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One - Three Star Awards (Alps)
The New Star Kayak Award Scheme provides the support and encouragement paddlers need to get out and go paddling. The initial awards are generic, encouraging paddlers to experience the various disciplines of paddlesport available, with paddlers 'specialising' at the Three Star Kayak Award. The emphasis of these initial awards is to develop personal skills and gain independence; the Four Star Kayak and Five Star Kayak awards are leadership awards and enable paddlers to lead groups in appropriate conditions. The Star Award Scheme best suits paddlers aged 16 and over.
One Star Kayak - A flat water award that demonstrates an individual has basic boat control and foundation skills. The one Star Kayak can be taken in any kind of paddlesport craft (e.g. sit-on-top, slalom C2, polo boat, sea kayak, racing canoe etc).
Two Star Kayak - An improvement award that helps paddlers develop fundamental paddlesport skills on flat water. The emphasis is on gaining a breadth of experience, creating the desired movement of the boat and developing an understanding into how the paddle, boat and water interact. This award is significantly different to the old 2 Star Kayak, with a change to develop generic movement skills that can transfer to any discipline and with an assessed journey.
Three Star Kayak - The initial awards are generic, encouraging paddlers to experience the various disciplines of paddlesport available, with paddlers 'specialising' at the Three Star Kayak Award. The emphasis of these initial awards is to develop personal skills and gain independence; the Four Star Kayak and Five Star Kayak awards are leadership awards and enable paddlers to lead groups in appropriate conditions. The Star Award Scheme best suits paddlers aged 16 and over. Our own specialty of white water River running is well represented within this new system, with the advent of the new 3-4 and 5 Star Kayak awards. The training is a two-day course and the assessment is one day.
Aim
Successful performance at this level indicates that the paddler can consider themselves an intermediate kayaker, as they can now paddle on moving waters. They can do this in a competent manner as part of a led group and have the knowledge and ability to help the smooth running of a trip while being led down a section of a grade 2 river.
Pre requisites
Ideally be able to swim
Evidence of having paddled on grade 2 water
Venue
Open water (not a swimming pool)
Will also need to show competence on simple piece of moving water up to and including grade 2
This course is also offered in the French Alps or Provence it can be taken as part of a full week’s course or on its own as a two day training and one-day assessment.
For further information and itineraries please refer to the info sheet or the full BCU syllabi on the downloads page.
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Dates & Prices
BCU 1-3 STAR KAYAK/CANOE COURSES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT
ALSO ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
(accommodations fees plus 30 cents per person local tourist tax)
PAGE CONTENT
-Introduction
-Dates 2010
-Six, four, two and one day courses
-Course only prices
-BCU 1-3 star courses for kayak/Canoe
-Camp and course prices
-Full-catered camping and course prices
-Self-catered apartment and course prices
-Full-catered gite and course prices
-Extras
-Reductions
-Local Information
-Travel Information
INTRODUCTION
As we are based in the French Alps throughout the summer, we can run these two day star courses on any number of the dates listed below. A two day course can also be woven into the fabric of a four or six day course. If you would like to organise a suitable date or dates for yourself, family or friends then please contact us by telephone or email via the ‘Contact Us’ page on this site’
Dates 2010
May 29th - June 05th
June 05th - June 12th
June 12th - June 19th
June 19th - June 26th
June 26th - July 03rd
July 03rd - July 10th
July 10th - July 17th
July 17th - July 24th
July 24th - July 31st
July 31st - August 07th
August 07th - August 14th
August 14th - August 21st
COURSE DATES ALSO BY ARRANGEMENT
BCU STAR 1-5 & WW RESCUE COURSES ALSO BY ARRANGEMENT
COURSE ONLY price
(self accommodation)
Six days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£540.00 per person
Four days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£360.00 per person
Two days 1-3 star training
£180.00 per person
One day 3 star assessment
£90.00 per person
CAMPING price seven nights including course
(use own camping equipment)
Six river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£585.00 per person
Four river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£405.00 per person
FULL-CATERING TENTED price seven nights including course
A fully catered course including breakfast, lunch and dinner served with wine.
(Supplied with all camping equipment just bring a sleeping bag)
But excludes the last nights restaurant dinner
Six river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£750.00 per person
Four river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£615.00 per person
FULL-CATERING GITE price seven nights including course
(excludes last night restaurant)
Six river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£840.00 per person
SELF-CATERING APARTMENTS price
(price shown is minimum price based on 2 sharing)
Six river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£660.00 per person
Four river days (incl 1-3 star trn & assessment)
£480.00 per person
EXTRAS
Airport transfer from Turin available
£90.00 per person (single person supplement group reductions available)
Boat and equipment hire
£20.00 per boat per day £100 per week
Equipment £10.00 per person per day £50 for the week
BCU fees
Insurance. We have some great packages just click on the insurance icon for details
REDUCTIONS
Return Alps booking 10%
2-3 persons 5%.
4-7 persons 8%.
8-10 persons 10%.
For under 16 years 15%.
LOCAL INFORMATION
Some of the other activities that can be sampled in the area include via ferrata climbing, fly-fishing, mountaineering, mountain biking, canyoning, telepheriqies (cable car), horse riding, walking, swimming and sailing.
There is shopping and services at l'Agenterie la Bessee, 10 minutes away.
There is a Boulangerie, Pizzaria and Bar/Tabac in Roche de Rame 10 mins away.
Doctor clinic in l'Agenterie la Bessee.
Main Hospital 20 k away in Briancon.
The area has a plentiful number of Bars and good Restaurants.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Main Paris SNCF (train) 10 minutes away. Overnight train to London via Paris
Main Paris TGV (high speed train) from Oulx (Italy) 40 min. away. Oulx to Paris 4+ hrs.
Auto Route at Grenoble 2 hrs away. Total trip time Briancon to Calais 10-12+ hrs
Turin City and airport 2 hrs away.
Nice and airport 4-5 hrs away.
Marseille and airport 3-4 hrs away.
Lyon and airport 3 hrs away.
London to Grenoble by Euro Coach then local SNCF to l'Agenterie Les Ecrin (la Bessee)
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The terms and conditions of booking with Canoe Control are included in the booking form.