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Introduction/Intermediate Sea Kayaking Courses- 2/3 Days Day 1: You will be picked up by the fishing boat ‘Patricia’ and transported to the ‘The Summer Isle-Tanera Mor’. There you will settle into your accommodation ‘Fushia’ which sits on the water’s edge and enjoy home cooked local produce from ‘Lizzie & Richard’. That evening there will be the chance to get out on the water in the light of a summers evening.
Day 2: After breakfast you will launch your kayak from the garden of the house where we will begin to get to know our sea kayaks, returning to the house for a hot lunch of homemade soup and freshly baked bread. After lunch we head out to explore the Island of Tanera Mor while learning more skills along the way. After a day on the water we will be greeted with homemade cake and a nice pot of tea/coffee. We will again be treated to some culinary delights that evening; it may even be some local prawns from the waters we have just paddled in.
Day 3: Lizzie & Richard will make us a packed lunch while we plan a journey looking at the weather and tides to go and explore the ‘Summer Isles’ further. We keep the group size small, so that each day will be programmed around the specific needs and wants of you the client. That evening we will again sample some more lovely local homemade food whilst admiring the views of our journey from the dining room window.
Day 4: We will spend the morning back on the water honing our sea kayak skills and exploring the coast. After lunch sadly you will leave behind your island home and be transported back to the mainland by the ‘Patricia’ with a lasting memory of island life and a firm grasp of sea kayaking to plan your next adventure. If the weather is fair then you can paddle your kayak back to the mainland while ‘Patricia’ transports your wares.
An introduction course is for anyone who wants to learn a little more about sea kayaking. Each course is different and is tailored to meet the needs and wants of you the client. The first day we will look at equipment and then get on the water to see where people are with their kayaking. Some may have done some before, others may not and people will be grouped accordingly. The good thing about sea kayaks is that they are made to go in a straight line and the ones we use are stable, meaning you will quickly feel at home in your boat. We will then spend the day building boat confidence and manoverability.
On the second day we will aim to go for a paddle putting skills into practise as we go and of course learning along the way. Within this course we will also look at saftey, rescue and weather (do not worry it is not necessary to get wet, but there is the option to).
The third day (optional) will see us plan and do a journey according to the group needs, tides, and weather.
An Intermediate course will be aimed at people with some kayaking experience, who would like to learn more skills and aquire more knowledge. This course will again be based around cliens needs and wants.
We will look at where you are at with your kayaking and what you want to work on. The course will include skills training, journeys, journey planning, weather reading on and off the water, saftey and rescue.
Get in touch by email or call Norwest Sea Kayaking for more information, more dates are available for these courses all summer, so just ask.
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