Stand up paddle (SUP) instructor/coach training courses at Weymouth, Dorset

Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Osprey Quay, Portland, Dorset DT5 1SA
 
Free parking at venue.

This enrolment option is a one stop enrolment form covering the below courses.

Note:  SUP Rescue and SUP Wise Intensiv courses are required in order to gain your ASI SUP instructor qualification. 
 

SCHEDULE  

Level 1 SUP Instructor (Enclosed Flat Water)  
Sunday-Monday.  7-8 May 2023  9am to 5pm (2 days)  

HOSTING
The Official Test Centre (OTC) are providing local support for the ASI training, providing a wealth of local area knowledge. 

PRACTICAL HOURS EXPERIENCE
The Official Test Centre (OTC) can provide practical hours instructing experience.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Read the course information and requirements before enrolling.  
See SUP/Courses.

Glenn Eldridge  Biography

​Some accommodation options:

Queen Ann House.  Bed & Breakfast.  website  (1.3 miles/ 3 min drive /17 min walk to training venue)

Aqua Hotel – hostel.  website   (0.9 miles / 5 min walk to training venue)

Closest airport: 
Bournemouth Airport: (approx. 1 hr drive to training venue)

London Heathrow:  (approx. 2 hrs 20 mins drive to training venue)

London Gatwick:  (approx 2 hrs 45 mins drive)

Closest train station: 
Weymouth (6.2 miles / 15 mins drive to training venue)

Closest bus station:  
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The following equipment and clothing is required to complete the training:

• SUP board & coiled leash
• Paddle
• SUP clothing 

If you are travelling and don’t have your SUP board or SUP gear, you can hire it from The Official Test Centre (OTC).
Contact:  Tris Best.   Email:  info@otc-windsurf.com    
Ph: +44(0)1305 230296 / +44(0)7817 717904

Weymouth is a seaside town in Dorset, England, situated on a sheltered bay at the mouth of the River Wey on the English Channel coast.  Only 2 hr 45 minute drive from London.   

The town is a gateway situated halfway along the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms.

Weymouth Harbour is home to cross-channel ferries, pleasure boats and private yachts, and nearby Portland Harbour is home to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were held (due to the consistent winds)

The coastline is very scenic with natural vegetation and a range of ideal supping locations.   Just near the training venue is an inland lagoon of about 12 miles long, offering sheltered and safe beginner and also winter training for the more serious suppers.  

The Harbour offers excellent paddling with protected and exposed wind locations.  Water temperatures are usually 4 – 5 degrees Celsius warmer than other locations in the UK, with crystal clear waters.  As a result, diving is popular here.

The harbour coastline and the consistent winds make this one of the best downwinding locations in the UK, with 5 to 10 mile downwinder routes.   

The wind is generally south-west however due to the round shape of the bay, downwinding is still achievable in any wind direction.

Ref:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weymouth,_Dorset