Grundsäkerhetskurs
- Phone number: +46 17640315
- Visiting address: Gräddö Brygga Postal Address: 76015 Gräddö
Information
The course starts at 9.30 both days and will go on until 16.30. We will adjust the course depending on the weather, so we start the first day with going through what your course will look like. You arrange your accommodation on the night between the course days yourself but if you want you can take your course kayak and paddle out to an island and camp there.
Topics that we will talk about:
•Equipment
•Kayaks and rodersystem
•Winds and waves
•Common injuries and sickness
•Allemansrätten - Public right of acess
Practical things we will go through
•Turn the kayak around
•Forward and backwards paddling
•Stop
•Stern roder
•Edging
•Braces and recoveries
•Tip over with the kayak
•Self rescue
•Buddy rescue
•How to use a map and a Compass
Dates 2020: 27-28th of June.
Price: 1990 SEK per person
This is included:
•Kayak, Paddle, Spray-skirt, PFD, Pump and Paddle float
•Wetsuit
•Certified instructor
•Course certificate
You bring yourself:
Clothes to paddle in (normal training clothes works fine, not jeans or cotton) extra base layer if it’s cold, wind/waterproof jacket, at least one complete set spare clothes (packed watertight), swimming clothes, towel, water resistant shoes (preferably some small and handy shoes since it can be tight for your feet in the kayak), sun hat, sunglasses, sun protection, lunch, thermos, water bottle, snacks