KAYAKING FOR BEGINNERS: 2-Day Novice Kayak Clinic
Top 3 Reasons to Go
- A great introduction to the sport of whitewater kayaking.
- Our friendly professional instructors are ACA certified and love passing on their passion for the sport. Our ratio of 1 instructor to 4 students assures lots of personal attention.
- Our full service adventure resort offers onsite camping and lodging
Our two-day kayaking lesson for beginners provides an introduction to kayaking and a solid base from which to move into more advanced kayaking. Spending the first morning in the secure learning environment of a pond, we progress gradually to moving water and finally to Class II whitewater kayaking. We emphasize fun on the river while teaching proper stroke techniques and responsible whitewater kayaking practices.
A whitewater kayak is just like an extension of your body. It fits snugly to give you maximum control and maneuverability. After introducing you to the sport of kayaking and to your equipment, we get our first taste of paddling in the security of a pond. We start by teaching you to safely exit the kayak when upside down. Then we move on to leaning and basic strokes, including sweep strokes, forward strokes, draws and braces.
Once everyone is comfortable in their boats, we head to moving water where we introduce river maneuvers such as the eddy turn, peel out and ferry. On the second day we continue to work on river maneuvers and we end the day by running a several-mile-long, Class I-II section of river.
WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO PREPARE
Goal of the clinic
To introduce the sport of whitewater kayaking and teach the basic techniques for safe and enjoyable paddling.
Who should take the clinic
To take this course you should be in reasonable physical condition, be comfortable in the water, and have an interest in paddling. Our minimum age for this clinic is 14.
2008 DATES
May 3-4 (Sat-Sun), 17-18 (Sat-Sun), 24-25 (Sat-Sun), 28-29 (Wed-Thu)*
June14-15 (Sat-Sun), 18-19 (Wed-Thu)*, 18-19(Wed-Thu)* Forty Plus Clinic, 26-27 (Thu-Fri)* Women's Clinic, 28-29 (Sat-Sun)
July 3-4 (Thu-Fri)*, 12-13 (Sat-Sun), 17-18 (Thu-Fri)*, 19-20 (Sat-Sun), 26-27 (Sat-Sun) Parent/Child Clinic
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August 2-3 (Sat-Sun) Women's Clinic, 7-8 (Thu-Fri)* Parent/Child Clinic, 9-10 (Sat-Sun), 14-15 (Thu-Fri)*, 16-17 (Sat-Sun), 23-24 (Sat-Sun), 28-29 (Thu-Fri)*
September 4-5 (Thu-Fri)* Forty Plus Clinic, 6-7 (Sat-Sun), 11-12 (Thu-Fri)*, 20-21 (Sat-Sun)
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PRICES:
2-day midweek $240.00
2-day weekend $280.00
