Intro course Sea

Here you will be introduced to the kayak and the equipment. In the course, you will go through simple and practical exercises using a kayak, oar, cover and vest.

The duration of the course is 3-4 hours and will be conducted as a one-off course.

Course objectives:

• Lift, carry, launch and enter the kayak
• Paddle forward with the right course
• Stop
• Turn the kayak both ways
• Back paddling
• Walk around and get out of the kayak in the water satisfactorily
• Entering land
• Sitting position and good paddling technique
• Introduction to how to increase safety when paddling
• Knowledge of local paddling conditions

(taken from the Norwegian Paddler Association)

Intro course Sea is step 1 in NPA's wet card, and has as its main goal to motivate for further training in kayaking.

Instructor:
Ivar Sunnås Gundersen, originally from Kristiansand, and formerly an active competitive paddler.
Certified kayak instructor and employee at Amalie Skram VGS (since 2014).
Paddling the year around with small and medium-sized groups, mostly together with students. When he is not paddling, he is most comfortable on his road bike.