Advanced white water kayak courses

Course description – A course designed for the experienced white-water kayaker looking to run more technical, longer and bigger rapids up to and beyond grade 4.

The course aims to help you replace fear with confidence in your paddling ability and decision making.  By giving you the technical and tactical knowledge and understanding needed for more challenging rivers. We will help you leave feeling like a more capable and independent paddler in the advanced environment.

Let’s not forget help with  the all important psychological tactics to help with your head game when you’re pushing yourself and the demons come out. All this while not forgetting to make sure we’re having fun playing on the river and exploring some of Scotland’s classic advanced white-water sections.

In Brief

• Skills Coaching and guiding on and up to grade 4 (5)
• 2-5 days
• Progress your white-water kayak skills
• Tailored to fit your needs
• Explore and run some of Scotland’s classic white water rivers
• 1:4 max coaching ratio
• Great Value
• Price starting from £200 – £500 pp – You will need to source, your own accommodation, transport (to and around Scotland) and trip insurance/personal insurance

What we will cover

• Driving the boat with confidence and using an active edge
• Key -strokes and the magical boof
• Tactical approaches to running harder rapids
• Planning and executing moves with control
• River Play
• Using the water to move efficiently around the river
• Tools to help with the psychological side of things

At the end of the course, we will review your learning and help you create and action plan to carry on through to your future boating and help you get the most out of it.

Some of our favourite venues – Orchy, Roy, Loy, Spean, Findhorn, Morriston, Etive, Pattack, Braan, Tummel,

Check out our available course dates and book now!