Kayaking Course
Canoeing Ireland Certified Level 2 Kayak Skills Award
Our tried and tested Level 2 Kayak skills programme covers all the basics of kayaking to ensure participants get comfortable and gain the confidence they need to try new skills. This is delivered by a registered and qualified Canoeing Ireland instructor/coach. This course will help young people build confidence, strengthen their character, and help them to judge risk vs reward. We cover how to be safe in, on and around the water, different kayak strokes, what to do if you’re upside down and how to get back into the kayak.
3 days x 5.5 hour sessions
Age 11 - 17
All equipment provided
No experience needed
€220 per person
This course is running from 29th October to 31st October.
Benefits of this course
Along with simply being a fun and enjoyable activity, kayaking has numerous health and physical benefits to your students. It allows them to engage in a low impact full body exercise in a safe and breath-taking natural environment. Kayaking helps them to build confidence, improve their focus, problem-solving and motor skills.
So why book with us?
- Location, Location, Location – just off M50, 10 mins from Dublin City.
- Complimentary Car Park, Hot Showers and Changing Rooms
- All of our instructors are fully qualified Canoeing Ireland Kayak Instructors and first aid
trained and First Aid Certified. - All equipment provided
What does the course cover?
- Kayak safely and competently on Grade 1 water as part of group
- An understanding of the safety involved in kayaking
- Assist in and perform basic rescues
- Be able to enter and exit a kayak correctly
- Different strokes
- Capsize drill
- Have a good understanding of weather and its effect on water sessions
What's included?
We provide all of the necessary equipment such as helmet, buoyancy aid, wetsuit, jacket, kayak and paddles and have full changing facilities, hot showers and on-site parking at our base in Mill Lane
