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3rd Adult Introduction to Racing Kayaking course - May 2026
We run adult Introduction to Racing Kayaking courses between April and October. This is our third course of the year and sessions will run on the following dates:
Sun 31st May(11am-1pm), water session
Tue 2nd June(7:30pm- 8:30pm), land-based session
Sat 6th June(2pm-4pm), water session
Sun 7th June (2pm-4pm), water session
Tue 9th June (7:30pm-8:30pm), land-based session
Sat 13th June (12pm-2pm), water session
All our courses include four sessions on the water, at weekends, and two evening indoor sessions in the gym and on the paddle machines. The course provides an introduction to the sport of racing kayaking and to Richmond Canoe Club. It’s suitable for complete beginners and those who’ve had some paddling experience in other types of kayak (eg white water). It's important that you can make all or most of the sessions, and in particular that you won't miss one of the first two on-the-water or indoor sessions.
If you want to find out more about the course before signing up you can come down to the club to speak to one of our coaches. You can come down any Saturday at 4.30pm, when we’ll have got off the water from our novice sessions so you can talk to our coaches and also chat people who are currently on one of our courses or have recently graduated and joined the club. You’re welcome to come down to the club at other times of the week, but we can’t guarantee that there’ll be a coach to talk to. If you haven't been down for a chat please enter 'didn't visit' on the form when you're asked for the name of the coach you saw.