Sea Skills Pathway
Our paddling events have degrees of difficulty based on the first three levels below. By attending some of our regular club training workshops you can gain on water skills and confidence so that you can paddle at the various levels.
AP All Paddlers (easy paddling events)
ISSA Introduction to Sea Skills Award (moderately challenging events)
SSA Sea Skills Award (challenging and more exciting events)
SG/SL Sea Guide and Sea Leader
SI Sea Instructor
SA Sea Assessor
You can self-assess your ability before attending an event; however, the sea leader organising the event is the final arbiter of who can participate in a trip. Members should seek an experienced paddler such as a SSA holder to support them if they want to participate in an event above their current award.
Structured workshops
The club publishes a workshop schedule at the beginning of each year. These workshops are usually half-day events so that skills can be developed in different locations and conditions.
Sharing and informal workshops
Other training opportunities include Skill Saturdays, Rolling Clinics, peer paddles and club organised events. Some of these events occur on an ad hoc basis and will be advertised by email.
You can check out the Events page to find out upcoming training days (Member only events are password protected).
Please also explore the ‘Education‘ menu to find out more.