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Kayak Training

Class Levels & Prerequisites

Level 2 prerequisites 
On flat water, should be able to perform a self rescue (wet exit; move boat and gear to shore), paddle forward and backward (stopping), draw, turn with sweep, reverse sweep, spin (onside & offside), and use (high and low) brace to stabilize tilting boat.

Level 3 prerequisites
On class 1 moving water, the above Level 2 skills and  J-lean, paddle 15 yards in a reasonably straight line, ferries, eddy turns, peel outs, moving sideways, and rudder.

Level 4 prerequisites
On class 2 moving water, the above Level 3 skills plus:

  • Spins (onside and offside): boat pivots in place
  • Reverse: boat moves in a reasonably straight line
  • Stopping: boat stops within a reasonable distance
  • Turns: boat turns in broad arc made while underway
  • Veering, Carving, and paddling the “inside circle”
  • Abeam: boat moves sideways without headway
  • Sideslips: boat moves sideways with headway
  • Bow Draw and Duffek
  • C-turns (Peel out and eddy into same eddy)
  • S-turns (Peel out one side and eddy into opposite side)
  • Good to have, but not required, Surfing and a Roll

Available Kayak Classes

Levels
  • Kayak Level 1 - July 31, 2021 (Moscoso)
  • Kayak Level 2 - June 12, 2021 (K. O'Handley)
  • Kayak Level 2 - August 14, 2021 (Woodward)
  • Kayak Level 3 - August 21, 2021 (M. O'Handley)

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