Sea Kayak

Sea Kayak Symposium – Clinic Highlights

  • Sea State & Weather – Reading wind, swell, tides, and coastal conditions
  • Navigation – Charts, compass work, route planning, and timing
  • Surf Zone Skills – Confident launches and landings in waves
  • Rock Gardening – Boat control, edging, and maneuvering in tight water
  • Rolling & Recovery – Reliable rolls and self-rescue techniques
  • Traditional Paddle Use – Greenland-style paddling, bracing, and rolling
  • Touring Skills – Efficient strokes and energy management
  • Safety & Risk Management – Rescues, decision-making, and group safety
  • Expedition & Camping – Trip planning, packing, and coastal camping skills

Whitewater Kayak

Whitewater Symposium – Clinic Highlights

  • River Reading – Identifying lines, features, hazards, and flow changes
  • Boat Control & Maneuvering – Edging, ferrying, peel-outs, and eddy turns
  • Rolling & Recovery – Reliable rolls in current and dynamic water
  • Bracing & Stability – Low- and high-brace skills for control in rapids
  • Safety & Rescue – Swimmer management, throw ropes, and in-river rescues
  • Risk Management – Hazard assessment, communication, and decision-making
  • Technical Skills – Precise strokes for steep, narrow, or technical rivers
  • Creeking Fundamentals – Vertical drops, boofs, and landing control
  • River Trip Skills – Group leadership, logistics, and river etiquette

SUP

Stand Up Paddleboarding Symposium – Clinic Highlights

  • Board Control & Balance – Stance, footwork, and stability
  • Paddle Technique – Efficient, powerful strokes
  • SUP Surfing – Wave selection and surf-zone skills
  • Touring SUP – Distance paddling and trip skills
  • Race Skills – Starts, buoy turns, and pacing
  • Water Reading – Wind, swell, and current awareness
  • Safety & Risk Management – Self-rescue and smart decision-making