Courses
We provide training for 1 Star Kayaking Course, 2 Star Kayaking Course and Kayak Orientation Programme.
Here in X’treme Kayaking, we have a dedicated group of Xperienced coaches and management team.
Quality Training and Resources are provided to Enhance learning among participants. Together with our coaches who are meticulous about safety, a safe Environment for learning can be achieved.
1 STAR KAYAKING COURSE
Learn the basic of the sport in a safe and enjoyable way
Course Duration: 12 Hours | Theory & Practical
- Basic equipment, including features of a kayak
- Safety
- Lifting and carrying
- Launching and coming ashore
- Disembarking and embarking
- Forward paddle a circuit of 100m with directional control
- Reverse paddle a circuit of 25m with directional control
- Stopping
- Forward and reverse sweep
- Strokes
- Planned capsize followed by swim ashore with retention of kayak and paddle
- Emptying of water
- Simple beginnings of moving sideways (‘J’-draw)
- Simple beginnings of stern rudder (going in a straight line)
- Simple beginnings of low Recovery
- Rafted ‘X’ rescue
2 STAR KAYAKING COURSE
Develop the range of basic strokes and manoeuvres for novices.
Course Duration: 18 Hours | Theory & Practical
- Personal Equipment
- Simple knowledge of tides and currents
- Weather hazards
- Environment hazards
- Lifting and carrying kayaks
- Launching and coming ashore
- Demonstrate efficient forward and reverse paddling
- Demonstrate forward and reverse sweep strokes
- Demonstrate the ability to spin the kayak on the spot using alternate forward and reverse sweeps
- Demonstrate J draw and classic draw with directional control
- Demonstrate stern rudder
- Demonstrate basic use of edge control
- Demonstrate basic low support and recovery
- Demonstrate basic high support and recovery
- Demonstrate low brace turns with understanding of edge control
- Capsize and wet exit with retention of kayak and paddle
- Demonstrate a X rescue as a rescuer and patient Demonstrate a kayak to swimmer rescue (bow carry)
- Demonstrate an Eskimo bow rescue as a patient
- Demonstrate the beginnings of sculling draw strokes
- Demonstrate the beginnings of bow rudder (blade placed between bow and cockpit)
- At least one journey of 6 km
Kayak Orientation Programme (KOP)
Bonding session with all participants to learn hands on basic kayaking & general water safety.
Course Duration: 2 Hours | Theory & Practical