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Introduction
1.1
Syllabus
1.1.1
Location and Planning
1.1.2
Kit
1.1.3
Safety
1.1.4
Dry(er) Skills
1.1.5
Wetter skills
2
Course plan
2.1
Evening sessions
2.2
Weekend trips
2.2.1
First trip - Dorset
2.2.2
Second trip - Anglesey
2.3
Kit list
3
Planning
3.1
Wind forecasts
3.2
Impact of wind
3.3
Swell forecasts
3.4
High and low water
3.4.1
Using tide tables
3.4.2
Find local high and low water times
3.4.3
Effects of tides on planning
3.5
Tidal streams
3.6
Access and escape options
3.7
Synthesizing information
4
Equipment
4.1
What to wear
4.2
Boat designs
4.3
Paddle designs
4.4
Safety kit
4.5
Boat repair
5
Safety
5.1
Hypothermia / Hyperthermia
5.1.1
Hypothermia
5.1.2
Hyperthermia
5.2
Summoning outside help
5.3
Coastal Navigation
5.4
Other water users
5.4.1
Navigational marks
5.5
Group communication
5.6
Towing
5.6.1
Contact tows
5.6.2
Using the towline
5.6.3
Rafted tows
6
Dry(er) Skills
6.1
Forward paddling
6.2
Maintaining direction
6.2.1
The problem
6.2.2
Using the paddle
6.2.3
Using edge
6.2.4
Using the skeg
6.3
Rockhopping
6.4
Turning
6.5
Sideways
7
Wet skills
7.1
Brace
7.2
Self rescue
7.3
Assisted rescue
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