Personal Performance Awards

For paddlers wanting to gain recognition of their learning and development.

Personal Performance Awards

Sea kayaking paddle awards in Cornwall

Start your journey with the Paddle Awards

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We can offer all of these courses by arrangement for groups, clubs and individuals. Please get in touch to discuss your needs.

Sea kayaking paddle awards in Cornwall

The Sea Kayak Award

We can deliver training and assessment course to help you progress your skills and develop your confidence  in planning and undertaking journeys on the sea, in winds up to and including force 3 and/or tides up to 1 Knot, using sea kayaks or sit on tops, in tidal or non-tidal environments.

View the syllabus here at the British Canoeing Training Delivery website

Sea kayaking paddle awards in Cornwall

The Coastal Sea Kayak Award

The Coastal Sea Kayak Award endorses your judgment, decision making and expertise and requires a good understanding of paddling on the sea. You should be confident planning and undertaking journeys on the sea in winds up to and including force 4 and/or tides up to 2 Knots, in a sea kayak or specific sit on tops in tidal or non-tidal environments. An ideal stepping stone to the Sea Kayak Leader Award if you wish to lead or a valuable skill benchmark for personal satisfaction.

We can offer both training and assessment for this award, the nature of this award lends itself to modular or bite size training.

Link to the syllabus at the British Canoeing training delivery website.

 

Sea kayaking paddle awards in Cornwall

The Advanced Sea Kayak Award

This award is designed to develop proficient skills and appropriate decision making skills for a safe day out on the sea in advanced conditions. As an Advanced Sea Kayaker, you will have extensive experience of paddling on the sea. Your experience will include paddling a wide variety of sea conditions with winds over force 4 and/or tides over 2 Knots, using sea kayaks in tidal or non-tidal environments, where you may make open crossings in excess of 2Nm, as well as travelling along the coastline.

We can offer both training and assessment for this award, the nature of this award lends itself to modular or bite size training.

Link to the syllabus at the British Canoeing training delivery website.

 

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