Les wrote >Hi Peter, I am assuming that you are going for the BCU 4-star sea award. If >so, the best place to get this kind of information is with the BCU Canoeing >handbook, the Coaching Directory and the BCU Logbook. G'Day Les, Thanks for the information. And also to all those who sent me ideas back channel. The exam is for the Australian Sea Proficiency http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/37/proficiency.html. I don't know if its equivalent to the BCU 4-Star award but it seems quite comprehensive. My weakest area is handling surf so will be working on that this weekend. All the best, PeterO Who also helps with the Paddlewise Who's Who List so if you need to add an entry or make a modification my email address is rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 10:57 PM 6/21/01 +1000, you wrote: The exam is for the Australian Sea Proficiency >http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/37/proficiency.html. I don't know if its >equivalent to the BCU 4-Star award but it seems quite comprehensive. My >weakest area is handling surf so will be working on that this weekend. Hi Peter, Surf is also the weakest link in most other competent sea paddlers. When I an doing 4-star BCU assessments, I expect them to be able to land and launch in up to 1-m dumping surf w/o being a liability to the group. It can be taxing but it sure does provide instant feedback to the candidate and the assessor if their skills are not there yet. Good luck, Les PS Here in the BCU 4-star sea proficiency syllabus (it downloads as a pdf file from the BCU): http://www.bcu.org.uk/coaching/pdfdocs/sea4star.pdf *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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