What our clients say...
"Fantastic course, really enjoyed it!! Excellent equipment. Got more than I was expecting, learnt loads. Good technical content made everything clear. Excellent use of different angles to demonstrate - probably will be doing other courses in future, cheers guys." "The course far exceeded what I was expecting, superb! Paddling has definitely improved." "Tailored to the participants, friendly, encouraging, relaxed. Ian is very good at reading people and delivering to their needs." "Great coaching catered very well to the group at hand." "I felt safe while I was learning – this for me is important. I came to see where I was and you helped improve my skills. Was looked after well when I panicked but not fussed over."

What our clients say...

"Fantastic course, really enjoyed it!! Excellent equipment. Got more than I was expecting, learnt loads. Good technical content made everything clear. Excellent use of different angles to demonstrate - probably will be doing other courses in future, cheers guys."

"The course far exceeded what I was expecting, superb! Paddling has definitely improved."

"Tailored to the participants, friendly, encouraging, relaxed. Ian is very good at reading people and delivering to their needs."

"Great coaching catered very well to the group at hand."

"I felt safe while I was learning – this for me is important. I came to see where I was and you helped improve my skills. Was looked after well when I panicked but not fussed over."

Kayaking

Whether you are taking your first steps into kayaking; looking for one to one coaching to improve your kayaking skills, or to become qualifiied as a paddlesport instructor, leader or coach, we can provide it.

Learning / Skills Development

A wild River skills course is more than an experience. It is an investment in your paddling future. Our highly skilled coaches will work with you as an individual to achieve your paddling goals.

On all our skills courses the coach will:

Help you to set precise, achievable, individualised goals.
Create a relaxed fun learning environment.
Use a variety of methods to put across key technical information.
Create practice tasks that have student lead feedback opportunities to allow practice beyond the coached sessions.
Support students with decision making for better long term development.

Get Qualified

Want to become a Paddlesport Instructor, Leader or Coach?

Our leader training and assessment courses we will give you useful practical help to become a great leader.

With years of experience coaching a wide variety of different students we are well placed to support you on your instructor / coaching development journey.

We offer a range of opportunities for you to continue your development and a range of options that support you, as your paddling moves to the next chapter.

We can help you achieve your goals.

Weekend dates minumum £400 per day.

Hire a Personal Instructor

Here in the Lake District we have some of best paddling destinations in the UK. We also have high quality equipment and instructors who are as passionate about their coaching as they are about their paddling.

We can arrange courses or coaching on a 1 to 1 basis and for groups.

Whether you are a complete beginner taking your first steps into paddlesport or a seasoned paddler looking for a few tweaks to improve your performance or want become a qualified paddlesport instructor we can help.

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What our clients say...

Kayaking

Whether you are taking your first steps into kayaking; looking for one to one coaching to improve your kayaking skills, or to become qualifiied as a paddlesport instructor, leader or coach, we can provide it.

Learning / Skills Development

On all our skills courses the coach will:

Get Qualified

Want to become a Paddlesport Instructor, Leader or Coach?

Hire a Personal Instructor

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