EXPOSED ENVIRONMENTS

AT A GLANCE

• 2 days coaching

• Gain the skills and understanding for adapting technical performance around challenging conditions

• Gain the understanding foresight around exposed conditions, helping you to read the signals, predict and react accordingly

• Gain strategies, reliance & competence & ownership for paddling in exposed conditions

• Professional and high standard event organisation, instruction and kit

• Tuition by paddleboarding coach

AREAS COVERED

• To develop your strategic performance and goals setting

• To develop your strategies reliance, competence and ownership

• To develop your environmental, situational awareness and limits, taking into consideration exposure, distance and remoteness

• To develop your problem solving and safety awareness

REMIT

• Exposed conditions

• Long distance journeys

• Remote environments

INCLUSIONS

• Fully dedicated coaching and tuition

• Exposed Environment skills course

• Post skills course, a personal action plan with be provided

• Group first aid kit with qualified first aiders

PREREQUISTES

• You need to have attended the Day Touring, Night SUP & Camp, Dynamic Environments skills course. Otherwise there may be danger that you will not have the sufficient skills to benefit from the course. Alternatively you may have extensive intermediate padding skills at various locations and in challenging conditions.

WHAT TO BRING

• Suitable expedition SUP board, paddle and leash

• Paddling kit to keep you warm and dry for extended periods afloat

• Suitable safety equipment (including buoyancy aid and guide belt)

• Suitable helmet (white water helmet or surfing helmet spec)

• Wetsuit boots

• Suitable dry bags

• Head torch (and spare batteries)

• Tent, tarp or bivvi

• Sleeping bag and roll mat

• Stove and fuel

• Lunch, evening meal and breakfast (for the overnight camp), snacks and drinks (a flask is ideal if you want a cup of tea)

• Suitable warm and waterproof camp clothing and suitable footwear

• Toiletries

• Basic first aid

• Personal medication(s)

• Spare clothes to take on the board with you

• Warm hat and gloves

• Water bottles (no single use plastic bottles please)

PERSONAL SUP EQUIPMENT

Your personal equipment needs to be safe and suitable in design and performance.

KIT HIRE

We have partnered with Outdoor Hire, please check out our recommended kit list which you can hire directly from them.

ABOUT THE SUP STAR SKILLS

We are excited to launch the world first personal progression SUP STAR skills programme purely for stand up paddleboarders and to focus on their specific needs. The SUP STAR programme has been directly developed from Sian Sykes personal SUP experiences, which reflects a real world of necessary skills development which she has refined over the years. We are proud to have developed a skills scheme to help and to encourage paddlers to develop new skills and to gain confidence during their SUP career. The ultimate aim of this skills course progression is to give people the skills to enjoy playing, journeying and even travel to remote areas while being mindful of the responsibility and the potential consequences and impact we have on our world.

MIN NUMBERS

We require a minimum number of 2 participants for the session to run. If you are booked onto an open group and we are below the required numbers, we can offer to reschedule you for the next available open group session or move you to an exclusive booking or you could make up the difference of an open group price of 4 people. We will try our best to notify you a day prior to advise. If unsure please contact the team here. For out of season mid week sessions bookings, it is advised to book as an Exclusive Booking.

CAN’T FIND YOUR PREFERRED DATE?

Please just get in contact by using the enquiry form and express when you would like to join us paddleboarding and we will be only to happy to help.

GROUP BOOKING?

Yes, we accept group bookings. Please do get in touch to discuss, feel free to email or call.

LOCATION

We try to run our SUP STAR skills courses all from Anglesey as it is a perfect environment. We will meet you at Menai Bridge.

GIFT VOUCHERS

Why not treat someone to a Psyched Paddleboarding Stand Up Paddleboarding gift voucher,  an ideal present for any time of the year. The vouchers are valid for 12 months and can be purchased for any activity we offer.  Please buy a gift voucher from the shop here.

ACCOMMODATION

If you require accommodation, please discuss your needs with us, We will be only too happy to help with arranging accommodation for you. The accommodation options include cottages, luxury hotels, hostels or quaint inns, so there’s certain to be something to suit your needs and your budget. Take a look at our recommendations here

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

We have put together an extensive list of FAQs to help you with booking onto a SUP activity with us, so please do take a look here. If you wish to discuss any aspect of the activity, or you wish please send The Psyched Paddleboarding Team a message we will be more than happy to help.