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  BCU Kayak Star Test Awards

BCU British Canoe UnionThe new Star Award scheme provides the support and encouragement paddlers need to get out and go paddling. The initial awards are generic, encouraging paddlers to experience the various disciplines of paddlesport available, with paddlers 'specialising' at the Three Star Award. The emphasis of these initial awards is to develop personal skills and gain independence.Welsh Canoe Association

Sea 2 Summit offers BCU Star Test Training and Assessments in one, two and three star. This includes white water three star and sea kayaking three star.

Please contact Gareth for more information on all BCU star courses.

 

BCU sea kayak star test

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    BCU 1 & 2 Star Assessment or Training

   

2 Star Training / Assessment
18th - 19th Oct

Private Course from £45p.p. for 1:4

 

One Star - A flat water award that demonstrates that an individual has basic boat control and foundation skills. The one star can be taken in any kind of paddlesport craft.

 

Key Points Covered

• One Day Practical Assessment

• Two Day Further Training & Assessment Option

• Gain BCU White Water 1 or 2 Star Award

 

Two Star - An improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddlesport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact.

Training and assessment available for both.
Please click here for details on course prices
To see the BCU 1Star Assessment Syllabus click here
To see the BCU 2 Star Assessment Syllabus click here


BCU kayak star test
         

    BCU White Water 3 Star Assessment / Training

   

1 Day Course
2nd Nov
£70 p.p.

5 Day Course
1st - 2nd Nov
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£120 p.p.

Private Course from £45p.p. for 1:4

 

This is the new 3 Star course as of the 1st September 2007. Gaining the award demonstrates that you are a competent grade II paddler, aware of river hazards and can competently look after yourself as part of a group of like paddlers.

 

Key Points Covered

• One Day Practical Assessment

• Two Day Further Training & Assessment Option

• Gain BCU White Water 3 Star Award

 

The course can either be done as a one day assessment, if you feel you are at the standard, or alternatively a two day course. The two day course provides an initial day of refining and refreshing your white water skills.
Please click here for details on course prices
To see the BCU 3 Star Assessment Syllabus click here


BCU 3 star white water assessment award
         

    BCU Sea Kayak 3 Star Assessment / Training

     

This is the new 3 Star course as of the 1st September 2007. Gaining the award demonstrates that you are a competent journeying on the sea, in calm to moderate seas with winds less than force 3.

 

Key Points Covered

• One Day Practical Assessment

• Two Day Further Training & Assessment Option

• Gain BCU Sea Kayak 3 Star Award

 

The course can either be done as a one day assessment, if you feel you are at the standard, or alternatively a two day course. The two day course provides an initial day of refining and refreshing your sea kayaking skills.
Please click here for details on course prices
To see the BCU 3 star assessment syllabus click here


Sea Kayaks in a Sea Cave