About the instructors at Skyak Adventures
All the team here on the Isle of Skye are very experienced, qualified and friendly. Each have there own special skills which as you can see below contribute to making us one of the best training facilities in the country
Gordon Brown
Gordon is one of only three doubly qualified level 5 coaches (Sea &
Inland kayak) in Scotland. This is the highest coach award achievable in
the UK. He is Scotland's only ACA (American Canoe Association) Advanced
Open Water Instructor. He has a lifetime's experience on rivers and the
sea. He has trained, tutored and assessed many of the kayaking staff at
Glenmore Lodge including the head of the paddlesports department. He has
guided on rivers in Nepal where he ran the first river safety course for
kayakers supporting commercial rafting. He has trained both British and
American Special Forces. He is the Chairman of the Scottish Canoe Association
Coaching Committee as well as the Scottish representitive on the BCU level
5 development team, and has written the chapter on sea kayaking for the
latest edition of the BCU Handbook. Gordon produced a sea kayak rescue video
"Over... and Out" in 1993. Organiser of seven Scottish Sea Kayak
Symposia and contributor at sea symposia throughout the world.
Morag
Brown
Morag is a BCU Level 5 Aspirant (sea) and is also a GP. It is her voice
on the end of the phone and also her fingers talking on the emails. She
has trained in sports, expedition and high altitude medicine. She is an
experienced paddler and mountaineer having climbed all 284 Munros and paddled
most of the Scottish coastline.