ADULT WHITEWATER PROGRAM 2021

Time: Day 1 Saturday May 29th will be from  10 am to 4pm-ish and Tuesdays we will meet at  approximately 18:30 and be on the river by 19:00.
End time 21:00-ish ( we often go later into the evening) Day 1 is mandatory as the skills learned on this day will be built upon throughout the summer

Where: We will meet at the bins behind the Fish Hatchery (map)

Cost:   
$250 plus Club membership ($20) if we provide gear
$150 plus Club membership ($20) if you have all of your own gear

What we will be doing:

The idea behind this program is to provide a support group of paddlers looking to learn and practice whitewater kayaking skills.

 We will be primarily at the Yukon River paddling from below the dam to the intake, practicing various skills and as our skill set progresses we will try and do a couple river trips (Takhini or Wheaton) on the weekends or evenings with an end goal of paddling the Tatshenshini River in August for the people are ready. A typical day will be 2/3 practicing skills and 1/3 free time.

Skills we’ll be working on:

Paddling Skills:

how to get out of a kayak when its upside down (wet exit). How to paddle a kayak using forward, reverse and sweep strokes. Edge control with your boat

Working on basic river safety

Recognizing river hazards, throw bags, swimming techniques for self rescue, and methods to rescue a swimming friend and/or equipment.

River running skills

Eddy turns, ferrying, how to read a river and run a rapid, paddling as a group, how to surf waves, how to communicate on the river, what to bring on the river when doing a day trip.

 Course outline

• Day 1 (Sat, May 29) Meet day, get boats outfitted and flat water instruction component -
  This day is mandatory
  
• Day 2 (Tues, June 01) River safety talk, remainder of time on water doing swimming/ self rescue and eddy turns
• Day 3 (Tues, June 08) review safety talk, swimming and self rescue. up to the dam and work on paddle strokes, ferries, eddy hopping (s-turns). Free time
• Day 4 (Tues, June 15) Review T-rescue in moving water. Up to the dam to work on skills.
• Day 5 (Tues, June 22) Throw bags, up to the dam to work on skills.
• Day 6 (Tues, June 29) Review throw bags, up to the dam to work on skills
• Day 7 (Tues, July 8) Introduce the kayak roll, back up to the dam
• July 13 to September 7 - Following days to be determined by group dynamics.