Sea Kayaking Week – Scotland (includes Skye Sea Symposium)

Who Is This Course For?
This week is an ideal opportunity to experience some of the classic sea kayaking locations on the west coast of Scotland. It also provides the opportunity to attend one of the greatest Sea Kayaking Sympoiums in Skye (please note - this needs to be boooked seperately and is not included in the course fee)

Skills Covered
The focus of this week is to apply skills learnt in a more challenging environment. Staff will also bring course participants into the planning process, looking at the current weather, equipment required….

A variety of skills will be covered over the period, including:

- Packing a boat for overnights

- Learning to get the most out of the boat

- Develop navigation and seamanship skills

- Develop skills necessary to be an effective member of a group,,

- Equipment appropriate to this environment

All of these areas will be covered in a practical way during the course and reinforced on the evening sessions, giving you the opportunity to learn from the staff and other course participants alike.

Outline Programme

A full programme will be available on application

Our Staff
The instructor(s) who will work with you are all highly experienced and qualified. Tollymore prides itself in the knowledge and experience that its full time and part time staff bring to its courses. Our staff are all keen canoeists who know all the local ‘hot spots’ enabling them to choose the most suitable site to run your course. You may well have met them on the water in the past, if not you’re sure to bump into them in the future on days when they are not working!

All are obliged to attend annual staff updates and training courses

What do I need to bring?
The following list is of equipment we recommend you bring. All essential equipment is available from our extensive stores. We advise you not to rush out and buy kit for the course, but use it as a chance to find out what would best suit your needs. But if you do have any of your own equipment do bring it along our staff will be required to vet for suitability equipment such as buoyancy aids and helmet. You should bring the following personal equipment with you:

• Footwear – Wet suit boots
• Thermal tops
• Paddling kit (wetsuit/caq/salopettes)
• Warm outdoor wear (fleece is ideal)
• Small first aid kit
• Hat
• Gloves
• Towel
• Compass
• Vacuum flask
• Personal medication
• Notebook and pen
• Camping cutlery and plate
• Tent
• Sleeping bag
• Stove
• Sleeping mat

Items in italics are available from the Tollymore Store.

Accommodation
Hostel and camp based

Catering
Self catered