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Our Level 3 skills kayaking course works on refining Break in's/out's and ferrygliding so they work on the more powerful water and smaller eddies found on Grade 3 rapids. In addition, we use surfing waves as a means to cross fast currents and we work on eddy hopping to scout what’s up ahead.

  Goal of the training

To help Grade II  whitewater kayakers move to the next level of the sport and begin to explore whitewater moves on a higher grade of whitewater.  This Course focuses on solidifying grade II skills before building grade III skills so students have a solid foundation for paddling more difficult whitewater.

 What will be covered

After a review of basic strokes and whitewater moves, we introduce or improve upon a few advanced strokes such as Bow Rudder, bracing strokes and hanging draw .

We then head out to whitewater where we aggressively work on fine tuning Break in's/out's and ferrygliding, concentrating especially on entering micro-eddies, breaking out into fast current, and ferrying across difficult jets of water. We also introduce wave and hole surfing, and we work on teaching or improving the Eskimo roll and applying it to whitewater situations.

Come prepared to discuss your specific goals or trouble spots in your paddling. The more information you can provide the better the instructor can tailor your course.

Cost of this single day course is €80