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Basic Kayak Skills

What You’ll Learn:

    • Wet exit

    • Assisted re-entries

    • Lifting and carrying a kayak

    • Launching and landing

    • Emptying the kayak

    • Forward and reverse strokes

    • Stopping

    • Forward and reverse sweep strokes

    • Pivots

    • Draw stroke

    • Low brace

    • Edging

    • Kayak part names and outfitting

    • Paddling and safety equipment

    • Injury prevention

    • Sun sense

    • Transport Canada collision regulations

    • Navigation

    • Risk assessment and mitigation

    • Impact of kayakers on the environment

Course Info:

  • This course falls under the 'Sea Kayaking' discipline.

  • There are no prerequisites required for this course.

  • This course runs in Class-0 conditions which are described as:

    Non-challenging protected waters with limited wind effect, little or no current, easy landings, and ready access to land-based assistance. Wind and sea state is calm to rippled (<15km/h or 8 knots).

  • 8 hours of instruction (1 day).

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