Paddleboarding Lessons

What To Expect From Your Lesson

• Park at the rear ‘overflow’ car park, bring your belongings with you & make your way down the track (at the rear) to the riverside where you will be greeted at the SUP Van (parked in the pub garden area).

• You’ll be asked to complete & sign a Health Declaration Form. We’ll take note of any important medical concerns and conditions. If you need an inhaler on-water, please advise and we’ll take it with us in a waterproof, sealed bag.

• You’ll be offered a wetsuit and presented with a buoyancy aid and paddle.

• You’ll be able to leave your car keys, valuables in the locked van.

• At the riverside, we’ll conduct our safety briefing and short ‘land-based’ introduction to paddleboarding and what to expect when we’re on the water.

• We’ll introduce you to setting the correct height of your paddle and how to hold it correctly.

• You’ll be given the opportunity to ask questions before we launch our boards onto the water.

• The first 5-10 minutes on the water will see us paddling on our knees, learning how to turn our boards, getting comfortable and getting a little bit wet practicing ‘self-rescue’!

• We’ll then make our way upriver for the duration of your lesson where we’ll introduce our proven technique for standing-up, in addition to turning, stopping, reversing and enjoying paddling away with confidence!