Thames Sailing Club Paddleboard School
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Thames Sailing Club Paddleboard School:
The original Paddleboard School started in 2008 by Brian Johncey soon built up a reputation of excellence and fun training, being the first ASI qualified school in Europe. The school established a great relationship with The Thames Sailing Club in Surbiton in 2010 where it has remained ever since.
Need more information? Then please email us here: info@paddleboardschool.co.uk
Paddleboarding at the Thames Sailing Club:
- TSC Paddleboard Lessons run on the principle of safety, knowledge, fun and more fun.
- The Paddleboard School at TSC was the first ASI accredited SUP School in Europe
- Our comprehensive Paddleboard lessons take you through every aspect of SUP
Need more information? Then please email us here: info@paddleboardschool.co.uk
The TSC Paddleboard School Facilities & Syllabus
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TSC Paddleboard School Facilities:-
Club House:
We have use of the Club House, changing rooms, toilets & showers
Car Park:
The Club has its own private car park for members and school Paddleboard School participants
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Overall Safety:
- Awareness of the environment and potential risks of chosen paddle locations:
- Other water craft and rights of passage
- Coastal tides, springs, neaps and tidal ebbs
- Static and dynamic hazards
- Winds & wind fetch.
- River flows and currents
- River tides, springs, neaps and tidal ebbs
- Leashes
- Buoyancy Aids
- Locks
- How to cope with emergency situations
- Self rescue
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Equipment review:
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- Board designs including hard shell and inflatable plus their relevant advantages
- Paddle designs and their relevant advantages
- Using a board leash, which of leash to use etc.
- We will have a variety of equipment to demonstrate the various attributes
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Land based practical:
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- Attaching the leash to your board correctly .
- The correct way to stand on the board, including footedness
- How to pick up and carry the board safely with consideration to current conditions.
- Paddle height - Finding the correct starting point for paddle height
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Water based technique:
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- Entering the water safely and things to be aware of
- Getting on board
- Paddle technique including the 4 phases of:-
- 1. Blade entry
- 2. Catch
- 3. Stroke
- 4. Recovery
- Moving the board past the anchored blade
- Core rotation
- Knee paddling and prone paddle technique
- Transition from prone paddling to standing with paddle to start paddling
- How to fall off the board safely
- How to turn the board
- Safe dismount from the board with paddle
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