MENAI BRIDGE WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDE
Two Days to BCAB Paddlesports Instructor: Focused, Multi‑craft Training on Menai Bridge’s Sheltered Waters
A concentrated, two-day workshop in Menai Bridge that sharpens rescue and instructional skills and assesses candidates in their chosen craft.
Two Days to BCAB Paddlesports Instructor: Focused, Multi‑craft Training on Menai Bridge’s Sheltered Waters.
Set against the sheltered channels around Menai Bridge in Cymru, this two-day BCAB Paddlesports Instructor workshop is a focused, multi-craft course designed to help candidates refine rescue techniques and build confidence paddling on small lakes, canals and slow-moving rivers.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
Rescue and Instructional Skills
The syllabus centers on mastering paddling technique and rescue drills—practical work aimed at improving confidence and the specific rescue skills needed for sheltered-water instruction.
Multi‑craft Course, Single‑craft Assessment
The workshop is taught across multiple craft types, but assessments are conducted in the candidate’s craft of choice, allowing instructors to be certified in the discipline they’ll teach.
Very Sheltered Water
Work takes place on very sheltered water—examples include small lakes, canals or slow-moving rivers—enabling focused skills practice without exposure to open-water conditions.
What the day feels like
What the Course Feels Like
Over two days the pace is deliberate: on-water drills and scenario practice on calm, sheltered water, emphasis on rescue technique and teaching behaviours, followed by an assessment in the craft you nominate.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this workshop suits — and who should wait.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
You should plan to use and, where required, bring the craft you will be assessed in — the course is multi‑craft but assessments are carried out in your chosen craft.
The workshop runs over two days of on‑water training and assessment.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the BCAB Paddlesports Instructor course?
The course duration is two days.
What water conditions does the course use?
Training takes place on very sheltered water such as small lakes, canals, or slow-moving rivers.
Do I need to bring my own craft?
The course is multi-craft but assessments are conducted in your chosen craft, so be prepared to use the craft in which you will be assessed.
What pre-requisites are required before attending?
You must hold full national association membership (for example Paddle UK or Paddle Scotland), register for the Paddlesport Instructor qualification through your member portal, demonstrate basic paddling and rescue ability in kayak, canoe or SUP, and hold PSR or FSRT.
How do I register for the qualification?
Registration for the Paddlesport Instructor qualification must be completed through your national association member portal.