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encounter cornwall kayak hire kayak guided tours sup paddleboarding lessons river fowey
encounter cornwall kayak hire kayak guided tours sup paddleboarding lessons river fowey
SUP Performance Coach

Endurance
Paddle
Coaching

Structured training, expert guidance, and the support you need to paddle further, faster, and with confidence.

Whether you’re preparing for your first race, building endurance for longer paddles, or simply looking for more structure in your training, this coaching programme provides the guidance and support to help you progress steadily on the water.

The programme is designed specifically for endurance paddlers, combining structured training, strength and conditioning, and technique feedback to help you build fitness, improve efficiency, and paddle with confidence.

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Coaching Plan

£45 per month

A simple monthly coaching package designed to help paddlers develop endurance, improve technique, and train consistently. This level of coaching works well for paddlers who want expert guidance while still training independently.

What's included?

Personalised endurance training programme
Strength & conditioning programme tailored specifically for paddlers
Monthly coaching check-in to review progress
Stroke technique video analysis and feedback
Training tips covering pacing, recovery, and race preparation

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1:1 tuition

For paddlers wanting additional support, extra coaching options are available. These sessions allow for hands-on coaching, technique work, and race preparation on the water.

What's included?

Additional coaching check-ins
Extra video technique analysis
Race preparation consultations
1:1 on-water coaching sessions
1:1 on-water coaching: £85 per person (1.5 hour session)

Joined Encounter on a creek paddle on a drizzling day. The weather just added to the atmosphere of this lost area tucked away from holiday crowds. Great knowledge of history and wildlife further discussed over a lovely tea after the paddle.

Fantastic four hours on the Fowey river, swooshing down to explore Fowey and Polruan, then up again with the tide. Would love to come back and go the other way (inland) on a rising tide. Really friendly team.

My 11 year old daughter and husband had a fantastic trip. Beautiful scenery along the river. Claire was a fantastic tour leader, very friendly and informative, she was great company for 3 hours. Highly recommend and will definitely book again next time we are in Cornwall. My daughter is now keen to join a rowing/kayaking club, thank you!!!

Had an absolutely amazing time out on the kayaks! Every one at encounter were fantastic and so helpful giving us some beauutiffuuullll routes to explore! We will definitely be back soon! Thank you!

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! We were a group of 18 adults going kayaking so we were offered a private tour tailored to our group. The staff were so helpful from the moment of putting in an enquiry right through to us stepping out of our kayaks. Thank you to all the team for making it such a great day out for all of us! We will be back!!

My friend and I used encounter Cornwall on our holiday this week. They were so helpful and friendly. They could not have done enough for us. We wanted something in particular and they couldn’t have been more helpful. We will definitely come back!

Lovely afternoon kayaking from Golant to Fowey on the Wildlife & Waterfronts trip. Claire was a knowledgeable & fun leader & we look forward to returning in the future to do the creeks kayaking trip!

I am an 84 yr old…(experienced sculler, rower, punter etc in my youth on the Thames!)Decided to try SUP introduction course at Golant.. Absolutely great coaching and sympathetic help for a veteran! Any newbies over their 50’s probably need that dedicated help in order to get the body “core” going again!! Thoroughly recommend Encounter Cornwall. Can’t wait to have a regular outing soon.

“What a fantastic day out on the river. I was a little nervous but I needn’t have been, our instructor was brilliant and very knowledgeable about the river and its wildlife. Definitely a must do when visiting Cornwall. The scenery was beautiful, the people were so friendly, thank you so much.”