3* Sea Kayak Assessment

Pure Liquid Kayaking ran a BCU Three Star Sea Kayak Assessment on Sunday 16th May, paddling along the beautiful stretch of coastline from Brixham to Kingswear.  The candidates were put through their paces in the rough and windy conditions, providing some challenging rock-hopping and open stretches of water for them to demonstrate their kayak handling skills in.  Navigation, towing, and rescues were also completed before the last rough water leg up into the Dart Estuary, where we finally had some calmer conditions and a pushing tide aiding a speedy return to the finish in Waterhead Creek.  Both candidates performed well throughout the whole assessment - fulfilling the criteria set out in the BCU syllabus, and were very pleased to receive a pass at the end of the day for all their efforts.  We all agreed that it was a great paddling trip too, and the sun finally showing its face by the end of the day, was the icing on the cake.