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NEW 4 Star Canoe Training
This 2 day course will fine tune your personal skills on grade 2 water and ensure that you are effective with dealing with wind on open water.
It's also a qualification which will enable you to lead groups safely in these environments.
We will cover:
- River reading skills
- Forward paddling on rapids, change of pace and accuracy
- Selection of forward paddling strokes on open water
- Strategies for dealing with wind (up to force 4)
- Improvised sailing techniques
- Breaking in/out
- Ferry gliding
- Using features like small waves and stoppers
- Being an effective team leader and team member in rescues/
incidents - Application of leadership
- Leadership strategies, judgement and decision making
- Safety awareness and risk management
- Group control and management
- Hypothermia/first aid
- Access
- Environment
- Planning
- Water features/hazards
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