If you have never been in a boat it is important to get professional instruction. Paddling can be a life long pursuit with many facets to explore.
One important step in developing your skills is to start with sound fundamentals. This includes the right boat, paddle, paddling technique and equipment for personal and group protection, as well as the myriad of options for outfitting your boat to help keep you Safe, Comfortable & Organised.
We love to share the experience, but we also understand the importance of practice and being coached by qualified paddlers.
By taking instruction with Wilderness Canoe, you are choosing a quality provider.
One of our goals is to help you be Safe, Comfortable & Organised and to ensure you maximize the value and quality of your instruction.
Wilderness Canoe provide hands-on learning to help ensure your learning curve is as efficient, useful, interesting and fun as possible. Top-notch instruction, showing you how equipment is used, some do's and don'ts, and other important guidelines on how to choose equipment and how to safely use it.
Welcome to our brand new site for 2010. Hope you enjoy!
We are still making updates, please bear with us until these are complete.
Planned additions include PDF Fact Sheets for our programmes -
click on the
at the top of each programme for more info.
March 28th 2010
We will be running a River Initiation Training day. Hoping we have some rain to bring up river levels for this one
April 4th & April 11th 2010
We will be running an Introduction to Poling. Based in the NW of England on the River Lune. £35.00 per person.
Email Me for further details.
April 25th - 26th 2010
We will be hosting a Paddle Training week-end with guest Becky Mason of Red Canoes, Canada. Becky is the daughter of the late Bill Mason (Song of the Paddle, Path of the Paddle) and is an accomplished paddler in her own right.
Red Canoes