BCU - 2 Star Award
Develop Your Canoe and Kayak Skills With the BCU's 2 Star Award
The British Canoe Union’s 2 Star Award is designed as an improvement award helping paddlers to develop the fundamental paddle sport skills on flat water. The 2 day course covers both kayak and canoe skills and the assessment takes place in both types of craft, therefore a previous knowledge and skill of canoeing and kayaking is necessary. This is to encourage breadth of experience on the water and understanding of the interaction between the craft, the paddle, and the water, and of course the paddler.
During the course we will ensure you have or develop all the relevant skills and theory needed to gain the award and encourage you to develop your skills beyond those necessary just for the assessment.
Previous qualification with the 1 Star Award is advisable but not essential, provided you already possess the necessary skills required for the 1 Star Award assessment. If you have not already completed the 1 Star Award, you will be additionally tested on these skills during the 2 Star Award assessment.
If you want to see the full award syllabus and find out all the required skills, click here.
If you haven't achieved the 1 Star Award and would like to complete this first (recommended) view the syllabus or visit our 1 Star Award page to find out more about taking the award.
During the course all of the following skills will be developed and assessed in both kayaks and canoes:
- Safety awareness
- Equipment selection
- Launching and recovering
- Star standard strokes
- Canoe and kayaking theory
- Capsize and rescue drills
Cost
£140Duration
2 DaysGroup Size
2-8
Aim
To teach the key canoe and kayak techniques, control and theory and to be assessed to the BCU 2 Star syllabus.
Who it's for
Anyone wishing to improve their personal canoeing and kayaking skills. If you’ve attended either our canoeing or kayaking BCU 1 Star Awards then the BCU 2 Star award is the natural progression.
Prerequisites
There are a number of pre-requisites before taking your BCU 2 Star Award such as: having experience of paddling at least two different craft, and having paddled in two different locations. Our course ensures that you will have met all the pre-requisites before taking your assessment.
March to November, please see the calendar for the next available dates.
Sussex / Kent
Equipment Supplied
All kayaking and safety equipment supplied except for wetsuits (we provide waterproof tops)Equipment Needed
Suitable clothing for the time of year should be worn. A complete change of clothes or a wetsuit with appropriate footwear is also needed. We will provide you with a kit list upon booking.Min Age - 18yrs
Max Weight - 16 stone
