Christopher

The Long-Term Student Program: Growth, Connection, Challenge, and Most Importantly, Support The Long-Term Student Program was born during my journey toward achieving the British Canoe Union Level 5 Sea Kayak Coach certification. It wasn’t created in a single moment but through years of reflection, coaching, and paddling alongside others who shared the same drive to learn from the sea. As I worked toward that level of coaching, I realised that the most powerful learning doesn’t happen in a single course. It happens over time, through shared experiences, and in a community that keeps showing up. That’s how the Long-Term Student Program [...]

Are You Willing to Pay the Price of Enrollment? Every paddler wants to improve — smoother strokes, sharper skills, more confidence in dynamic conditions. But the real question is: What are you willing to give to get there? Growth comes with a price — not in dollars, but in effort, time, and the courage to be uncomfortable. Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable The sea doesn’t care about your comfort — and that’s exactly why it’s such a powerful teacher. You’ll be cold, tired, and hungry. The wind will howl, the waves will test your balance, and doubt will whisper in your [...]