Advanced Open Water Journey
Adventure LEVEL | 2 day(s) | Ratio 1:4
Overview
This group will spend the weekend looking for testing conditions on open water. Your coaches will be happy to provide hints and tips if you want them, but the aim of the weekend is to safely complete some demanding open water journeys.
Alongside your daytime paddling, there’ll be evening drop-in workshops, after-dinner talks, evening shenanigans from our friends at Hou Canoes, the Lochain Bar and a room full of musical instruments if anyone fancies a folk session.
You must also book your accommodation by selecting the accommodation option on the previous event page. Please note that any bookings made without accommodation will be contacted by our Bookings team in due course.
DETAILED INFO
IS IT FOR ME?
To join this group you’ll be happy (and ideally upright!) in winds up to force 5 and waves up to 1m. As always on open water, the weather will deal us whatever hand it chooses, but likely venues are Loch Laggan, Loch Ness, or if the winds are light, the seas around the Moray Coast. We could be paddling in the waves or doing an epic downwind sail. Both solo and tandem paddlers are welcome.
CONTENT
The details are very much up to you, your volunteer coach, and the weather.
If you’ve got anything you specifically want out of the weekend then let your coach know, but otherwise the emphasis will be on journeying on some exposed Scottish lochs.
USEFUL INFORMATION
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Instruction
In-course transportation
Use of kit (please bring as much if your own as you’re able)
Packed lunch and afternoon tea & cake each course day
You must also book your accommodation:
NEED TO KNOW
ARRIVING AT GLENMORE LODGE
This option is priced as part of a bundle to be booked alongside accommodation. All bookings made here will be subject to confirmation that accommodation has been added. Please add this course to your rucksack and then head over to the event page to select your accommodation option.
We’d like to make this the greenest canoe symposium yet. Unless you live in the highlands, you’ll need to travel a long way to get to us. We’re offering;
- Minibus pick-up from Aviemore Station on Friday afternoon/evening
- Minibus drop-off at Aviemore Station on Sunday evening
- Around 20 open canoes available to borrow for the weekend
- Minibus and trailer transport for most sessions
If you’re looking for, or able to offer a lift to and from the symposium then please email us at [email protected] with your phone number and we’ll add it to our Lift Share WhatsApp.
WHAT WILL I NEED
Please bring as much of your own kit as you can. Our stores will be open over the weekend if you need to borrow the odd item or want to try some new equipment.
If you’d like to borrow a canoe, please contact [email protected] in advance of the event
