This could be you! Discover Oban’s stunning coastline.
Oban Sea Kayak Guides not only offer guided seakayaking trips, but also provide sea kayak coaching and training sessions. Whether you're training for a BCU Star Award or Assessment or simply seeking to improve your sea kayaking skills, Colin McWilliams of Oban Sea Kayak Guides can provides you with enjoyable coaching that works.
Our Coaching Calendar 2012 is now open!
This year we're offering much more in the way of coaching, including
- BCU 3 star training and assessments
- incident management workshops
- and of course we'll be at the Mid West Sea Kayak Symposium.
There are more details on our Diary page - take a look and get in touch soon to guarantee your place! Details>
Relaxed and supportive kayak coaching
Whether you are looking to brush up on your kayaking skills, learn some new ones or prepare yourself for a BCU Star award, Colin tailors coaching sessions to meet your aims.
By creating a relaxed and supportive environment for learning, the aim is for you to see real improvements in your paddling skills and your confidence levels by the end of the coaching session. You’ll certainly leave with plenty of new tools in your toolbox to put into practice when you are next out paddling.
- Sea kayaking skills improvement
- Training for BCU Star Award assessment
- BCU Star Award Assessments
- BCU 3 star training (max ratio 1:4)
- BCU 3 star assessment (max ratio 1:6)
Coaching sessions take place in a specific locale decided by Colin.
Skills training includes: Forward Paddling, Edging and Turning, Close Quarter Kayak Handling, Recovery Strokes, Towing and Rescues.
"Absolutely fabulous..."
...Colin was flexible and able to coach us individually, ensuring that we learned and had fun at the same time. Absolutely fabulous – we can't wait to go sea kayaking again.
Sarah and Alex, Cambridge
