Sea-Kayaking Course

This one-day course is aimed at sea kayak owners or groups who use closed-cockpit sea kayaks on fresh or saltwater, who are wanting to learn, expand, or refresh their knowledge of sea kayaking and associated skills or be motivated to travel to further remote places with greater understanding of techniques and equipment.

This course covers, but is not limited to:

• Effective paddle strokes
• Railed turns and rudder/skeg use
• Current equipment for safety
• Self and group rescue
• Simple and safe towing methods
• Basics of weather, tides, navigation and charts as they apply to sea-kayaking.

This course does not include learning to roll a kayak. Contact us for further information on our kayak rolling clinic.

Please note: This course is not suitable for children under the age of 14 years. Participants aged under 16 years must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Course Dates // 14th December 2024

Course Time // 9:00am - 4:30pm

Location // The course is run at Bluff. Transport is provided from Adventure Southland to the course location. If you wish to meet at the course location, please contact our office to make arrangements.

Gear // All gear required for the course, including kayak, can be provided. Please advise during your booking if you require gear.

This course will only proceed if minimum numbers are met. You will be notified if the course does not go ahead.

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