Sea kayak Safety & Navigation courses

Learn from experienced sit-on-top kayak coaches. See the Kayak courses page for our longer courses.

Discover sea kayaking in Jersey. Try different kayaks event 2012

With so many different designs on the market it’s hard to know which sit-on-top kayak is best for you. We have teamed up with Stuart from “Gone Paddling” to ensure there is a selection of different kayaks for you to try.

Learn some key paddle skills and safety advice during this 3 hour taster class.

Ideal for anyone thinking of buying a Sit-on-top kayak who wants to test different Sit-on-top kayaks.

Dates 2012

Saturday 12 May 1400-1700

Saturday 14 July 1400-1700

Cost

£37.50

Note:Our daily coastal tours also offer basic paddle skills training.

Special offer: If you subsequently sign up on a 6 or 8 week Sit-on-top kayak course get a £15 discount. (Offer cannot be combined with any other promotions).

Refresher class

Perhaps you already have some kayaking experience and want to refresh your paddle skills. Designed for paddlers who know they need to practice some key skills but never quite get round to it!

Practice rescue skills and improve your confidence during this 3 hour session. Tune up your forward paddling and get up to date safety skills advice.

Dates 2012

2012 Dates to follow.

Cost

£95 Private class for up to two paddlers

£37.50 for scheduled classes

Own kayak option £32.50

Note: This class can be combined with discover sea kayaking if you want a short introduction to sea kayaking skills. Suitable for Sit-on-top and closed cockpit kayakers.

See our longer courses if you want a more in depth paddling experience.

Kayak safety courses 2012

Self rescues are much harder than most people think.

Self rescues are harder than most peope think.

Our 4 hour safety class covers a range of skills to enable you to paddle with greater confidence and know your limits.
Maybe you have just bought a kayak or realise you need practice and training in kayak safety.

This short and intensive class covers those essential safety skills, we all mean to practice, but never quite get around to doing!

Kayak fishing,anchoring and specific safety skills relating to fishing from a Sit-on-top kayak can be covered if required.
Paddle skills are covered in more detail on our level 1 and 2 courses.

Course Content

Capsizing. Self rescue techniques. Assisted rescues. Ways to avoid falling in. Personal safety gear. Safety kit. Using paddle floats. Towing. Float and trip planning.

For background reading we recommend kayak safety articles by Derek Hairon in the Press Office Resources page and his blog.

Dates:

Rescue techniques for sit-on-top kayaks.

Call to arrange a date.

Costs: £95 if we supply all kit.

£85 if you supply all your own kit.

Includes: Sit-on-top kayak manual.

Drysuits hire: add £10

Safety clinic gift vouchers available.

BCU Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP) 2012

A BCU accredited course of a minimum of 8 hours. Ideal to learn trip planning and sea kayak navigation skills to enable you to make the right choices.

A BCU certificate of attendance is awarded. This course (or a similar RYA navigation course) is a pre-requisite for the BCU 4 star sea kayak assessment.

Syllabus

2012 Dates:

6 week course starting Tuesday 21 February -27 March 2012, 1900-2115.

Cost £105

The above course must be booked directly with Adult Education Tel.608655. Online booking.

This course can also be run on demand as a 9 hour course or over 4 evenings.

Costs: £95 with manual