Charlotte Eriksson
With over 35 years kayaking experience and 25 as a dedicated Sea Kayaker, I have been fortunate enough to have achieved a lot and have worked with so many experienced Paddlers and Instructors. I hold the highest awards in the sport such as a Canoeing Ireland Level 5 Sea Skills and Level 5 Sea Kayak Instructorship as well as many other Out
With over 35 years kayaking experience and 25 as a dedicated Sea Kayaker, I have been fortunate enough to have achieved a lot and have worked with so many experienced Paddlers and Instructors. I hold the highest awards in the sport such as a Canoeing Ireland Level 5 Sea Skills and Level 5 Sea Kayak Instructorship as well as many other Outdoor technical qualifications. My passion for the sea runs deep and you will always find me close to the water.
Having advanced my Outdoor career with a degree in Outdoor Learning in 2015, I am now studying for a Masters in Outdoor Education, Sustainability and Well-being with the Atlantic Technological University, Mayo, Ireland. This is enabling me to reflect on my practice and work with many other likeminded people. I am surrounded by a community
Having advanced my Outdoor career with a degree in Outdoor Learning in 2015, I am now studying for a Masters in Outdoor Education, Sustainability and Well-being with the Atlantic Technological University, Mayo, Ireland. This is enabling me to reflect on my practice and work with many other likeminded people. I am surrounded by a community of passionate Sea Kayakers who are committed to the sustainable development of the sport and caring for nature and our beautiful coastlines
Over the years my values have evolved.
I believe in:
This model was adapted from Yuval Noah Harari's book "21 Lessons for the 21st Century". I have used this to create an accessible model for Sea Kayakers worldwide to foster a healthy conversation about how we play our part in the climate crisis and limit our impact on the beautiful coastlines, islands and oceans which we explore.
Examples of this would be, do we do enough to play our part? Are our equipment choices ethical? Can we have better education for Sea Kayaker...
We have so many pioneers within Sea Kayaking, our combined knowledge is vast. Lets us create educational conversations and resources. My eff...
I am now actively inviting Sea Kayaking outfitters, providers, representatives to work with me share our knowledge worldwide so that we can ...
If we all analyse our practice, how we travel, paddle, camp, expedition and more we can be innovative and creative to build a better model f...
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