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ORCKA Moving Water Level 1 provides an introduction to white water paddling for those with little or no experience in white water. Emphasis is on tandem canoeing skills, understanding white water principles and
safety. Participants receive ORCKA Moving Water Level 1A or 1B certificate. Moving Water is broken into two separate 2 day courses 1A (Tandem) and 1B (solo).
Prerequisites:
ORCKA Flatwater Level,
equivalent certification or comparable skills and experience (with permission of the Course Director)
Dates:
Moving Water 1A Tandem or 1B Solo:
May 31-June 1, 2008 Palmer Rapids Ontario
June 7-8, 2008 Palmer Rapids Ontario
August 16-17 2008 Palmer Rapids Ontario
Times: 8:30am-4:30pm daily
More dates may be added. Please keep checking web site.
Cost:
$235 (plus 5% GST) 1A Tandem.
$235 (plus 5% GST) 1B Solo
Camp fees extra (approximately $15 per night per tent)
Location:
Palmer Rapids Ontario
Physical Difficulty:
Some fitness required. Participant must be comfortable in water with lifejacket.
What's Included:
Canoe, paddle, lifejacket, instruction
What's not Included:
Personal Camping Equipment, transportation, Food.
Gear List and Waiver:
Gear list and waiver
Directions:
Palmer Rapids
Course Content:
Safety:
-Swimming a rapid
-Retrieving a swamped canoe
-Canoe over canoe rescue
-Self Rescue
-Line toss and rescue
-Communications
Theory:
-Canoe heritage
-Canoe design and construction
-Canoe outfitting
-Moving water principals
-River reading
-Trip Planning
-Canoe first aid
-Canoeing resources
Skill (tandem and solo in class I-II water):
-Entering and exiting canoe
-Landing
-Eddy turn
-Peel out
-S turn
-Front ferry
-Back ferry
-Side Slip
-Front surf
-Side surf (solo only)
-Portaging
-Lining, tracking and wading
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