Quiet Water Paddling
Adventure LEVEL | 2 day(s) | Ratio 1:6
Overview
Sometimes described as ‘obedience training for your canoe’, quiet water paddling focuses on smooth efficient precise boat control on flat water. Making the canoe dance on the water. It’ll look different, whether you have your own freestyle boat or paddle a standard trad canoe, but either way it’s a great meditative way to build skill, either for it’s own sake or to help you perform in other environments.
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 motivated to truly master your craft on flat water.
CONTENT
The details are very much up to you, your volunteer coach, and the weather.
From simply making the canoe go forwards without any wobble or stopping without any spinning (both of which are surprisingly tricky) through to elegant side slipping or more advanced moves like the axle, wedge, post, and christie.
USEFUL INFORMATION
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Instruction
In course transport
Use of kit (please bring as much of your own as you’re able to)
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 out some new equipment.
If you’d like to borrow a canoe, please contact [email protected] in advance of the weekend.
