Intermediate Sea Kayaking Course

• 2 days – £210
• 3 days – £300
• 4 days – £380
• 5 days – £450

09:00-17:00

• Rescues

We will help you develop your ability to safely perform deep water rescues and eskimo rescues.

• Surf

We have consistent surf with beaches that have varying levels of exposure to our Atlantic swells. This allows us to choose the right size surf to help you develop your surfing skills

• Tidal Flow 

Pembrokeshire is home to some of the strongest tidal flows in the UK (and the world). We have a range of great venues that offer gentle progression into the world of moving water. Weather permitting, we will introduce you to this dynamic environment during our courses.

• Navigation, Planning and Decision Making 

This is an integral part of becoming a self-sufficient sea kayaker. Each morning we will look at the forecast together to decide the best location for the day. Pembrokeshire has some of the most exciting tidal flows in the British Isles and is the perfect venue to learn and refine your tidal understanding, planning and decision making.

• Journeys

We try to adapt to our ever changing seascape and use this amazing outdoor classroom to develop your skills whilst we journey along the coastline. We often journey up to 10 miles along the coastline, travelling through the rock gardens, caves, tidal races and surf beaches.

• Personal skills

Small group sizes mean we have the opportunity to tailor the course to the interests of the group. If you have any specific areas you wish to cover, you’ll have the opportunity to suggest these at the outset. With plenty of scope for personalised coaching, we can help you reach your highest potential throughout the course  improving specific aspects of your paddling vocabulary.

To attend this course, you should:

• Be physically and mentally fit
• Be comfortable in and on the water
• Be able to swim or be happy to float
• Have paddled a sea kayak or sit-on-top (for at least five days)

The course is suitable for all ages.

This course would be a good fit for anyone who feels like they have mastered the basics on flat water and would like to start pushing their comfort zone in more dynamic conditions. 

You don’t need to have a reliable roll but it should be something you are keen to develop. You should be comfortable kayaking in wind of potentially up to F4 and be comfortable to launch and land through small waves.

Perhaps you’re at a point where you’d like to embark on some more committed trips with your club or fellow paddlers, but need to build the confidence to calmy navigate a range of conditions and perform safety and rescue techniques in a variety of scenarios at sea. If so, this course is a good match for you. 

You may be part of an organised sea kayak club, a group of friends, an adventurous family or you may be a solo paddler. 

This is a practical skills course with no assessments or qualifications. 

However, it can be tied in with British Canoeing Awarding Body Personal Performance Sea Awards. When you book, let us know you’re interested in gaining a qualification and we’ll continuously assess your ability through the course. If appropriate, we’ll award you with a personal performance award at the end (a small admin fee is involved to register the award with BCAB).

You’ll meet at our base near Solva to get kitted up (exact location will be shared in your confirmation of booking) and we’ll head to a nearby harbour which we’ve chosen to best suit the conditions on the day.

• The use of one of our fleet of high quality P and H custom sea kayaks
• Touring paddling jacket
• Personal Floatation Device (PFD) 
• Spraydeck
• Paddle
• Drybag
• Long John wetsuit

In your confirmation of booking, you’ll receive a full list of basic items to bring on the day e.g. bathers to wear under the wetsuit, a water bottle, a towel etc.