Taormina Trip

Today the sea was calm and the weather was not too hot, perfect to explore every rock corner on the Taormina coastline! Nice small group from three different countries!

August: season's end or just a break?

After a short break for the two central weeks of August we start again to travel around and along the South-East coastline of Sicily, guiding paddlers and hikers. This working year (not only as a guide) has been particularly intense and the break in the summer heat has been more than welcome. But, judging on the bookings and e-mails we started again to answer to it looks that the season is far to have ended. Here few pictures from the first week of August, just days before the luggage packing for our hoped holiday!

underwater grassland

sea life discovery

crowded beaches, empty seas

Mt. Etna lava tube

Mt. Etna volcano landscapes. 

Taormina's Blue Cave

Taormina

Columnar Basalts in Acitrezza

PAGAIA AZZURRA

Quest'anno anche la Federazione Italiana Canoa Kayak è entrata a far parte del framework Euro Paddle Pass (EPP)! Adesso i corsi tenuti dagli istruttori FICK secondo gli standard del nuovo sistema di Certificazione Nazionale Pagaia Azzurra, sono riconosciuti e validi in tutti i paesi aderenti: Danimarca, Francia, Germania, Inghilterra, Irlanda, Italia, Norvegia, Slovenia, Svezia.

Adesso che lo standard italiano per l'insegnamento delle tecniche del kayak da mare si è allineato con quello europeo sarà possibile esibire all'estero una certificazione riconosciuta, si potrà completare la propria formazione, nella propria disciplina, in uno qualsiasi dei paesi aderenti all'EPP, oppure si potrà proseguire in Italia la propria formazione iniziata all'estero. Sarà inoltre più semplice affittare canoe o kayak presso centri italiani ed europei ed iniziare un percorso formativo necessario per accedere al programma di formazione per i Tecnici FICK.

Speriamo anche che, come è avvenuto in altri paesi che hanno aderito al progetto EPP, il numero dei praticanti possa essere incrementato!

This year also the Italian Canoe Kayak Federation has joined the EuroPaddle Pass framework (EPP)! Now the courses delivered by FICK instructors according to the standards of the new National Certification Pagaia Azzurra system, are recognized and valid in all participating countries: Denmark, France, Germany, England, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden.

Now that the Italian standard for the teaching of the sea kayak skills has aligned itself with the European ones, the paddlers will be able to exhibit abroad a recognized certification. You will be able to complete the training, in your own discipline, in any of the EPP member countries, or you can continue in Italy your education started abroad. It will also be easier to rent a canoe or kayak from Italian and European outdoor centers and to start a training program required to become an instructor.

We also hope that with this, as has happened in other countries that have joined the EPP project, the number of paddlers can be increased!