pending the group and conditions

Sup Sheltered Water

The aim of this course to help you to become a more independent paddler within SUP.


This two day course will be based around the Brecon area.

2 days will be £185


At least one day will be based on Usk Reservoir, pending the weather conditions on the day we will make an appropriate decision.

This course will look at-


  • Decision making
  • Improving your ability to plan for different conditions
  • Paddling in a group
  • Paddling with ease and confidence
  • Self rescues
  • Solo paddling
  • Trip planning


These courses are limited to 4 people.


Day one typically looks at SUP fundamentals along with elements of Paddlesport Safety and Rescue within an open water environment

Day two would then be a journey

Multi Day touring

The aim of this course to help you to become a more independent paddler on multi day trips.


This will be a three day course based around the Brecon area.

3 days will be £250


At least one day will be based on Usk Reservoir, pending the weather conditions on the day we will make an appropriate decision.

This course will look at-


  • Decision making
  • Improving your ability to plan and recognise different conditions
  • Paddling in a group
  • Paddling with ease and confidence
  • Rescues
  • Solo paddling
  • Trip planning


These courses are limited to 4 people.


Day one typically looks at paddling fundamentals

Day two would typically be open water skills

Day three would then be on journey skills

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