LEARN TO PADDLE


August 16
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Maximum 10 Participants - The fee is $50 per person 
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Years of Paddling
  • No pre-requisites
Equipment Knowledge
  • Identifying parts of the canoe 
  • Identifying different types of canoes 
  • Fitting & selection - paddles, PFD
  • Identifying Parts of the Paddle 
  • Rigging a boat
Safety Skills
  • Paddlers Code of Safety - buddy system, whistle system
  • Assessing environmental conditions 
  • Deep water rescue/Parallel Canoe Rescue 
  • Deep water self rescue (self bail, swim to shore)
  • Transporting boats (roof racks)
Fundamental Canoe Kayak Skills (Bow and Stern)
  • Enter/Exit canoe - dock or shore
  • Posture in the canoe​
  • Switching Sides
  • Forward stroke
  • Check Stroke (slowing or stopping canoe)
  • Draw
  • Push/Pry/Sweep Stroke
  • Cross Bow Rudder Stroke
  • Reverse Stroke/Paddling Backwards
  • Running draw
  • Ruddering, J Stroke
Core Paddling Skills
  • Timing - synchronicity, communication
  • Boat Control - driving vs steering
  • Buoy turns - flat water
  • Team boat vs C1 paddling
Drills
  • Shoulder Drill 
  • Scissor Drill
  • Figure eights with paddle on both sides
  • Spinning the canoe
  • Balance Drill/Braces
Reading the Water
  • Flat water paddling (Calm, sheltered location) 
Portaging
  • Suitcase carry (tandem)