josko Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Just back from the '15 Gales, and can hardly wait for next year's. A fun event with top-caliber coaching in truly hairy conditions. Particular thanks to Keirron for repeatedly destroying (and rebuilding) my self-confidence and to Ciro for herding us cats on the downwind run. Congrats to Kevin Beckwith for his hard-won Celtic paddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcycleman Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Yup- that was an awesome event for sure, so cool to have all those coaches in one spot.I'll be there next year as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverseyourself Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 What did Kevin win the paddle for? Who were the coaches? What were your experiences with them in terms of style of teaching? Did they poo-poo our mini-"tides"? Details, gentlemen, details, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethS Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Great fun, great folks, and I learned a lot from some super coaches. Truly a great opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcycleman Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I was working with Dale Williams of Tybee island GA and Levi Hogan of AK. They were really cool guys, very laid back. We were all just having a blast, and if they noticed something they could help you with, they let you know. They also asked the whole time if I needed to work on anything.There were a bunch from across the pond too, I just didn't get a chance to work with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josko Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 I worked with Keirron Tastagh and Nigel Dennis for open water nav, 5* training, and night nav, then Pete Jones for incident managtement, and then Keirron and Ciro de la Vega for high wind rough water paddling and downwind surfing. Keirron was a bit hard on us, but I learned a ton, partricularly about managing situation overload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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