Online Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning (CNTP) Courses 2022

British Canoeing online Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning courses

Online CNTP courses

British Canoeing approved Online Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning (CNTP) courses

Wednesdays, January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9 1830 – 2100

Wednesdays; February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16. 1800-2030 UK time. This course is in English with German language support from Trenk at Sea Kayak Germany.

During this British Canoeing approved online course (usually spread over 5×2½ hour online classes), we’ll explore how to use and interpret;

Weather forecasts and swell.

Tide tables, tidal range

Tidal Streams, tide rips, races overfalls and eddies

Maps, Charts, interpreting coastal and offshore features

Trip Planning

The course is suitable for kayakers, paddle-boarders and water sports enthusiasts who want to increase their knowledge to have a safer experience around the coast. We’ll be using Jersey charts, and tidal information during many of the classes and students are encouraged to use their local waters to plan trips. Plus, there is the opportunity to share knowledge with attendees. Since the online courses started, I’ve had students from San Francisco, the UK, Eire, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, and Chile.

By the end of the course, you will have planned at least two coastal journeys that can be taken home and used as references for future trips.

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, a British Canoeing certificate of attendance is included in the cost.

Visit our courses page for 2022 dates. I can often arrange custom dates.

Contact Derek for more information and online booking.

Tags: kayak navigation, Online sea kayak navigation courses, sea kayak courses, Weather in Jersey and channel islands

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).