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Meet the Coaches

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Beth Kirby

AquaForge

Beth is a local Nottingham paddler, who can often be found coaching and paddling on the white water course at Holme Pierrepont. 
Over the last couple of years, Beth has started pushing her SUP skills in both river running and river surfing alongside a number of WWSUP races in Europe.

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Tom Westaway

Westaway Adventures

Tom is a performance coach based out of the south west. He can regularly be found on the Dart progressing others in the sport as well as looking for new sections of rivers to paddle on his board. His sessions a HPP will be based around your individual goals and will definitely be a course you’ll want to be on!

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Alex Tonge

52 Degrees North

As one of the OG whitewater SUP crew, Alex comes with a huge amount of experience and knowledge. Mostly found surfing waves he likes to mix traditional coaching with new ideas and concepts.

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Smurph Murphy

Paddling with Smurph

Smurph is a coach of SUP, Canoe and kayak with over 20 years experience. Based in South Wales, he calls the Wye his office and playground, and is currently focusing on endurance races on SUP. His excellent sense of humour makes any session riddled with smiles and laughter.

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Caz Dawson

SUP Lass Paddle Adventures

A regular face and coach on the Welsh Dee, Caz is based in North East Wales. Through her award winning business, SLPA, she offers skill sessions and guided trips on white water. 

Her thing is long distance river running, and last year she became the first female to complete the mighty Amazon Challenge on a SUP. 

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Jess Philip

Dipper Paddle Boarding

Jess is a wwsup coach and course provider based in Fort William Scotland. She loves to get out and explore new rivers and help others to do the same.

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Dev Crawford

Crawford Coaching

Dev from Crawford Coaching has created a range of sessions with individualised differentiation in mind. Dev has paddled SUP for around 8 years and it's taken him all over the world. 

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Rob Powell

Rob Powell Coaching

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