River rescue and whitewater paddling class itinerary
Whitewater Canoeing Refresher
- Whitewater canoeing terminology or how to understand each other the rest of the day
- Basic tandem cruising strokes or how to get you and your paddling partner on the same page part 1
- Basic tandem maneuvering strokes or how to get you and your paddling partner on the same page part 2
Whitewater Paddling Theory
- Hydrology or how to read the river
- Approach and Anticipation or how to run rapids using your knowledge of hydrology
- Forward ferries and eddy turns or how to use the current and your strokes to your advantage
Whitewater Safety
- Point-sweep theory or how to watch out for each other
- Paddle signs and hand signals or how to communicate in whitewater
- Scouting rapids or how to give yourself the opportunity to make good decisions
- Anatomy of a disaster or how to be a good victim
- River hazards or how to identify river hazards
- Know your limits or how to be honest with yourself
- Know your personal condition or how to try and anticipate errors in judgement due to hypothermia, hyperthermia, or dehydration
Whitewater Paddling Practical
- Maneuvering strokes or how to spin and sideslip your canoe
- Cruising strokes or how to paddle a straight line
- Forward Ferries or how to paddle a straight line in current
- Eddy Turns or how to stop on a dime in current
- Surfing or how to sit in the middle of the current like a salmon
River Rescue Theory
- Anatomy of a disaster or how could we have prevented this in the first place
- Rescuing swimmers from your canoe or how to land the big one part 1
- Rescuing swamped boats from your canoe or how to conduct marine salvage
- Throw bag rescues or how to land the big one part 2
- Pinned canoes or how to find the silver lining
- Vector pulls or how to find a simple solution
- Pin kits or how to tell if everything is in the kit
- Z-drags or how to use your tow truck in a bag
River Rescue Practical
- Rescuing swimmers from your canoe or how to land the big one part 1
- Rescuing swamped boats from you canoe or how to conduct maritime salvage
- Throw bag rescues or how to land the big one part 2
- Vector pulls or how to find a simple solution
- Z-drags or how to use your tow truck in a bag
Canoeing Heritage
- Poling a canoe or how to become a student of the subtleties between river and canoe
- Solo canoeing or how to paddle your own canoe