BC Personal Performance Awards
BC Personal Performance Awards Sea Kayak
The B.C. Personal Performance Sea Kayak Awards have been formed to recognize individuals paddling ability in a range of different Oceanic environment.
- These awards are designed with the paddler at the center of the content, this allows you as the paddler to decide what your aspirations are and how to achieve them.
- These Awards are a great way to progress as a Sea Kayaker. They can provide milestones in personal ability or be used as preparation for entering the BC leadership and coaching awards.
- All of these awards are direct entry allowing the paddler to decide the appropriate level at which to enter.
- There are no age restrictions for any of the awards.
Sea Kayak Award
The Sea Kayak Award endorses your skill, judgment and the decision making required for a successful day on the sea. You will be confident in planning and undertaking journeys on the sea, in winds up to and including force 3 and/or tides up to 1 Knot, using sea kayaks or sit on tops, in tidal or non-tidal environments, with proficient skills to be in control throughout.
Coastal Sea Kayak Award
Your Coastal Sea Kayak Award endorses your judgment, decision making and expertise and requires a good understanding of paddling on the sea. You should be confident planning and undertaking journeys on the sea in winds up to and including force 4 and/or tides up to 2 Knots, in a sea kayak or specific sit on tops in tidal or non-tidal environments. Your confidence should be based upon both proficiency in skills and a broad appreciation of surroundings and environmental context. Your award should be seen as a sound basis for independently building the experience and expertise we associate with Advanced Sea Kayak Award holders. This Award is appropriate pre-training for BC Sea Kayak Leader Training.
Advanced Sea Kayak Leader Award
As an Advanced Sea Kayaker, you will have extensive experience of paddling on the sea. Your experience will include paddling a wide variety of sea conditions with winds over force 4 and/or tides over 2 Knots, using sea kayaks in tidal or non-tidal environments, where you may make open crossings in excess of 2Nm, as well as travelling along the coastline. This Award could be useful as pre-training for BC Sea Kayak/Advanced Sea Kayak Leader training.
Courses and prices are as follows: