About Us

We are a new outdoor adventure  and training centre operating in the picturesque Irish community of Courtmacsherry.

Our team of highly experienced instructors are dedicated to passing on their expert skills and knowledge while providing a safe and fun learning environment, and making every session an adventure.

We provide kayak skills courses from total beginner to advanced, coastal kayak trips, windsurf classes and weekend courses, kids multi-activity camps, stand up paddleboarding, archery tag, pier jumping, crab fishing, team building, orienteering, raft building and much more!

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Meet Our Team!

Doane Linde

Doane is a Canoeing Ireland level 3 river kayak instructor and an ISA senior windsurf instructor. He runs kayak classes and courses from total beginner to flatwater skills, rolling clinics, river safety and rescue, and whitewater kayaking.

Doane holds advanced remote first aid (REC 4) and rescue qualifications.

He is driven by his love of the sports and prides himself on his ability to deliver expert tuition in a fun and safe learning environment.

Doane is also a Personal Trainer and Gym Instructor, Single Pitch Award holder (rock climbing instructor), ISA dinghy instructor, ISA powerboat instructor, safety boat license holder and is Mountain Leader trained.

kids kayaking on the sea, watersports in cork

Tal Linde

Tal has over ten years experience windsurfing and instructing on beachs across Ireland, Greece, Spain, Canary Islands, Thailand and France. He runs classes from beginner to waveriding to freestyle, and all the steps in between. He delivers advanced courses to windsurf instructors in centres around the country.

Tal holds advanced remote first aid (REC 4) and rescue qualifications, is an ISA Senior Windsurf instructor and a Canoeing Ireland level 2 kayak instructor.

More importantly he is passionate about windsurfing and wants to help spread the joy of this exciting sport.

Tal is a yoga teacher and is also a Single Pitch Award holder (rock climbing instructor), ISA dinghy instructor, ISA powerboat instructor, safety boat license holder and is Mountain Leader trained.

Arran Young

Arron grew up among the waves and his love of water has impassioned him to share it with as many people as he can!

Arran is a level 2 kayak instructor, ISA senior windsurf instructor, and an ISA sailing and powerboat instructor.

He holds a safety boat license, VHF license, valid first aid certificate and rescue qualifications.

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