The BCAB Personal Paddle Performance Awards offer a brilliant pathway for paddlers who want to build confidence, refine technique, and enjoy more rewarding days on the water. Whether you are brand‑new to paddling or looking to deepen your skills, these awards focus on real‑world ability, personal progression, and safe, enjoyable journeys. We provide both training and assessment, creating a supportive environment where paddlers can learn at their own pace, develop strong foundations, and leave feeling capable, empowered, and ready for their next adventure.

Taking one of the least practiced but most important skills back to basics and building on one of the fundamental parts of kayaking.  Making the boat go where we want it to, learn how to generate effortless power and improve speed, stamina and boat control.  This workshop may turn super geeky!

Learn about the power of tides in a controlled, safe environment where we will play with breaking in and out of the tide, eddy hopping and how to read water, as well as do small tidal crossings on the move to make our kayaking easier. 

Build confidence in a safe environment where we can push ourselves into more dynamic water and learn about all aspects of boat control including head winds, side winds, turning in conditions, small downwind runs, surf landings and rescues.  A really fun way to build confidence into more advanced conditions.