Kayak Festival

15 - 16 August 2026

Your Weekend

🌊 SKILLS – learn, experiment and practice at your chosen challenge level, with professional coaches.
🌊TRIPS – explore spectacular coastline and features, develop transferable skills through adventure.
🌊 SOCIAL – share real experiences and challenge with like-minded people.

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An unforgettable mix of skills workshops, guided trips, and exciting social for early learners to experienced paddlers. Led by experts in their field.

Advanced Water Skills 21 - 22 March 2026

Performance, Rescues & Leadership Development in Advanced water

Progressive, personalised and challenging sea kayak skills training over a weekend.

• maximum coaching ratio 1:4
• for experienced paddlers looking to further their skills in advanced water
• a 2-day progressive workshop. Themes include: tidal races and overfalls, moving water and rescues, timing and strokes, incident prevention and management, exposed journeying.

Combining unforgettable paddling experiences, practical solutions and bolt-on theory where required, enhancing your learning and consistency.

Moderate Water Skills 18 - 19 April 2026

A weekend of Skills Development in Moderate water

Progressive, personalised and appropriately challenging sea kayak skills training, exploring the local area, typically as full days. Revisit fundamentals, increase confidence through practice in conditions.

• maximum coaching ratio 1:4
• for current paddlers looking to further their skills
• a 2-day progressive workshop. Themes include: tactics in tide, rock hopping and effective strokes, balance and recovery, basic self-rescues.

Combining unforgettable paddling experiences, practical solutions and bolt-on theory where required, enhancing your learning and consistency.

Prices

Your program: 2-day Kayak Festival – £135

Saturday Food @ 7pm, see menu for prices

Moderate Water Skills workshop – £195

Advanced Water Skills workshop – £205

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Prices are for training only.
We will gladly assist you booking your accommodation and travel early. You will require your own catering, kayak and kit. Contact Us

British Canoeing Coaching and Leadership Qualifications

British Canoeing Qualifications & Awards.

March 2026

• Advanced Sea Kayak Leader (training or assessment)

April 2026

• British Canoeing: Personal Performance Awards (training or assessment)

Courses are scheduled on demand, please contact us for details

Established 2003

Launched in 2003, the Isle of Man Kayak Festival has developed a reputation for consistent personalised coaching in a renowned dynamic training venue.
From the onset, the festival has been supported by Sea Kayaking UK , and we are proud to host friendly professional coaches from around the world, plus the Isle of Man Adventurous Team.

The Kayak Festival is a branded 7 Kingdoms Isle of Man event.