Kefalonia, Sea Kayak Leader Training week

Aspirant sea kayak leaders happy to paddle in moderate sea conditions.
Paddlers at a BCAB Sea Kayak or Coastal Sea Kayak award personal performance level will benefit the most from this course.

We are based in beautiful apartments at the south part of the island, near Trapezaki area. The area offers a quiet yet very comfortable accommodation with great restaurants, mini markets and other facilities within short walking distance. We enjoy all 6 nights staying in the same double occupancy apartments (optionally single).

• Day_1 – Meeting day:

We meet at the south of Kefalonia (Trapezaki area) where our accommodation is arranged for the week. We set our meeting for early evening for all appropriate introductions as well as an open discussion to help us prepare and plan accordingly for the following days!

Note:  the success of these weeks is linked with our ability to get the most out of what the weather conditions offer and to meet individual participants’ needs in sea kayak leadership themes. For this reason, the schedule of this week is shaped by intentions to explore the best of the islands’ coastline combined with our intentions to focus on what works best for participants’ needs. With these in mind, the schedule is revised on day 1 and remains reasonably flexible thereafter. 

• Day_2: South coast
  We start our day with an introduction in BCAB educational and leadership philosophy. Soon after the short theoretical session we head to the south of the island for our first opportunity to put things into practice.
• Day_3: West Coast
  This day we head to the west coast of Kefalonia, aiming to make and enjoy the most of an impressive coast, full of fun features and complex, mesmerising caves. Reaching the fascinating and inaccessible white rocks beach, the day is offered for incident management, rescues and “wet drills” practice in the warm and clear water too!
• Day_4: Wet sessions & Leadership concepts
  This is a day that we combine a very wet session with “classroom” time. In the day we will have the opportunity to have fun with a selection of wet exercises (to assist rolling, bracing or rescues) and also, after lunch, to dive in some of the theoretical concepts that help us navigate the complexities of leading in sea kayaking.
• Day_5: North-West coast
  Paddling near Myrtos bay, will reveal the reasons that made Kefalonia famous world-wide as a top holidays destination. We are privileged to be able to steer away from the busy spots and discover the truly unique hidden gems of Kefalonia’s coastal environment, with the serenity and the pace of our sea kayaks. We delegate appropriate time for practicing in a series of led sessions, challenging concepts, discussing approaches, reflecting and learning!
• Day_6: North-West coast (again!)
  The west coast of Kefalonia is long and rather interesting for us paddlers! Enjoying another day here, allows for further exploration of other stretches of the coast that keeps delivering picturesque bays and features. Further opportunities to individually lead sessions and reflect on leadership and decision making will be pursued.  In the afternoon we will be heading back to our rooms debriefing and reflecting on the day.
  The duration and depth of this sea kayak leadership training course allows for an accurate leadership skills check-list and a thorough action plan to be produced and individually shared with each participant.
• Day_7: Check out and departure

• 5 paddling days of top coaching
• all top quality paddling and appropriate for the course gear
• all sessions delivered by George Gazetas (BC Coaching Diploma graduate & Leadership award provider)
• 6 nights’ accommodation in double occupancy apartments (a single room supplement is at 180 €)
• pick up / drop off
• Post-course and future development action plans

• Swimming suit(s)
• Hat
• Sun glasses
• UV protection cream
• Sea shoes / sandals
• Towel
• Dry clothes