Open Water Coastal Kayak Skills Training
This course is for sea kayakers who would like to have their personal skills and technical knowledge assessed against a national standard. The Level 4 Skills Assessment is also the prerequisite for those wishing to pursue the ACA’s Level 4 Open Water Coastal Kayak Trip Leader or Instructor Certification. Participants who successfully pass the skills assessment will have this accomplishment recorded with the ACA.
This course will comprise an assessment of paddling skills and technical knowledge. You will receive coaching (only as needed) and be challenged with performing specific skills and tasks in authentic Level 4 conditions.
The conditions required for the assessment are at least three of the following:
- 15 – 20 knot winds
- 2 – 4 foot waves (chop) / swell
- 2 – 4 foot surf *required
- 2 – 4 knots of current
Conditions do not need to be simultaneously present.
More information regarding the skills assessment including the specific content to be reviewed and assessed, can be found in the ACA’s L4: OWCK Assessment Criteria.
Potential Venues Include: Bolinas, Dillon Beach/Tomales Bay, or Marin Headlands
Minimum Enrollment: 2; Maximum Enrollment: 6
For any questions please email laura@cwwcollective.com.