Introduction to Sea Kayaking Online Course
Learn how to sea kayak
Our Introduction to Sea Kayaking Course will take you through everything you need to know to get a float and started on your journey as a sea kayaker. The OSK Library can be a little overwhelming for someone just starting out in the sport with so much content to choose from. The Introduction course goes into just enough detail to help you get started in the sport. When you have completed the introduction course and are happy out on the water you can then choose one of our comprehensive and detailed courses to develop individual skills.
Course modules
Before we get afloat lessons
- Parts of a sea kayak
- Choosing a sea kayak
- Clothing
- Paddles
- Preparing the kayak
- How to hold the paddle
Getting afloat lessons
- Using a spray deck
- Launching and landing
- Capsize drill
- Deep water rescue
Skills development lessons
- Stability exercise
- Body rotation
- Forwards paddling
- Sweep strokes
- Stopping and Reversing
- Moving sideways
- Preventing a capsize
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- Access to the full OSK Library of courses + Community
- Accelerate your skills development
- Get unlimited support and feedback from the OSK Coaches
- Increase your navigation and planning knowledge
- Become a safer paddler
- Get inspiration
- Learn about kayaks and equipment
- Interact with a growing community of paddlers
- A whole year of learning for less than a day of on water coaching
Anja, Norway
Great videos that really shows all the aspects of different strokes and skills. would recommend it for both novice kayakers as well as experienced paddlers. Lots of useful tips for me as a coach too.
Kevin, UK
This course is brilliant - very well put together with high definition footage and easy to understand descriptions of techniques. I have used much of the course material on the water and in theory and it is faultless. I just keep going over and over and it never gets old. Great job guys - I thoroughly recommend to beginner, intermediate and enthusiasts alike - great stuff
Lee, USA
Videos are brilliantly shot, simple to follow. Love the use of multiple angles, really helps to understand the full picture of a movement. Great resource, amazing!
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