It’s been a while since I was assessed for anything, but on Friday, I jumped into an open canoe for the first time for about a year ! Barry, Ulrika, Dave and I were put through our paces by Nick Cunnliffe and we all took our two star award in the open canoe! I have to say it was great fun and I really enjoyed trying to control a bigger boat than usual with only 1 blade!

These days, if you want to be a kayak coach in the BCU scheme, you also have to grasp open canoeing up to 2 star level as a pre-requisite. To gain the Level 2 coach award you have be able to teach and assess 2 star (in canoe & kayak).

After the assessment we enjoyed messing around in the currents underneath Menai Bridge, seeing if our skills would keep us upright in moving water!

I’m pleased to say that we all passed! And I’m looking forward to getting out in my open boat a bit more!

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