About us
Craig Wilson
Director / Stand Up Paddle Board Instructor
Craig has spent most of his life working on or in water!
Craig’s background is primarily white water rafting and kayaking. He has travelled the world working as a white water raft guide working on class 3/4 and 5 rivers.
Craig Set up www.standuppaddleboardscotland.com in 2015 and has been delivering stand up paddle board SUP sessions/lessons to a wide variety of groups and ages ever since.
Stand up paddle boarding lets him enjoy his love for the outdoors and helps introduce new paddlers to a great sport and activity.
- Craig holds his French Carte Professionelle for Canoe, Kayak, Rafting class 3/4/5 water
- BSUPA British Stand Up Paddle Association Level 1 ready to ride and Level 2 tour and race
- WSA – SUP Adventure guide
- IRF – International rafting Federation trip leader and guide instructor
- SRA – Scottish Rafting Association trip leader and Level 4 raft guide trainer
- Rescue 3 white water rescue technician WWRT pro
- RYA level 2 power boat
- Outdoor emergency first aid
- Surf beach life guard SLSGB
- Swimming teacher
In the winter Craig works as a ski instructor in La Plagne, France.
Dani
With a background messing about in bigger boats than Craig – sailing on the south coast with her family from a young age. Dani grew up around water, both her parents were competitive paddlers.
Dani has a love of the outdoors to match Craig, she spent most of her childhood and teens travelling around the world and competing with Team GB in Alpine skiing. This then lead Dani to gain her full French equivalence and Basi ISTD Level 4 at the age of 20. She has been teaching/coaching skiing in the French alps ever since. In 2013 Craig and Dani set up www.limesnowsports.com a British Ski School in La Plagne.
Dani started to SUP with Craig in 2014. She has been the support team for SUP Ardèche providing logistics and admin behind the scenes to let Craig do the fun stuff.
Dani gets out on the water whenever she can and holds her BSUPA level 1. Dani’s aim this year is to be on the water more and get Craig to do more admin… we will see!
