Weekly on Thursday nights - starting on 4th Jan 1900 - 2030hrs

1-6 Series Description: 

This webinar series, hosted by Matt Haydock, Senior Paddlesport Instructor from Glenmore Lodge, is designed for any paddler of any craft that ventures out onto the sea for coastal paddles; and wants to access some more learning to improve how they plan and undertake coastal paddles, to ensure that they are safe and enjoyable. It is suitable for a wide variety of ability and experience levels - from those who are yet to take their first paddle strokes on the sea, to those who are experienced coastal paddlers looking to increase their knowledge. The series will look at the key aspects of planning - weather and tidal predictions, along with an introduction to navigation and chartwork. Planning and Decision Making skills, what safety equipment is good to carry, guidance on using a marine VHF radio, and thoughts on incident prevention and incident management will also be covered.

1-6 delivered by Matt Haydock 

1 - Marine Weather 

2 - Tides & Tidal Predictions

3 - Navigation & Chartwork 

4 - Planning & Decision Making 

5 - Safety Kit & Marine VHF Radio

6 - Incident Prevention & Management  

7&8 delivered by Calum McNicol 

7 - Nick Ray Round Scotland Expedition 

Nick Ray has captured the imagination of the nation and this evening webinar will bring to life the trials and tribulations, the highs and the lows and the daily challenges Nick faced on his year long expedition around Scotland. During Nick's adventure he experienced paddling in sub zero temperatures, numerous storms and strong tidal flows and suffered a suspected stroke. Nick's storytelling, humility and steadfastness in the face of adversity is a lesson for us all and the SCA are proud of his achievement and the work he has done in mental health awareness. 

8 - Paddle your home waters: East Coast versus West Coast

Scotland has over 2000 miles of coastline, countless islands and some of the world's most interesting tides and weather patterns, making it a paddler’s paradise. Yet, have you ever wondered about what draws people to a certain stretch of coastline? What unique characteristics feed into one's opinion that "we have the best stretch of coast in Scotland to paddle''. This light hearted, informal webinar will allow the scores to be settled once and for all, where we will be presented with the ultimate case for East versus West. Two very well established paddlers will be given a 30 minute slot to sell to you their opinion that what lies on their doorstep is the ultimate destination for paddling in Scotland. 

Weekly on Wednesday (except one Tuesday) nights - starting on 17th Jan 1900-2030hrs

Various hosts

Series Description: 

This series is specifically geared towards any Stand Up Paddleboarder, whether you are thinking of getting into the sport and not a clue where to start, or whether you are an experienced SUP paddler and looking to paddle in new places and environments, be safer on the water, or looking to share practice and connect with other SUP paddlers. The sessions will look at equipment considerations, how to be safe and make good decisions on the sea and on rivers, what planning you need to undertake for a coastal journey, staying safe on sunrise / sunset / low light paddles, making good decisions when taking out children on SUPs and an introduction to the BC qualifications framework for Stand Up Paddleboarding.

1 - Equipment and gear consideration for what to buy

2 - Coastal Safety

3 - River Safety

4 - Planning a Coastal Journey 

5 - Safety when paddling in Low Light (Dawn/Dusk) - taking place on Tuesday 13th February

6 - Paddling Safely with Children

7 - SUP Qualifications - delivered by Jim Miller

Weekly on Tuesday nights - starting on 9th Jan 1900 - 2030hrs (except 23rd Jan)

Delivered by Matt Haydock 

Series Description: 

This webinar series, hosted by Matt Haydock, Senior Paddlesport Instructor from Glenmore Lodge, is designed for any paddler of any skill level, who paddles any craft in any environment!  Whether you head out for social paddles with friends on the river, organised club paddles on the sea, canoe expeditions, packraft trips, paddling as a family on sit on tops or any type of SUP journey - this webinar will look at how we can make any trip that we undertake as a group (however big or small) as safe and enjoyable as it can be.  We'll look at how we can plan better, make decisions better, have better communication and a stronger social dynamic, and how we can have better leadership behaviours within our teams.

1 - Better Planning 

2 - Better Decision Making 

3 - Better Communication and Social Dynamics

4 - Better Leadership Behaviours 

Weekly on Monday nights - starting 11th Mar 1900 - 2030hrs

Delivered by Matt Haydock 

Series Description: 

This webinar series, hosted by Matt Haydock, Senior Paddlesport Instructor from Glenmore Lodge, is designed for any paddler of anyone who is either considering undertaking a BC Leadership Award (any discipline), those who are preparing for a leadership award assessment, or anyone who is a qualified leader who would like to gain some learning and have some input on their leadership practice.  We'll look at the BC Leadership model and structure of the BC Leadership awards, how you can get the most from a leadership training course, how you can best prepare for your assessment,  and how the assessment is structured.

1 - BC Leadership Model and Award Structure 

2 - Preparing for a Leader Assessment 

3 -  What Happens on a Leadership Assessment