Senior Kayak - Sea Kayak Beginner Course - 3 days (IPP2)
Learn to row kayak over 3 dayson the IPP 2 beginner course together with other seniors in small teams with max. 6 participants per instructor.
**The course takes place in 3 consecutive weekdays from 10:00 to 16:00. **
The Senior Kayak course has been developed in collaboration with Eldresagen. Here they teach in small teams together with other seniors. It is a beginner course over 3 days, especially aimed at seniors.
There may be many different expectations for the course, for some would like to obtain the IPP 2 certificate, while others do not have an expectation of a certificate, but would just like to have an experience in kayaking. Common though is the desire to get out in the kayak!
By dividing the course up over 3 days, it is not as physically hard as our normal 2-day courses. On the other hand, we laugh a lot!
The advantage of taking the course over 3 days is that you get more time on the water, and the opportunity to distribute the rescue exercises so that you can better economize the forces. This is still the course we recommend if you as a senior want to get the most out of the IPP 2 course. But senior is a broad term, and the youngest “senior” student has been in their late 40s, while the oldest have been in their early 80s!
**Price and Payment: **
The price for a 3 day senior course is 3.999, - kr.. We offer members of Eldresagen a discount of 500 dkr.
When ordering a course, please note your Elderingsagen membership number in the note field - then the discount will be deducted manually afterwards.
To pay and register for the course, you just need to choose the date and whether you want a cancellation guarantee in case of illness/prevented attendance, fill in your name, phone number and email and make the payment. The course will be confirmed once we have registered your payment.
Please note that there is a minimum registration of 4 people per course.If the course is not created, you will be contacted approximately 14 days before the start of the course, where you can move the course or get your money back.
**The course includes the following: **
- Kayak handling
- Entrance by kayak from boat bridge and beach
- Rowing technology, brake roof and steering roof
- Bagror
- Side displacement with sliding roof
- Page move with eights (starting skill)
- Edging the kayak
- Low support roofs
- Sculling as a beginning skill
- Telemark swing
**Water Exercises: **
- Wet exit (get out of the kayak safely and efficiently)
- Swimming towing your own kayak
- Partner rescue
- Self-rescue with paddle float
- Assisted Greenlander (water recovery exercise)
**The Theory: **
- The sea kayak, structure, type, bottom shape, materials
- Paddle
- Kayak clothing
- First aid and injuries
- Basic traffic rules and safety at sea
**Prerequisites: **
- No prior knowledge is necessary, but you should be in normal physical shape and be comfortable with water.
**Evidence: **
- Kayak hotel's own course certificate
- Option for Euro Paddle Pass
- Sea Kayak Level 2 certification (certification fee DKK 249, -)
If you want the IPP 2 certificate, it is ordered after the course has been completed (this means that all exercises have been approved by the instructor, who must also feel confident that you are ready to paddle out into the blue wave yourself). If you do not complete all the exercises in the course or if you do not want the IPP certificate, the fee will not be paid.
The IPP 2 certificate gives access to the Kajak hotel's club, the Kayak Pilots.
**Registration for the course is binding. **
If you purchased a cancellation guarantee at the same time as your booking, you have the option to cancel your booking up to 10 days before the booked date.
This means that you get the payment back, however, minus the 10% that the cancellation guarantee costs. If there are 10 days or less left, you have the opportunity to rebook once within 12 months - this also applies in case of illness. Simply notify us no later than 24 hours before the course. If 24 hours or less are left, it is no longer possible to rebook.
Practical information
**Please bring the following to the course yourself: **
- Nice big lunch package.
- Powerbar/Fruit/Chocolate/Nuts/Raisins - quick energy to have on the water.
- Water bottle (it is important to keep the fluid balance at even).
- Suitable kayak shoes, preferably neoprene shoes (wet shoes). If you do not have neoprene shoes or boots, these can be purchased at the store at special course price. Bare feet is not recommended!
- Inner lining according to the 3-layer principle (described on the next page). If you lack long underwear/insulating clothing, you can save 10% on the purchase in connection with the course (does not apply to already discounted items).
**In addition, we recommend that you bring: **
- Swimwear/towel.
- A hat, to wear in the water and on the water.
- Cap/sunhat/sunglasses as well as sunscreen during the summer season.
- Glasses cord if you want to wear glasses/sunglasses with you on the water.
- Warm clothes for the breaks.
For the course, wetsuit, anorak, swimming vest, kayak, paddle, spray deck and safety equipment are on loan.
Understand the 3-layer principle and how to dress after relationship
First of all, we dress according to the 3-layer principle. Briefly described, the principle consists of one:
- Inner layer (1st layer), which is a sweat-wicking layer, like wool or ski underwear.
- Middle layer (2nd layer), which is an insulating layer in wool or fleece, in a thicker material (the cooler the air/water, the more you can fill up).
- Outer layer (3rd layer), which is a shell layer that is water and windproof (anorak is used here, as well as wetsuit that both insulates and is waterproof).
- In addition, one can keep the extremities warm (feet, hands and head) with wet shoes, neoprene gloves/mittens/mitts and bee/elephant/balaclava.
Feel free to show up dressed in swimwear and tight-fitting sportswear in plastic or wool under your normal clothes - then you can quickly get into the wetsuit.
The shop opens half an hour before the start of the course, but you are very welcome to use the above offer in the period leading up to the course by contacting the store with the name and course date. The Kayak Hotel shop has a wide selection where you can find everything from water bottles, hats, caps, gloves, goggle cords, underwear and outerwear. What is carried on the water is also possible to lose in the water. The Kayak Hotel does not take responsibility for lost effects.
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