Courses and coaching
We pride ourselves on the quality of our coaching, creating a supportive environment and focusing on the aspirations and needs of each paddler.
Whether you want to relax exploring sheltered bays on calm days, play in the tide races or somewhere in between, we can support you to develop the techniques, tactics and confidence to get the most out of your days on the water. Our coaches are experienced, qualified, patient and love sharing all that sea kayaking has to offer.
The area around Oban has some of the best waters for coaching, ranging from sheltered lochs to exposed coastlines and strong tidal currents. This means we can cater to all abilities and find stretch and challenge where we need.
All our courses can be combined with day trips and expeditions for put what you learn into practice on a journey!
Our courses
Every course we offer is uniquely tailored to the group, using individualised coaching to support each paddler to learn and develop their skills. The range of courses we can run include the following:
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Discover Sea Kayaking - Take your first steps in the world of sea kayaking and learn the foundations of paddling.
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Building Confidence - Build the foundations of paddling, explore more challenging conditions and develop confidence in your abilities.
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Forward Paddling - Learn the techniques for effective and efficient paddling.
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Introduction to Tidal Paddling - Learn the techniques and tactics to successfully paddle in tidal flows.
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Rescues and Incident Management - Learn rescue techniques and how to problem solve on the sea.
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Tide Race Paddling - Learn how to cope, thrive and play in tide races.
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Paddling the Falls of Lora - One of our favourite places to paddle is the awe-inspiring Falls of Lora, and we love introducing other paddlers to this spot.
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More! We can design a course to suit you.
Coaching services
We also offer coaching services including long-term paddler development, symposium coaching, and delivering coaching to clubs.
Get in touch to discuss your coaching requirements.
