At this level the student is introduced to playboating and advanced stroke sequences. This course is for the aggressive student who is looking to advance the technical aspect of their paddling. Students should have a solid roll, perform eddy entries and exits and ferry moves on Class III water. Analysis of and improvement to paddling technique, advanced rapid strategies, use of river currents, precise paddle placement and boat control are the core to this course. More aggressive playboating skills are demonstrated and practice time allotted.
Students discuss and help choose the areas in which major emphasis is placed.
Certain sessions will be video taped and later analyzed. Our students have been asking for a longer kayak course, so here it is. We will offer Beginning, Transition and Intermediate Series courses. These five day courses will put you on the fast track to learning the skills needed for advancement in whitewater paddling. If the above descriptions don't fit, perhaps you should consider private instruction.