Get more from your kayak! Sit on top skills and adventure session part 1

Join us for a kayak skills session! Get comfortable in your kayak, improve your skills meet some likeminded people and have loads of fun!

We want to help you build kayaking skills needed to safely enjoy our local waterways and be ready to join the Region X social paddling weekly sessions!

This is Part 1 of a 2 session series that will enable you to:

1. Understand Basic equipment what is needed and why.

2. Obtaining a good fit in the kayak and work through any mobility issues.

3. Discuss weather and water conditions essential for safe paddling

4. Explore key paddle techniques, forward stroke, stopping and turning

5. Practise easy entering, exiting and launching your sit on top kayak

6. Paddling trip!, enjoying the water, wildlife and practising what we have learnt

7. Landing the Kayak 

Part 2, is booked separately, will build on the above skills, enjoy another scenic paddle and go into further practise on paddling techniques, rescues and trip planning.

Join for just one session or sign up for both! 

Our team will advise via email a few days prior, what to bring, what to wear and most importantly where to meet as destination will be weather and tide dependant.

On these paddles you are welcome to bring your own kayak and equipment, if so – on the payment screen please use the code OWNGEAR and this will give you $30 off for each paddle. We also have a range of kayaks, PFD’s and Paddle equipment for sale in our store if you would like to purchase, please let us know.

If supplying your own kayak please also bring the following:

PFD, Signalling devices Whistle / Mirror, Paddle, 

Recommended: Paddle Lanyard, drink bottle, phone dry bag, dry bag 

Minimum of 4 paddlers required for lesson to be confirmed.