If you’re new to kayaking, this DVD will help you to learn the key skills for the exciting world of paddlesport. White water, surf or sea kayak – the core principles introduced here will be solid foundations to develop advanced performance.

If you’re an active paddler, looking to refine your skills, the fundamentals explored in this DVD will give you a solid platform to move your paddling on to the next level.

For more advanced paddlers, there are drills and routines to develop your existing skills – we call them hard moves on easy water!

Throughout this DVD we focus on the core fundamentals of effective paddling – the principles that underpin advanced performance. Solid foundations on flat water and application of the fundamentals on white water, sea and surf give the basis of effective performance.

Key skills include:

• Core fundamentals
• Forward paddling technique
• Turning and steering skills
• Balancing and bracing
• Stroke linking

DVD chapters take a progressive approach to skill development, focusing on solid foundations, building blocks for more advanced skills, flat water exercises, white water, surf and sea kayak applications, plus essential challenges for boat and blade awareness.

Kayak Essentials is performed, filmed and produced by talented and experienced paddlers and coaches, all highly active on the water.

Kayak Essentials was filmed over the summers of 2008 and 2009, in a wide variety of high quality North Wales venues - including inland lakes, surf beaches and white water rivers. The variety and quality of the edited footage provides a unique coaching resource for paddlers and coaches of all abilities and experience.

About the makers:

Kayak Essentials is performed, filmed and produced by talented and experienced paddlers and coaches, all highly active on the water.

Nick Cunliffe is an experienced white water kayaker and sea kayaker, with 20 years’ paddling and coaching background. Nick is a BCU level 5 coach (inland kayak and sea kayak), with worldwide paddling experience and is a BA Hons Sports Science graduate.

Matt Giblin is an excellent white water kayaker and sea paddler, with extensive coaching experience. Matt is a BCU level 4 coach (inland kayak) and is an Outdoor Education graduate and qualified PE teacher.

Lynsey Evans has spent a lifetime white water kayaking, winning British and European freestyle events, and is a BCU level 4 kayak Coach.

Kayak Essentials was filmed over the summers of 2008 and 2009, in a wide variety of high quality North Wales venues - including inland lakes, surf beaches and white water rivers. The variety and quality of the edited footage provides a unique coaching resource for paddlers and coaches of all abilities and experience.