Canoeing
We teach you to paddle and enable you to do your own Kayaking/Canoeing. You are taught in small groups by qualified British Canoeing Coaches.
British Canoeing (BC) awards and Scout Association Paddle Sport Activity Badges are covered together.
We cover:
- British Canoeing (BC) awards
- Scout Association Paddle Sport Activity Badges
- Scout Association Adventurous Activity Permit – Paddlesports
- Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award – training for using Canoe and/or Kayaks
Courses 2024
| Course | Availability | Location | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Paddle Discover |
Weekend 1 (17-19 May) Weekend 2 (7-9 June) Weekend 3 (12-14 July) Weekend 4 (30 August - 1 September) Weekend 5 (13-15 September) |
Bewl Water |
£70 weekend £35 Saturday Supplement for BC Touring Awards £10 |
| BC Paddle Explore | |||
| BC Touring Award | |||
| BC Canoe Award | |||
| Canoe/Kayak practice & further experience | |||
| Foundation Safety & Rescue Training | |||
| SA Leader Paddling Permit | |||
| BC Open Water Touring | |||
| BC Multi Day Touring |
BC = British Canoeing
SA = Scout Association
Training & Assessment
| Canoe and Kayak | Scouts/Explorer Scouts | Guides | Leaders/Adult Helpers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training and Experience to improve skills | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| British Canoeing (BC) awards | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award training | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Scouts Paddle Sport Activity Badges | ✔ | ||
| Scout Association Adventurous Activity Permit - Paddlesports | ✔ |
Select your course
| Starting Skills & Experience required | Everyone | Scout Leaders/Adult Helpers |
|---|---|---|
| Never paddled or little experience | BC Paddle Discover | |
| Some Experience | BC Paddle Explore | |
| BC Explore | BC Touring Award or BC Canoe Award | |
| BC Touring Award or BC Canoe Award | SA Leader Paddling Permit | |
| BC Touring Award | BC Open Water Touring Award | |
| BC Touring or BC Touring Open Water | BC Multi Day Touring Award | |
| BC Explore (or old 2 Star) | BC Foundation Safety & Rescue Training (FSRT) | SA Leader Paddling Permit |
Scout Association Adventurous Activity Paddling Permit, Saturday = FSRT safety skills review, Sunday = Scouts Permit Leadership review.
If a Scout or an Explorer Scout, we cover the Scouts Paddle Sports badge requirements alongside the British Canoeing awards. Checkout the “Downloads” in our Information Centre.
Expectations at the start of the weekend
- Never paddled / new to paddling – if you apply yourself, you stand a very good chance of gaining your BC Start, BC Discover and if a Scout your Scouts Paddle Sports Stage 1 and Stage 2, all in the one weekend.
- BC Paddle Explore (Scouts Paddle Sports Stage 3) – following your BC Discover, you will need to have gained further paddling experience to achieve this award. Come on one of our weekends for further training and experience.
- BC FSRT – if you paddle as a minimum at the level of BC Paddle Explore (or old BCU 2 Star) you are ready for the FSRT. This will also help towards your Scout Association Paddlesports Permit.
- All other BC Awards, you need to paddle as a minimum at the level stated above and for assessment have the appropriate experience. If training, you will leave with a personal action plan to take you forward.
- Scouts Leader Permit - you need to paddle as a minimum at the level stated above and for assessment have the appropriate experience. If training, you will leave with a personal action plan to take you forward.
Scout Leader Permit, we cover:
- Bewl Water – Kayak and Canoe – B1 and B2 Open Inland
- River Medway – Kayak and Canoe – B1 River
Checkout the “Downloads” in our Information Centre for:
- Further information - British Canoeing Awards we cover
- Further information - Scout Association Leader Permits
- Further information - Guide Association
