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Paddlingsfabriken has involved 4 people as guides or assistant guides for kayaking tours. Since they all have a separate main job, and may not always be available we are looking for able tourguides who have the appropriate attitude and technical skills to assist or work as the primary tourguide. If you have the techincal skills comparable to NIL hjälpinstruktör or BCU 3* Kayak Sea and appropriate age to carry responsibility for a group of beginners then you may be the person we are looking for.

If you are interested, then send your application with credentials to Jöns Aschan. If your background looks appropriate we would expect you to participate in a tour during which you will initially be interviewed and assessed.

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 April 2010 08:53
 

Jöns Aschan

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Jöns AschanJöns Aschan is the owner of Paddlingsfabriken and works as the coach, guide, webmaster and sales agent.

He has experience as a distinguished flatwater racer primarily in 1971-1980's. During this time he was also engaged as a tour guide. In 2004 he became a professional in Sea Kayaking and running a rental shop. In 2007 he was approved as a BCU level 2 coach and BCU 3 Star Kayak Sea paddler. 2008 he did the BCU 4 Star Kayak Sea training and was approved Hjälpinstruktör within Nordisk Instruktörslicens. Jöns holds a marine-VHF operators certificate as required in Finland. He speaks fluent Swedish, Finnish and English. He also excels German and some French. He introduces and teaches tens if not hundreds of people annually to the sport of kayaking. 

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:06
 

Knut Kröger

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Knut is one of the paddle guides, who assists Jöns with larger groups, leads smaller groups, assists with training beginner courses and acts as a general resource at Paddlingsfabriken. His enthusiasm for paddling got its initial kick early on when his parents took him out with a folding kayak on the river Havel in Berlin, Germany. His teacher studies and other life's turbulences took him to Ekenäs in Finland. He can now looks back at more than 30 years of paddling, and gladly offers his knowledge and experience to the clients of Paddlingsfabriken.

Qualifications

  • Kayak instructors licens (Nr. 1861) at the Finnish Canoe Federation
  • Coastal Navigation Diploma from the Finnish Navigation Federation
  • First Aid certificate 1 from the Finnish Red Cross
  • Sea-VHF certificate (SRC)
  • Planning and building of a "skin-on-frame" kayak
  • Building of a "stitch-and-glue" Kayak (Seguin)
Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 06:18
 


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Overnight tour by kayak to the national park
Begin: 11.09.2010, 10:00
End: 12.09.2010, 16:00
Closing date: 10.09.2010, 15:00
Join an overnight paddle to Grytskär in the National Park of Ekenäs. There are two optional distances of 8 + 8 km or 12 + 12 km. Kayak rent is included, as well as one meal and a simple breakfast. Bring an extra meal for yourself.
Free spaces: 6

Evening paddle
Begin: 13.09.2010, 17:00
End: 13.09.2010, 20:00
Closing date: 12.09.2010, 12:00
We paddle from Ekenäs to Paddlingsfabriken premises and back. A tour of 5-6 km one way, 10-12 km in total. We require a minimum of 4 participants to do the tour for the listed per person charge.
Free spaces: 10

Evening paddle
Begin: 14.09.2010, 17:00
End: 14.09.2010, 20:00
Closing date: 13.09.2010, 12:00
We paddle from Ekenäs to Paddlingsfabriken premises and back. A tour of 5-6 km one way, 10-12 km in total. We require a minimum of 4 participants to do the tour for the listed per person charge.
Free spaces: 10

Evening paddle
Begin: 15.09.2010, 17:00
End: 15.09.2010, 20:00
Closing date: 14.09.2010, 12:00
We paddle from Ekenäs to Paddlingsfabriken premises and back. A tour of 5-6 km one way, 10-12 km in total. We require a minimum of 4 participants to do the tour for the listed per person charge.
Free spaces: 10

Evening paddle
Begin: 16.09.2010, 17:00
End: 16.09.2010, 20:00
Closing date: 15.09.2010, 12:00
We paddle from Ekenäs to Paddlingsfabriken premises and back. A tour of 5-6 km one way, 10-12 km in total. We require a minimum of 4 participants to do the tour for the listed per person charge.
Free spaces: 10

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