British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader/Guide Training Courses 2018

2018 British Canoeng Sea Kayak leader (4-star) training course dates are now online: Details.

The British Canoeing Sea Kayak Leader award is designed for sea kayakers who may want to lead/guide groups of 4-5 paddlers on 6-8 mile journeys in moderate tidal waters (in winds not exceeding force 4 and sea state 4).

The Sea Kayak Leader award demonstrates a candidate has the leadership and paddle skills to judge conditions when leading a group of paddlers on the sea.

Before you can be assessed for the Sea Kayak leader award you must have completed a two-day sea kayak leader training course.

On all our sea kayak leader training courses you can add extra training days to include the British Canoeing Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP) module which is a pre-requisites for the sea kayak leader assessment.

Sea Kayaks and equipment can be supplied at no extra charge.

All students will receive a Paddlers Performance Action Plan upon completion of the training course.

Our advanced sea kayak courses page (Click the button below) has details of all our advanced and Sea Kayak Leader training and assessment courses in 2018.

Note. The Sea Kayak Leader award was formerly called 4 Star Sea.

About derek

Derek Hairon is a British Canoeing level 5 coach (sea) and sea kayak leader guide and assessor.
Derek is the first nationally endorsed British Canoeing accredited guide in Jersey. The British Canoeing kayak guide endorsement supports and recognises the additional skills required when fulfilling a guiding role on sea kayak tours and expeditions worldwide.
Over 49 years of sea kayaking experience. Expeditions to circumnavigate Ireland by kayak, Outer Hebrides, Aland Islands, Faeroe Islands and Alaska. Plus, lots of sea and surf kayaking in the UK. White water-kayaking expeditions in Nepal to paddle the Tamur and Marsyandi Rivers.
Derek wrote Sit-on-top Kayak. A Beginner’s Manual (Pesda Press). It is now in its second reprint and is also translated into French. He is the author of the Channel Island and South East Coast Sea Kayaking guidebook (Pesda Press).