Earn your Advanced White Water Kayak Leader Award on a relaxed, low-pressure one-day river adventure leading other paddlers on a safe river trip in Devon
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Advanced White Water Kayak Leader Assessment
Why make it feel like an exam when it can just be a great day out paddling? We’ll head to one of the South West’s classic rivers, cut out the stress, and focus on what really matters—your paddling and leadership.
Our low-key, on-the-water approach is simple: spend the day boating, and if you show the skills to lead confidently on grade III–IV white water, along with solid rescue and decision-making, you’ll earn your leadership award.
Since January 2021, the assessment has been streamlined to a one-day, single-candidate format, with your paddling, leading, and rescue skills assessed naturally as the day unfolds.
Advanced White Water Kayak Leader Assessment
Why make it feel like an exam when it can just be a great day out paddling? We’ll head to one of the South West’s classic rivers, cut out the stress, and focus on what really matters—your paddling and leadership.
Our low-key, on-the-water approach is simple: spend the day boating, and if you show the skills to lead confidently on grade III–IV white water, along with solid rescue and decision-making, you’ll earn your leadership award.
Since January 2021, the assessment has been streamlined to a one-day, single-candidate format, with your paddling, leading, and rescue skills assessed naturally as the day unfolds.
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1 Day Clinic
Day 1, meet at agreed location, outline the day and hit the river. Coaching at locations and on the move with feedback in situ.
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2 Day Course
Day 1 meet at agreed location, outline the day and hit the river. Coaching at locations and on the move with feedback iin situ and at the end of the day.
Day 2 Develop Day 1 themes to ensure progression and development. Seminal individual feedback with work plan.
The trip will be led by an experienced Gene17kayaking appointed course leader.
In selecting suitable leaders, we not only look to ensure that they have the relevant qualifications but we also ensure that they have an excellent track record of white water paddling from around the world.
Whilst qualifications and experience are essential requirements, we also make sure that our leaders have the right temperament to lead a trip group comprised of individuals who have a range of previous experience and expectations.
The leader is a vital contributor to the enjoyment and well-being of the course members and he or she will be there to deal with any unexpected problems. To that end, we aim to provide a leader who will make the trip both successful and enjoyable throughout.
Our leaders hold current wilderness first aid certificates and have experience of dealing with remote river related medical conditions.
We will take a maximum of 4 paddlers on each course, although the number may well be less than this. With every 4 paddlers we have on the course, we’ll have a highly experienced Gene17kayaking Teacher/Guide.