Coastal Paddling

This course is geared to helping you refine your paddling skills to make them efficient, effective and reliable.

Prerequisite: Proficiency or equivalent

2011 Price: $200.00 must have own equipment.

Frequent Paddler Price: $175.00.

Motels: Ocean View, Krystal Penguin; lat/lon: N41.36370/W71.685595

         Surfside Motel; N41.38628/W71.62596

Location 1: Narrow River

lat/lon: N41.448853/W71.449942

Location 2: Fishers Island

lat/lon: N41.320756/W72.058492

This course focuses on skills needed to paddle and lead on open water where you encounter conditions created by the tides, currents and winds. We will cover many areas including equipment, strokes on open water, rescues, surfing small waves, handling following and beam seas, navigation, playing in rock gardens and more. On-the-fly navigation techniques like “ranges? that will keep you on course will also be covered.

A solid paddling foundation is needed before taking this program. Playing in rock gardens and landing on rocky coast lines are risky activities. Everyone will need to carry full kit for an open water trip including; chart, compass, spare paddles, first aid kit, helmet, head lamp, extra clothing, food, signaling equipment. There is a possibility that we will get back after sunset and include some night paddling.

On-the-fly navigation techniques like "ranges," incident management scenarios to resolve and group leadership topics will be covered.  Expect the program to challenging.

We will allow you to sign up for one of the two days

Topics include: equipment, leadership, knots, navigation, handling moderate surf, deepwater rescues, strokes on open water.