Paddle Scotland - Paddle Safer

The Paddle Scotland Paddle Safer course is first step in the safety awards and it's designed for anyone new to paddling, or relatively inexperienced to paddling, wanting to gain knowledge and raise their awareness of paddling safely in a sheltered water environment, in or on the craft that they paddle. Typical craft would include kayaks, canoes, stand up paddleboards, sit on tops and inflatables.

The 2-hour programme is delivered at our loch where we will explore and learn to appreciate the potential hazards you might encounter and to help you be prepared to avoid or deal with them. The main focus of the course is to help you to consider where you paddle, the equipment you use and to provide practical solutions if they get into difficulty.

There are no age restrictions for this Paddle Safer course. Our equipment is available to hire but if you have your own please take it as it is much more valuable to practice with what you will use when you are out on the water.

The course fee includes your certification fee.

You need to bring:

Swimwear for under wetsuit

Towel

Water shoes or old trainers

The following items can be hired:

Buoyancy aid

Paddle

Canoe/Kayak/Paddleboard - if bringing your own board please arrive early to inflate it

Quick Release Belt for SUP

There are four modules in the course which we will go through:

1. Equipment
2. Environmental Factors
3. Planning
4. Safety on the water

The full syllabus is available here.