Kayak & Canoe Coaching

Kayak Skills Coaching

For all your paddling development right here in stunning Eryri (Snowdonia) on the fantastic Afon Tryweryn! We offer courses at just about every level of white water paddling from those new to moving water, to those paddling in advanced environments. We also have white water canoe options. If you can't see what you're looking for just give us a call on 01678 521083.

Core Skills

Core skills are the techniques and tactics taught at the heart of whitewater paddling. On this course, we strip everything back to the advantages you can gain from the river and from your kayak shape. Simply put, it’s all about harnessing as much power from the river as possible; free energy!

This course will focus on fine details like drive, timed acceleration, edge work and judgement. We will have no need to travel to other rivers although if conditions allow, we may utilise them. The Tryweryn, Dee, Menai Strait, Stanley Embankment or Four Mile Bridge could all offer such a ‘set piece’ style of coaching interaction.

Price: £240. Minimum age: 18 (Please call to discuss booking for someone under 18).
Duration: 2 days.
Prerequisites: confident on Grade 3 and wanting to build the skills for Grade 4, reliable roll.
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Alpine Prep

Off to the Alps? Here's a couple of days to prepare you for the bigger volume stuff.
We will help you to hone your alpine skills and give you some tips for building fitness working up to your big trip.

Price: £240
Minimum age: 18 (please call to discuss making a booking for an under 18)
Duration: 2 days
Pre-requisites: You should have some grade 3 experience
Course Dates:
18/19 May 2024
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Tryweryn Freestyle

Happy playing the river and ready to take your surfing to the next level? Spend a day letting us show you some moves!

Price: £180
Minimum age: 18 (Please call to discuss a booking for an under 18)
Duration: 1 day
Pre-requisites: You should have a roll that works most of the time in this environment and be confident surfing.
Course Dates:
7 Sept 2024
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Learn The Lower

A guided trip working on putting basic skills into practise. Ferry gliding, breaking in and out, reading future water and running more continuous white water.

Price: £180
Minimum age: 18 (please call to discuss a booking for an under 18)
Duration: 1 day
Pre-requisites: You should have some experience on grade 2
Course Dates:
23 Jun 2024
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Tryweryn Tune Up

A half day tuning up your skills and finding the smoothest lines to refine your style.

Price: £100
Minimum age:
Duration: half day
Pre-requisites: You should have paddled the upper previously.
Course Dates:
27 July 2024
22 Sept 2024
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Winter Paddling Prep

Are you super excited for winter paddling?! We'll spend two days preparing for the white water season: concentrating on safe and effective peer paddling and group awareness.

Price: £240
Minimum Age: 18 ( please call to discuss booking for an under 18)
Duation: 2 days
Pre-requisites: You should have grade 3 experience & a roll that works 50% of the time in moving water.
Course Dates:
12/13 Oct 2024
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Play the River

You're running the upper section happily but want to play more and really get the most out of the river. We'll spend the day showing you how!

Price: £180
Minimum age: 18 (please call to discuss making a booking for an under 18)
Duration: 1 day
Pre-requisites: You should have started to surf, and be happy breaking in & out and rolling reliably in this environment.
Course Dates:
28 July 2024
21 Sept 2024
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White Water Improver

We will provide the right conditions for progressing your paddling on grade 2/3 rivers.
Improve your basic skills (breaking in and out, ferry gliding, reading future water) on more continuous white water sections.

Price: £240
Minimum age: 18 (please call to disucss booking for someone under 18)
Duration: 2 days
Pre-requisites: You should be confident on grade 2 and starting to paddle grade 3.
Course Dates:
29/30 June 2024
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Learn the Upper

You might be new to the river, or wanting a confidence boost.
We'll spend some time on different features, breaking them down and re running as appropriate, to help you choose a line that works for you or offer alternatives.

Price: £180
Minimum age: 18 (Please call to disucss booking for an under 18)
Duration: 1 day
Pre-requisites: you should have some grade 3 experience (including Lee Valley, CIWW etc)
Course Dates 22 June 2024
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White Water Classics

North Wales has some of the best white water options in the UK. If water levels and group ability allow, rivers such as the Conwy, Ogwen, Glaslyn Gorge and Tryweryn are all possibilities for both days.
However, if the water doesn't arrive locally, we'll meet you in other regions with classic white water!
Price: TBC
Minimum age: 18 (Please call to discuss booking for someone uhnder 18)
Duration: 2 days
Pre-requisites: You should be confident on grade 3+ and have a roll that works most of the time in this environment.
Course Dates:
2/3 Nov 2024
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Unlock The Lower for Canoe

This canoe weekend course covers all the key skills required to comfortably and reliably paddle the lower Tryweryn in your open canoe. This could be tandem or solo, day one is spent on some simple grade water really refining the required skills to confidently descend the lower. Day two is a descent from the centre to Bala looking at the logistics and decision making involved in paddling a canoe in this grade and above.

Price: £240
Minimum age: 18 (Please call to disucss booking for an under 18)
Duration: 2 days
Pre-requisites: comfortable and experienced in a canoe on grade two.
Course Dates 25/26 May 2024
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Bespoke Coaching

Take a look at our range of skills courses. We feel there's something for everyone but if you can't find what you're looking for, just give us a call. We know that sometimes you just want something different, like maybe some 1:1 or to enjoy being challenged as a small group of friends. Our well qualified, experienced and friendly coaches are on hand to enrich your paddling.

Bespoke coaching per half day
£155 1-1
plus £35 per additional person

Bespoke coaching per day
£260 1-1
plus £50 per additional person

Please note all our courses are 18+ (please contact us to discuss booking for someone under 18.

You will need your own paddling kit, including boat and paddle.

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