Phuket Kayak School - kayaking lessons and courses
PaddleAsia's
kayaking school
is operated 30+ year paddling veteran Dave Williams. Dave has more paddling
experience, both on hardcore whitewater and sea kayaking than anyone
else in Southern Thailand and possibly all of Southeast Asia.
Dave is a British Canoe Union
Level 2 Coach. This course is designed to give you a basic understanding of proper kayaking technique in addition to an understanding of safety issues, weather, tides and currents, basic kayak navigation and trip planning. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be proficient in tropical kayaking skills. If your time is limited, you can sign up for the first day of the course. You can take the second day at a later date. We are very flexible with our kayak school. If you prefer, as many do, to spend all of your time with us on the water instead of in the classroom, we can modify our program to suit your specific needs. Kayak
School course (2 person minimum):
The Eskimo Roll Clinic costs US$75 for a 1 person tour and US$55 per person for 2 to 6 persons. These courses include: local
hotel pick up, lunch, drinking water and PaddleAsia's kayaking instruction
manual.
This
is a sample itinerary. Custom kayaking courses are available
Afternoon on the water Day 2 - Morning classroom
Afternoon on the water
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Eskimo
Roll clinic
- PaddleAsia also offers Eskimo Rolling clinics. This technique is not
easy, but it is one of the most important tools in a kayaker's bag of
tricks. Mastery of the Eskimo Roll takes time. This clinic is designed
to give you both the understanding of 'why' you have to do certain things
(such as having your head come out of the water last) as well as the
science behind the required actions.
Kayak School
Course Syllabus 
Boat designs
Name
the parts of the boat
