OPEN CANOE
Canoe coaching
Develop precise boat control, stronger strokes, eddy turns, ferry glides, line choice and river confidence in your open canoe.
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PRIVATE COACHING & GUIDING
Build the skills for bigger water.
One-to-one and small-group sessions in canoe, kayak and packraft—plus custom multi-day raft trips built around your group and river goals.
4Canoe, kayak,
packraft or raft
packraft or raft
2–3Skills coaching
on Grade 2–3
on Grade 2–3
4Guiding up to Grade 4
for suitable paddlers
for suitable paddlers
1:1+Individual or
small-group sessions
small-group sessions
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Focused coaching.
Or a bigger journey.
Refine core river skills, prepare to step onto harder water or gather your group for a multi-day rafting trip. Every private experience is shaped around your goals.
WHITEWATER KAYAK
Kayak coaching
Work on efficient movement, reading water, linking features and making confident decisions on Grade 2–3 rivers.
PACKRAFT
Packraft coaching
Build the river skills that turn a packraft trip into a controlled, capable adventure—from positioning and lines to safer decision-making.
MULTI-DAY
Multi-day raft trips
Turn the river into a journey with a custom rafting itinerary planned around your group, preferred duration, experience and appetite for adventure.
GO FURTHER
More river. More time. One memorable trip.
Multi-day rafting trips are planned directly with Shaun. The river, duration, difficulty, group size, equipment, transport and other logistics are agreed before you book, so the trip fits the people coming—not a generic itinerary.
- Custom duration and river plan
- Private groups
- Difficulty matched to the group
- Logistics and inclusions confirmed in your quote
MATCHED TO YOUR LEVEL
From Grade 2 skills to Grade 4 guiding.
01
Grade 2–3 coaching
Target the techniques holding you back: boat control, eddies, ferries, line selection, river reading, rescue awareness and confident movement through rapids.
02
Progression & guided river days
For experienced paddlers ready to step it up, Shaun can plan a guided progression day on more demanding water—up to Grade 4 where your skills and conditions are suitable.
Grade 4 is earned, not assumed.
The river, grade and session plan are confirmed after discussing your experience. Final decisions depend on your demonstrated ability, craft, river levels, weather and the guide’s judgment on the day.
WHAT A SESSION CAN INCLUDE
A day built around your next move.
Skills diagnosis
Identify the small technique changes that will make the greatest difference to your control and confidence.
Deliberate practice
Repeat key moves with immediate, practical feedback in whitewater appropriate to your current level.
Guided progression
Apply those skills on a river section chosen to stretch you without skipping the foundations.
Clear next steps
Finish with an honest debrief and a useful plan for what to practise next.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Tell us where you are—and where you want to go.
Include the experience you want, your current whitewater background, recent rivers or grades paddled, goals, group size, preferred dates and—if it is a raft trip—the number of days you have in mind. Shaun will recommend a realistic plan and suitable location.
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