Shaun Rodgers – The South African Irish Greek “Soulpaddler”.

Shaun loves guiding and experiential coaching, this is instantly obvious when you see his enthusiasm for the sport.  He has kayaked extensively around the world both personally and professionally.

His sea kayaking journey has given him the opportunity to obtain knowledge, a varied coaching and teaching style, obtained from a life lived in different parts of the world.

He has coached, guided, taught and been invited to symposiums and events in the UK, Ireland, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Israel, Iceland , South Africa, Zambia, ,Zimbabwe, Mozambique and believes the journey has only just begun as every location offers new experiences, new people, new cultures and most of all something new to learn………

He is now living in Cornwall and keeps a humble view that he is still “advancing his paddling” continually moving forward to offer clients high-quality customer care, courses and expeditions.

In 2007, having sold his printing business and an outdoor adventure farm in South Africa, Shaun moved with his family to the Greek island of Kefalonia, where he worked as a commercial sea kayak guide for 6 years. He took time to explore and expedition paddle a variety of areas and islands, including trips across the Aegean Sea from Athens to Turkey and numerous Greek island circumnavigations. His main aim was to enjoy his paddling, family and children while they were still young.

In 2013 he joined Sea Kayaking Cornwall as a co owner and director.

Shaun is a British Canoeing Leader and an ISKGA Advanced guide. He has mentored and trained ISKGA coastal and advanced guides from around the world, completed Arctic survival training and REC level 5 first aid training.