Beginner Sea Kayaking Course – Full Day (Yellow Paddle Award)
LEARN TO PADDLE AND ENJOY STOCKHOLM – ALL IN ONE DAY
Do you dream of gliding silently through the city but don’t know how to start? Our full-day course is the perfect introduction. Here you will learn sea kayaking from the ground up during a relaxing and eventful day that feels more like a mini-adventure than a course.
Unlike many other operators, you don’t need to travel far into the archipelago to find tranquility. We depart from the sheltered Pampas Marina and have some of Stockholm’s most beautiful waters for sea kayaking Sweden right around the corner.
This is the course where we combine skill-building with pleasure. We cover the exact same elements as our popular evening course, but we do it at a more relaxed pace integrated into a wonderful excursion. You will gain more knowledge about touring and the safety procedures involved. We depart from our dock in Pampas Marina and paddle through the lush canals around Karlberg and Kungsholmen.
In our beginner sea kayaking course, we guide you through the most useful paddling techniques so you gain full control of your sea kayak and can manage safely on the water.
A sea kayaking course where we provide you as a beginner with plenty of tools for more enjoyable paddling. The course corresponds to the Yellow Paddle Award, and upon successful completion (with a pass), you will receive a Yellow Paddle Award certificate.
Course Objectives
After completing the course, you will have sufficient knowledge and paddling technique to conduct your own day trips in sheltered inner archipelagos and smaller lakes. The course corresponds to the Yellow Paddle Award.
COURSE MODULES
- Sea Kayak Equipment
- Safety Equipment
- Seating Position
- Carrying a Sea Kayak (Loaded/Unloaded)
- Launching and Landing
- Efficient Forward Paddling
- Sweep Strokes
- Reverse Strokes
- Stopping
- Steering with the help of a rudder
- Balancing in the sea kayak using bracing
- Navigation rules at sea
- The Right of Public Access & paddling
- For those who wish, we also practice assisted rescue (required for the Yellow Paddle Award)
Prerequisites
No prior experience is required to participate in our beginner course. The age limit is 18, but participants who are 16 can join with parental consent, and 14-year-olds are welcome in the company of a guardian.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE FEE?
- Premium equipment: Sea kayak, spray skirt, paddle & PFD
- Professional instructor: We work in small groups for maximum personal feedback.
- Yellow Paddle Award (If all requirements are met)
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