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Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting
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Ray Hind
Abercelyn
Llanycil, Bala
LL23 7YF
Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Tel: 01678 521109
Tel (int.): +44 1678 521109
Fax: 01678 520848
Fax (int.): +44 1678 520848
E-mail:
info@AdvPlus.co.uk
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Link to:
Abercelyn Country House |
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Bala is located in the
Snowdonia National Park
in North Wales, UK |
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Ray Hind is a member of the
UK Mountain Leader Training Association |
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© 2005 Ray Hind |
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Kayak and Canoe
Coaching Bala, Snowdonia |
| Canoeing experience
and coaching sessions are available near Bala, Snowdonia either using closed-cockpit kayaks or open canoes.
Private tuition: you can book a half-day session
for £60 or £100 for a full-day session (this price is for the whole
group). We can provide kayaks, paddles
and buoyancy aids for up to three persons, open canoes can be rented at
additional cost (£50/day for up to 3 adults or 2 adults & 3 children). If you are staying at Abercelyn ask about special
rates.
Specialist coaching available includes:
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Introduction/experience to
kayaking/canoeing on Lake Bala
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Introduction to whitewater
on the River Dee or Tryweryn
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Learning to roll/support
strokes/water confidence in a nearby swimming pool (hire cost
typically £20/two hours)
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Sea kayaking including
rescue techniques and trips on nearby estuaries and the sea.
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Being located in near Bala in North Wales gives unrivalled access
to lakes, estuaries, rivers and managed white-water sites, e.g.:
- Lake Bala with magnificent mountain
scenery
- Mile End Mill (Llangollen) managed site
for Class II white-water
- Canolfan Tryweryn (National White-water
centre) for Class II-III white-water
- River Tryweryn for Class II-IV white-water
- Mawddach and Dwyryd estuaries with
fantastic views of Snowdonia
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Ray Hind has 40-years canoeing experience and is a
qualified BCU
Level-3 coach. His canoeing experience includes representing GB at international
canoe slalom and extensive alpine experience (Austria, Switzerland,
France, Germany, Italy). Competition experience includes both slalom and
white-water racing in all classes, i.e. kayak-single, canadian-single
and canadian-double. In addition he has experience of sea-kayaking
including circumnavigation of the Isle-of-Wight, Bristol Channel
crossing and Pembrokeshire coast, Anglesey and the west coast of
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Open boating and kayaking on Lake Bala |
Open boating on Lake Bala |
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Ray on the Upper Dart |
Ray at Chapel Falls on
the Tryweryn |
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Sea kayaking on the
Dwyryd estuary looking towards Borth y Gest |
Sea kayaking on the
Dwyryd estuary passing Portmeirion |
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