About Eila

Eila Wilkinson

Committed to offering excellent customer service and quality assurance Eila Wilkinson Coaching is an affiliated British Canoeing Delivery Partner and an endorsed Sea Kayaking UK expedition centre.

Based on the water’s edge of the beautiful and historic Amlwch Port in Anglesey, North Wales, Eila has spent the last 12 years, as a professional coach and leader, in the tidal waters the surround the stunning coast of Anglesey. An experienced and fully qualified sea kayak leader and coach to the highest level with an exemplary safety record.

Eila has a number of expeditions under her belt, including solo circumnavigations of the Outer Hebrides and Ireland. She has completed speed circumnavigations of the Isle of Man and Anglesey (12 hours 24 mins). She has led expeditions to Ireland and the Outer Hebrides, Shetland etc. She spent a few winters on self supported extended expeditions in the Bahamas, when with Nigel Dennis completed a number of firsts and previously areas that hadn’t previously been explored by sea kayak. A fully affiliated and endorsed Sea Kayaking UK expedition centre

Eila has progressed through the new UKCC stream of British Canoeing coaching and was the first UKCC Level 3 and Advanced Water endorsed coach in Wales. She holds the position of National Trainer, assessor provider for sea kayak leader and Coastal Navigation and is an assessor provider for Sea Kayak and Advanced Sea kayak Leader awards, Coastal & Open Water navigation awards as well as Sea kayak, coastal sea kayak and advanced sea kayak personal performance awards.

Eila has worked and coached at many international events and symposiums including, East and West Coast of USA, Mexico, Spain, Isle of Man, Israel, Holland, Italy, Sardinia.

Fully qualified and registered with the National Governing Body of British Canoeing and can offer :

  • Advanced Sea Kayak Leader training , Advanced
  • Sea Kayak Leader assessment 
Sea Kayak Leader training , Sea Kayak Leader assessment 

  • Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (classroom based or online)

  • Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (classroom based or online)