Kayak clinic 3: Paddling with children, an introduction
From SEK 575
This clinic is in Swedish only - unless you book a private departure.
This is a good preparation for families aiming at exploring the Swedish West Coast either on their own, or joining a guided family tour. We recommend taking two consecutive classes if you are new to kayaking, as repetition is the mother of learning.
Our kayak clinics:
Kayak clinic 1 contains what we consider as minimum requirements for the waters around Lysekil.
Kayak clinic 2 lets you practice self-rescue and peer rescue in calm and more exposed conditions.
Kayak clinic 3 aims at making parents more confident to bring their kids along on a kayak trip.
- Click the BOOK NOW! button to see dates, times and price categories for different departures. There will be no binding booking until check-out is completed.
| LOCATION: | LYSEKIL, in the Northern Harbour area and the Stångehuvud Nature Reserve |
| Duration: | 2,5 hours (2 hours seated) |
| Season: | May-September |
| Level: | Novice, beginner or unfamiliar with ocean kayaking |
| Requirements: |
Regular health |
| Children | Children age 5-9 yrs, accompanied by at least one adult each. Youth aged 10-15 can share a twin kayak with other youth or another adult. |
| What’s included: |
Guide, seat in a shared K2 kayak, with spray deck, paddle and life jacket. |
| What to bring: |
(Headgear, sunglasses, retainer for glasses, 0.5L flask with water) |
| Language: | Either Swedish or English |
| Meal: | None |
RESCHEDULING OR CANCELLATION
If we/the organiser (OWS) must cancel a booking (due to unfavourable weather conditions) we will contact you to reschedule to another day/time. Would you choose to rebook to another activity the remaining balance will be debited from you card (but only if the new activity costs more).Add our cancellation insurance to increase your options:
Cancellation insurance is booked as an add-on, after entering participants data, prior to checking out your online basket. You can choose between to price levels and time limit for cancellation/reebooking (2 or 48 hours). This insurance can not be added retrospectiviely. Once paid the cancellation insurance will cover this:
- We will help you to change time, day or even choose another activity without extra charge. The balance will be either be remitted to or debited from your debit/credit card.
- Would you need to cancel any one of the participants, or the entire activity - please contact us min 2 or 48 hours respectively, prior to departure. When we have confirmed by phone, you send us an email and we will transmit the refund (except the insurance fee).
- The activity will normally start at the Northern Harbour.
- After a safety breifing the guide will help you adjust the gear. When all paritcipant's kayaks are launched you will get a paddle technique crash course and off we go to practice.
- Upon returning everyone will help eachother to rinse the kayaks and hang gear to dry before we part company.
Highlights
- Steady sea-kayaks
- Techniques for boarding and alighting the kayaks
- Paddle strokes and manouvering
- Handling rudder or skeg
- Towing another kayak
- How to behave at sea
- Plannning the kayak trip so that children can enjoy it
Route
- Norra Hamngatan 6, Lysekil