I'm been chatting to Dave Rossetter from Stirling Canoes/Standing Waves about setting up a 1 day introductory course for relative newbies to open canoes. This post is simply to gauge interest and comments and see if we can get a group of us together. I'd like to stress that I'm just another punter here, I have nothing to do with SC/SW, other than they are my nearest shop and they take money off me occasionally, I'm just organizing it hoping to get the cost down!
Numbers -
Min 1 - Max 8
Dates -
Always a problem getting a date that suits everyone but the season is starting to hot up a little now and the only spot available in April is Saturday the 5th, other than that we're into the end of May.
Location -
Somewhere in the Trossachs! Dave would make the call depending on the weather, don't want to get all sun burned on our first day out....
Course content -
I had the following topics down but Dave's more than willing to tailor the course to anything we want, I had basically 1* stuff;
good kit/bad kit pointers
boat handling pointers
how to get in and out(!)
basic safety
basic strokes, keeping a straight line etc
flatwater rescues
Dave mentioned pulling in some of the relevant canoe elements from the 2* and 3* program as well and we may touch on some river topics too.
Prices -
1 person = £150
2-4 people = £60 per person
5-6 people = £50 per person
7-8 people = £40 per person
I've spent more than £40 on a night out
and I'd probably still be up for it even if it's only with one other, but I'm conscious of wasting Dave's time when he could get a bigger group out.
All in all looks like it'd be a good, full day out, trying some canoes, getting a good bit of customized coaching to get to a level where there's less chance of you dying
and also having a wee laugh. If anyone wants to come along, or if you have any questions then please either post here or send me a PM. We'll do it on a first come first served basis and keep a reserve list. I originally posted this on the Song of the Paddle forum but canoeing and bushcrafting are so nicely connected I thought I'd fire it up here too.
Cheers,
Alan
Numbers -
Min 1 - Max 8
Dates -
Always a problem getting a date that suits everyone but the season is starting to hot up a little now and the only spot available in April is Saturday the 5th, other than that we're into the end of May.
Location -
Somewhere in the Trossachs! Dave would make the call depending on the weather, don't want to get all sun burned on our first day out....
Course content -
I had the following topics down but Dave's more than willing to tailor the course to anything we want, I had basically 1* stuff;
good kit/bad kit pointers
boat handling pointers
how to get in and out(!)
basic safety
basic strokes, keeping a straight line etc
flatwater rescues
Dave mentioned pulling in some of the relevant canoe elements from the 2* and 3* program as well and we may touch on some river topics too.
Prices -
1 person = £150
2-4 people = £60 per person
5-6 people = £50 per person
7-8 people = £40 per person
I've spent more than £40 on a night out
All in all looks like it'd be a good, full day out, trying some canoes, getting a good bit of customized coaching to get to a level where there's less chance of you dying
Cheers,
Alan