Prerequisite Beginning Sea Kayak or comparable skills. A course for those serious about guiding, supervising or instructing sea kayaking. Contact Gopher Adventures to arrange for private instruction or a day tour on a central Ohio lake or river. One-week advance reservations, please. An introduction to river paddling techniques and equipment.
Instruction consists of a classroom session and a flatwater paddling session.
You will learn basic safety, river dynamics, entry, exit, wet exit, forward, and reverse strokes, sweeps, and bracing. Kayak rentals available. An introduction to paddling on moving water. You will learn the correct techniques for eddying out, bracing and surfing. River reading and safety are emphasized.