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Moving Water level 2 represents the highest canoeing level within Moving Water discipline and provides the candidate with the opportunity to improve his/her moving water skills under more challenging Class II-III
water (rapids). Canoeists taking this course should have considerable paddling experience beyond the Moving Water Level 1 course. Moving Water level 2 is broken into two separate 2 day courses 2A (Tandem) and 2B
(solo).
Prerequisites:
ORCKA Moving Water Level 1 (tandem and solo), equivalent certification or comparable skills and experience (with permission of the Course Director)
Dates:
Moving Water 2A Tandem or 2B Solo:
May 31-June 1, 2008 - Palmer Rapids
Times: 8:30am-4:30pm daily
More dates may be added. Please keep checking web site.
Cost:
$235(plus 5% GST) 2A Tandem.
$235 (plus 5% GST) 2B Solo.
Location:
Palmer Rapids (Palmer Rapids Ontario) and Ottawa River near Pembroke 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:
Transportation, accommodation, food
Gear List and Waiver:
Gear list and waiver
Directions:
Palmer Rapids
Course Content:
Safety:
-Review of previous safety items
-Swimming a rapid
-Artificial respiration using a canoe
-Retrieving a swaped canoe
-Canoe over canoe rescue
-Self rescue
-Line toss and rescue
-Communications
Theory:
-Review of previous theory items
-Canoeing history
-Canoe design and construction
-Canoe repair and maintenance
-Paddler dynamics
-River reading
-River difficulty
-Rescue organization
Skill (tandem and solo in class II-III water):
-Review of previous skills items
-Eddy turn
-Peel out
-S turn
-Front ferry
-Back ferry
-Jet ferry
-Side Slip
-Front surf
-Side surf
-Portaging
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