Thanks guys, hopefully others will be inspired to help out with the coaching at the club and learn a few things on the way. Tim has mentioned a few names and you all have the potential to become level 1 coaches and help others progress.
It was a very enjoyable course that involved organising two straightforward coaching sessions, one in kayak (0n the 2nd day) and one in open canoe (on day 3).
Simple 20 minute sessions to include a 2 minute safety brief beforehand, then the lesson. I chose stern rudder in kayak and moving sideways in a canoe i.e draw strokes so nothing difficult.
We then had an afternoon of rescues i.e. Aid a swimmer in several ways including use of a throwline,Capsize in kayak and canoe and retrieve your boat and gear to shore. T rescue, Eskimo rescue, hand of God, capsize and re enter the boat with assistance from another paddler, both kayak and canoe. Followed by the chaotic all in rescue involving all 12 of us, half in canoe half in kayaks. next year their is a time limit to achieve this ! Fortunately that’s next year, as it took us over 13 minutes we’d have had to do it again or fail. !!
Alltogether a great course though and I have to say I enjoyed the open boating too, so thanks to Barry for the use of his boat and Tim and John for the open boat coaching and giving up their time to help.
If anyone fancies doing it and has any questions I’ll be at the club on Thursday, best ask soon before I forget everything !
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