Moving Water Open Canoe Development Course

Moving Water Open Canoe Development Course

This 2 day Course is aimed at paddlers that have the basics of open canoeing but want to improve there skills and confidence on moving water

We have a maximum of 4 people attending the course so we can get the best

On Day One we will be based on a short section of moving water that we can run time and time again and we take a look at the following topics

• Personal kit for paddling on moving water

• Fitting your boat out for moving water

• Group safety on the water

• Trim, Body positioning and looking at future water

• Planning a route down the river

• Crossing the Flow

• Exiting the flow

• Using river features to get around the river

• Traditional river skills Poling, Snubbing, Lining and Tracking

• Dealing with Mishaps

• Short river run

• Review of the day

On Day Two we will take what we have done on day one and practice it on a river trip while looking at the following topics

• Planning river trips

• Group kit on trips

• Descending the river as a group

• Playing the river

• Review of the day

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