Kayak & Canoe is a not-for-profit incorporated canoe club based at Bobbin Head, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on the northern edge of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
K&C has a policy of assisting members to become safe and competent paddlers through progressive canoe education with the aim of making paddling experiences safer and more enjoyable. We believe that all paddlers should achieve a basic level of competency in planning and participating in paddling activities. New members work with our Australian Canoeing certified instructors until basic competencies have been mastered and the Basic Skills Audit passed. Many club activities require a successful Audit in order to participate. It will be reassuring to know that members you are paddling with are self sufficient and able to assist you or you them if something should go wrong.
The first step is a full day introductory course usually held at Bobbin Head on the 1st Saturday of the month subject to a minimum number of participants and availability of instructors. Alternatively the course may be delivered through a series of course modules. K&C provides all equipment.
On-going tuition and experience is provided through our regular club paddles on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month. Usually these are held at Bobbin Head but can be at various venues according to competencies, experience and availability of instructors.
As an addition to the regular Saturday paddles instructors may, from time to time, arrange paddles in different venues from local (e.g. Myall Lakes) to international (e.g. Venice).
K&C does not hire boats and equipment but new members may use club boats and equipment to get started. A modest cost recovery fee applies. Our advice is to put off the purchase of your own equipment until you have developed some skills and knowledge.
K&C is an Australian Canoeing (AC) National Training Provider (NTP) and may offer AC Award Scheme (ACAS) courses and assessment from time to time.
