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

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

  • Basic equipment, including features of a kayak
  • Safety
  • Lifting and carrying
  • Launching and coming ashore
  • Disembarking and embarking
  • Basic Forward paddle / Reverse paddle / Stopping / Forward and reverse sweep strokes