Trial Islands or Baynes Channel

This three-part series is an exciting opportunity for a variety of paddlers. Those paddlers that are new to paddling in moving water will benefit from joining all three sessions and following along this progression to gaining comfort and confidence paddling in tidal currents. This progression will have a strong focus on boat handling in moving water as well as rescue and safety in this paddling environment. Paddlers are not required to take part in all three sessions. Some paddlers new to moving water may choose to only take the first session and work on a slower development progression. There may also be some paddlers with past experience and training in moving water who wish to simply join the second or third part of the series. This progression will start with some gentle moving water and will focus on boat handling and basic safety & rescue skills in moving water.

This program will include a half-day on water session as well as a virtual theory session prior to the on water session. This session is designed to build off of the skills developed in the Introduction to Currents session. Paddlers will now have an understanding of the environment and we will look to progress to further refine our strokes and boat handling in moving water. Paddlers looking to expand their ability and get out to some new playgrounds will benefit from this session. Risk assessment and situation awareness will be a large part of this session. Instructors will share their tips and tricks to manage play in the current and build skills for risk assessment and recoveries. This is great for paddlers wanting to increase their skill set and take on some gently moving water, this session will begin to introduce skills that will lead to building confidence paddling in more dynamic environments. (Paddle Canada Level-1 Skills or above required).

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