Clothes appropriate for the weather and that you don’t mind getting wet, also a towel and change of clothes including shoes. We can offer a 10L dry bag to store personal items

Fast drying/activewear is usually best but they must be appropriate for the weather. If you intend on wearing one of our wetsuits please wear some form of clothing underneath, tight fighting clothing such as active wear or a swimming costume is best. Sadly for hygiene reasons we don’t go full scot under our wetsuits.

The time stated in the session title is the time allocated on the water. 30 minutes is allocated before and after sessions to allow appropriate time to kit and de-kit. Late arrival may result in less time on the water.

Due to the varied locations of our sessions, there is not always the option of changing facilities. For those locations that do not have changing facilities, we offer the use of Red Paddle changing robes.

A PFD is a term used to refer to a Buoyancy Aid/Vest (BA) or Life Jacket, essentially it is a device that keeps you afloat. However, there are some key differences between a BA and a Life Jacket. A “BA” is designed to keep you afloat whilst allowing enough movement to appropriately take part in the sport. Whereas a Life Jacket is designed to ‘save life’ by keeping the head up and out of the water and supporting the neck. This can make moving through the water difficult. Therefore BA’s are commonly used when taking part in watersports. Babies and young children (those with no or low water confidence) are recommended to use Life Jackets.

We supply child-size buoyancy aids for all our supervised sessions. Unfortunately, we cannot supply child life jackets or buoyancy aids within our hire packages. However, the local hardware store - Mackay’s Hardware and Chandlery - do stock child-size life jackets and buoyancy aids if you wish to purchase them.

Personal Floatation Devices are devices measured in ‘Newtons’ which indicate how buoyant it is. An industry standard for a Buoyancy Aid is 50N. However, some companies offer BA’s with lower Newton ratings, particularly in child sizes, at a fraction of the cost. Or through these low-cost BA’s will offer some buoyancy, there is an industry standard for a reason. Therefore if you are looking to invest in your own BA, look for the 50N or above. Life Jackets have a higher industry standard at 100N or above, this includes all child sizes. Increasingly being used among paddle boarders are PFD belts, which are hip bags containing a self-inflatable BA. They offer fantastic freedom to move but are more of an emergency item, therefore the user needs to be a strong swimmer and have high water confidence. The correct fit is also essential when using a PFD, so do check the sizing, use a tape measure and be honest!