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Achieving the Sheltered Water SUP Award - now full
I'd like to offer the opportunity for club members to achieve their Sheltered Water SUP award. This award is aimed at those who are already paddling SUP at approximately explore level. The award is designed to give you the ability to organise and carry out an enjoyable and safe trip on the water up to 200 metres from shore, up to force 3 in winds. The award requirements can be found here: https://britishcanoeingawarding.org.uk/wp-content/files/01112018BCABSUPShelteredWaterAwardV1-1Nov21.pdf.
Like the Sea Kayak Award the Sheltered Water SUP Award can be achieved through continuous assessment so I'm going to try to provide some sessions for people to work towards this award between now and my departure. This will also be dependent on the weather as some skills require assessment in force 3 winds and there is clearly an upper limit to the wind we can paddle SUPs in.
As a starting point I'll run two sessions on Tuesday evening's, one on the 19th September and one on the 26th September.
To provide more time to demonstrate skills I can also run a session on either Sunday 24th September or Sunday 1st October.
Please could you post below to let me know if you are interested in achieving the Sheltered Water SUP Award and whether you are available to paddle on either Sunday 24th September or Sunday 1st October.
If you have any other questions about the award please do come and talk to me on Tuesday evenings.
Susan
Skills List:
Dry Skills
Paddlers should be able to:
• Safely launch from different locations
• Change from standing to kneeling safely
• Stand in both parallel and offset positions
• Confidently move their feet around on the board
• Paddle forwards efficiently over a long period of time
• Paddle faster for a short period
• Adapt forward paddling technique to suit the conditions (e.g. wind)
• Change direction while remaining in control
• Show a variety of methods to manoeuvre the SUP (for example round obstacles)
• Retrieve a lost paddle
• Tow a SUP with or without its paddler
Wet Skills
Paddlers should be able to:
• Get back on their board if they come off
• Use support strokes in the case of lost balance
• Release their leash in the case of a mishap
• Help another paddler to get back on their board
• Rescue an unconscious paddler from the water
Other skills
Paddlers should
• Be able to be a useful member of a standup paddleboard group
• Know methods to communicate while on the water
• Understand the weather forecast and its impact on SUP paddlers
• Be aware of the environment e.g. wildlife and water quality
• Have a knowledge of what to wear and what equipment might be carried
• Have an awareness of the pros and cons of different leash attachments
Comments
I can do the 24th Sept and the tuesdays.
Hi Susan, I'd really like to do this one too. I can do Tuesday's now August is out of the way and the Sunday's mentioned. Thanks
Hi Emma is having trouble logging in to the forum so has asked me to say she wants to do this. She is free on the 24th September
yes happy to travel to Totnes and transport people from Exeter.
I've added my interpretation of the skills list (see above).
Looking at the weather forecast, conditions may be marginal this Tuesday so if the wind speed doesn't decrease we may stay off the water and cover some of the additional skills (see above).
Very happy with land based session tonight if too windy,feeling tired after covid booster yesterday.
Will bring wet kit in case we are on water.
I'll post some more potential dates soon.
7th or 8th October Totnes
15th October Exeter
21st or 22nd October Totnes
Please could you let me know what works for you.
i can only do the 7th and 22nd due to the instructor course (8 + 15)and other commitments (21) but feel free to go ahead on the other dates if that suits everyone better
Feel the same as Lucy about you pressing on when you get the weather and I will catch up one day.
Just checking if paddling will go ahead tonight?
I can do 15th and 22nd?
7th or 8th October Totnes - yes
15th October Exeter - yes
21st - No because I am doing a sailing course
22nd October - yes
I'm happy to run sessions on 15th and 22nd October. I think that will provide everyone with at least one opportunity - weather permitting.
15th October we will paddle from the club (due to the tides)- meet at the club house at 09:30
22nd October we will paddle from Totnes - meeting at 09:30 at Totnes (feel free to use this thread to arrange car shares)
Please come prepared to get wet on both days. We'll try to stay dry until after lunch.
Please also bring lunch and a drink as well as clothes appropriate for the weather.
You can either borrow a club SUP and paddle or bring your own. I'll bring the club slings and waist leashes.
Due to the lack of light there will be no more coaching on Tuesday nights but if you have insurance and want to go for a social paddle please just remember a set of lights.
is something happening this weekend i.e. 7th or 8th?
BTW I have completed core coach and thinking about SUP coach training on the 28th/29th October here in Exeter. Does anyone else want to do this?
Thanks! Might jump on something else then :-)
There's a family birthday outing I should be part of if we can't do award.
A paddle on the sea would give me a tough decision!
Hope all going well with your move.
Hi Susan, I spent 3hrs Friday doing a paddle up and down the canal with winds of around 15mph. Windy enough for us (myself, Liz and Elena) to need to kneel for some bits. Liz practiced getting back on the board and we all practiced paddling backwards. Also, lying down to get under the bridge as the water was so high. We got to double locks and back and had a good time!
As there is no wind would you consider a trip to the sea somewhere? Otherwise if it is just on the canal I think I will give it a miss also as next week I am doing sailing on the Saturday and SUP on the Sunday so staying at home Sunday will boost my childcare brownie points this weekend in preparation for next weekend.
OK as I've woken up with a bad cough I am going to have a quiet day today and rest ready for next weekend.
We will miss you Will and Susan, thank you for all your help building confidence sitting in and standing on craft. Good luck for your move and future jobs.