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7th Adult Introduction to Racing Kayaking course - August 2026
We run adult Introduction to Racing Kayaking courses between April and October. This is our seventh course of the year and sessions will run on the following dates:
Tue 11 Aug(7:30pm-8:30pm), land-based session
Sat 15th Aug (12:30pm-14:30pm), water session
Sun 16th Aug (10am-12pm), water session
Tue 18th Aug (7:30pm-8:30pm), land-based session
Sat 22nd Aug (2pm-4pm), water session
Sun 23rd Aug(2pm-4pm), 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.