Next available date at Tollymore National Outdoor Centre is Friday, 26 April 2013.
Cost - £42.50
Check out http://www.tollymore.com/Courses/Canoes ... gation.htm
Course summary:
This course is aimed at paddlers who wish to understand the tools necessary to plan and navigate effectively on open water journeys in advanced sea conditions. By the end of this course students will have planned at least two open crossings.
Skills covered:
The interpretation of sources of relevant information including, maps, charts coastal pilots, tide tables and tidal stream atlases.
The application of this calculating vectors and negotiating open crossings and/or coastlines with no landing zones and/or tide races and overfalls.
Knowledge necessary to navigate in poor visibility or darkness.
A knowledge of the resources necessary to plan a trip in any sea area.
Who is the course for?
Paddlers who wish to put themselves forward for 5 Star Assessment, or those who wish to build on their existing knowledge.
You could even make the most of your weekend and stay on for the 5 Star Training (Sea Kayak) for an addtional £142.50.
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