sea kayak qualifications

Sea Kayak Leader Training

Two days of training towards the official Paddle Scotland Sea Kayak Leader award — designed to give you the skills, knowledge and tactics to lead groups confidently in the moderate sea environment. We'll focus on what makes a strong leader on the water: group management and positioning, navigation and trip planning, sound decision-making, and dealing calmly with incidents when they arise — so you finish ready to take a group out and keep them safe, together and enjoying it, whatever the day brings.

19th-20th September 2026

5th-6th October 2026

2nd-3rd November 2026

£250 per person- Bespoke dates for groups available

Email corfecoaching@gmail.com to book

Sea Kayak Leader assessment

A one-day assessment for the official Paddle Scotland Sea Kayak Leader award, held on the west coast of Scotland. Your chance to show what you've got — leading a group in the moderate sea environment, managing positioning and safety, navigating, and making calm, sound decisions on the water.

8th October 2026- 31st October 2026

14th November 2026

£260 per person (contact for alternate bespoke dates)

Email corfecoaching@gmail.com to book

Sea Kayak coach training

Two days of training towards the official Paddle Scotland Sea Kayak Coach award, based on the west coast of Scotland. Designed to develop your technical knowledge of coaching on the sea and to embed the skills and principles from your core coach training into the moderate sea environment — so you can plan and deliver engaging sessions, analyse and refine paddlers' technique, and coach with confidence in dynamic, real-world conditions.

23rd - 24th November

£250 per person (Bespoke date available)

Email corfecoaching@gmail.com to book

Sea Kayak coach assessment

A one-day assessment for the official Paddle Scotland Sea Kayak Coach award, based on the west coast of Scotland. Your opportunity to demonstrate your coaching in the moderate sea environment — planning and delivering effective sessions, analysing and developing technique, and adapting your coaching to dynamic conditions and the paddlers in front of you. Pass, and you'll hold a recognised qualification to coach sea kayaking in moderate conditions.

25th November 2026

2nd December 2026

£260 per person

(contact for alternative bespoke dates)

Email corfecoaching@gmail.com to book

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