This course is designed for those individuals who have been interested in kayaking, dabbled a bit and finally decided to purchase their own sea kayak. If you have some kayaking experience but have never had a lesson, this course is for you. We will cover proper body mechanics for paddling a kayak as well as basic strokes and self and assisted rescue techniques.

We will meet and get to know each other, learn your personal goals for the day, have a discussion on safety and then work on basic kayak strokes. After lunch we will focus on rescue techniques so you can learn to get yourself back into a capsized kayak or help a friend who has fallen out of their kayak.

• Skills covered:
• Understanding Kayak nomenclature and basic design
• Wet Exit
• Forward stroke
• Reverse Stroke
• Sweep Strokes
• Draw Strokes
• Stern Draw
• T-Rescue
• Paddle Float rescue
• Understanding basic safety equipment