SUP Instructor Course: Touring 1 Paddle Canada
From: $299.00
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Advanced Level SUP Instructor Certification.
Become and Paddle Canada Touring Level 1 Instructor and teach your own Paddle Canada Courses or instruct with a local paddleboard school. This is an advanced level Paddle Canada certification with a focus on coastal navigation and leading full day stand up paddleboarding tours in more exposed paddling conditions.
Expand your instructor skills in a variety of west coast paddling environments.
With a special focus on the challenges of instructing and guiding on the west coast this is a one of a kind Paddle Canada course lead by Paddle Canada Instructor Trainer Emre Bosut. The SUP Touring 1 Instructor course includes components developed through Emre’s experience as an instructor and guide trainer.
Learn effective instructional techniques, group management, and safety planning.
Touring skills covered include; Reading a chart, compass navigation, weather forecasting, leading groups in tidal currents, leading groups in exposed coastal areas, coastal rescues, reading tide and current charts, creating and executing a full day trip plan.
Successful participants in the course will receive a Paddle Canada SUP Touring 1 Instructor certification along with instructional aids to help run their own tours and courses.
2018 Course Dates
- Saturday, October 27 and Sunday, October 28, 2018
Prerequisites
Ability to perform Paddle Canada Touring 1 skills at instructional level.
Instructor candidates must register for a Paddle Canada Membership before the course begins to receive Paddle Canada Instructor certification. Course ID: 66594
Preparation
The full range of coastal navigation skills require pre-course work. Instructor candidates will be provided learning material and an assignment before the course.
Includes
2 nights Dorm style accommodation at Whalers on the Point HI Hostel (right on the water in downtown Tofino).
Expert instruction with a focus on teaching coastal navigation skills and performing rescues.
Lesson Planning Tools.
Extra
Paddle Canada Membership $90 (must be registered before the course begins). Or $10 upgrade fee for current Paddle Canada instructors.
Touring SUP rental for course $60
Wetsuit rental $40
Not Included
Navigational Compass, Transportation, Food.
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