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Paddling has something
for everyone! Open canoes, touring kayaks, white-water
kayaks, sea kayaks... We offer courses in all types, from
beginner to advanced. On many courses you can try them all.
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Types of
Canoe and Kayak
We offer
introductory courses in a range of
craft.
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Open
Cockpit Kayak

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This
type of kayak is used for touring and
racing and is suitable for those who want
to cover distances without going onto
rough water. No capsize drill is needed,
as in the event of a capsize you will fall
safely out of the kayak. Open cockpit
kayaking is ideal for those who want to be
ON the water, not in it.
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Open
Canoe
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The
open canoe is also ideal for those who
want to stay dry, but it is a more
versatile craft. They can be used for
touring on placid, open and white-water.
With its large carrying capacity this is
the craft for exploring well off the
beaten track, or for family picnics. Open
canoes can be paddled solo or doubles, and
some are 'family-size'.
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Closed-Cockpit
Kayak

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These
kayaks have relatively tight-fitting
cockpits sealed with spraydecks to keep
out the water, and are ideal for
white-water or local sea paddling. You can
move on from these to rodeo/freestyle
designs, or sea kayaks. To use a
closed-cockpit kayak it is necessary to
practise the capsize drill, to learn to
exit the kayak safely
underwater.
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Sea
Kayak
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These
closed-cockpit kayaks are longer and
straighter-running which makes them ideal
for sea touring. Their carrying capacity
makes extended self-sufficient journeys
possible. To use one of these it is
necessary to practise the capsize drill,
to learn to exit the kayak safely
underwater.
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Try-a-Canoe
Many of our
introductory courses offer the opportunity to try
each type.
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Canoe and Kayak
Sessions, Courses and
Holidays
Canoe
and/or Kayak
Taster
Day
Placid
Water Canoeing/ Kayaking
Introduction
to
Canoeing -
5 days
Introduction
to Kayaking - 5 days
Canoe
Camping Tour - River Wye
Introduction
to Sea Kayaking
Sea
Kayak Touring
Touring
and Exploring - Scotland
On
to White-Water - Canoe
On
to White-Water - Kayak
Canoe
Expedition Skills
Bell-boating
Canoe
Hire & Outfitting
Activity
Gift Vouchers
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Index
page - our
full range of activities.
Mountain & Water
is licensed by the Adventure Activities Licensing
Authority.
We are members
of:
Institute for
Outdoor Learning
Pembrokeshire
Active
Beacons
Active
Marine Conservation
Society
British
Mountaineering Council
Our
Environmental Policy
Mountain
& Water supports the campaign for Land
Reform in
Wales
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Re-introduction
of the Beaver into Wales
Photo supplied by Allan Bantick , Cairngorm
Wildlife Centre
Wildlife Trusts in Wales are
working on an initiative to investigate the
feasibility of a beaver
reintroduction.
More
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