Sea Kayak Guide Training
If you want to take people out on the water with confidence in your club or dream of working professionally in paddlesports, we offer a range of courses to suit your needs at the level you want to operate at. We deliver qualifications in Sea Kayaking in the British Canoeing system: qualifications that are recognised worldwide both for their quality and their progressive paddler centred approach.
We offer the safety and rescue certification (FSRT) from British Canoeing, recognising that you’ve received training in rescues of all types of crafts on the lake and the related safety protocols. The British Canoeing CNTP course is a prerequisite the leadership awards on the sea covering navigation and tidal planning. Our guide training focuses on your responsibilities with a group, the common problems we encounter, leadership styles, group management and rescues.
What are the British Canoeing Sea Kayak Awards?
British Canoeing offers three different types of courses:
Personal Performance
British Canoeing offers 3 personal performance awards in sea kayaking. The Sea Kayak Award in more sheltered conditions with limited wind, swell, surf and tide, the Coastal Sea Kayak Award in moderate conditions and the Advanced Sea Kayak Award in advanced conditions.
Leadership
British Canoeing has Leadership qualifications on the lake and the sea. On the sea there is the Sea Kayak Leader in moderate conditions and the Advanced Sea Kayak Leader in advanced conditions.
Coaching
The awards are split into the environment you want to operate in and the depth of coaching knowledge. The “Coach Award” is focused on coaching on the Sea in both moderate and advanced conditions and the “Performance Coach” looks more in depth at coaching processes and long term coaching.
Our Courses
British Canoeing Paddlesport Safety & Rescue Course (PSRC)
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8:30am – 5:30pm
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5 May & 22 May 2024
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CHF190
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Ratio 1:6
This certificate shows that you’ve received training in the full range of rescues in kayaks, canoes and SUP and the safety systems we use when leading or approaching an incident. It looks closely at different boat to boat rescues and excellent preparation for joining our guide training course.
Guide Training Lake
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8:30am – 5pm
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23 & 24 May 2024
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CHF380
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Ratio 1:6
Our guide course prepares you for taking the step in leading others. We cover group management strategies, leadership principles and a range of common scenarios we typically face when guiding. On completion we help you develop an action plan towards the assessment you’d like to take.
British Canoeing Paddlesport Leader Assessment
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4 hours or 1 day
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upon request
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CHF260
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Ratio 1:1 or 1:2
With a real group of students, you run a session from start to end and deal with typical problems that we face as guides. The assessment needs to be run in Bft3 winds and also on slow moving water and is organised upon request.
British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader Training
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tba
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4 days
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from CHF995
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Ratio 1:6
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Bretagne
The sea leader training builds on our guide training course on the lake and looks at leading on the Sea, in the surf and amongst the rocks. We cover leadership, group management and incident management strategies throughout the course and together create an action plan towards assessment.
British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader Assessment
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1 day
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tba
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CHF260
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Ratio 1:2
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Brittany
Our assessments take place in Bretagne. With a real group to lead, you plan the day from start to finish and deal with a variety of scenarios along the way to show off your personal skills, leadership and group management skills in open water, in the surf and amongst the rocks.
CNTP Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning
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8:30am – 5:30pm
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6 & 7 Apr / 31 Aug & 1 Sep
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CHF190 per day
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Ratio 1:6
The course is a prerequisite for the Sea Leader qualifications and also vital knowledge for those wishing to plan adventures themselves on the Sea. We recommend taking the course over two days but for those with prior knowledge one day is also possible.
Which Guiding Qualifications are there in Sea Kayaking?
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