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INTERMEDIATE RECREATIONAL KAYAKING CLASS
Event Contact(s)
Dan Rempp
Registration Info
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Registration cancellations will be accepted until Tuesday, April 01, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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About this event
INTERMEDIATE RECREATIONAL KAYAKING CLASS
Dates of class: May 31 and June 1
Class location: Beltzville Lake, Preachers Camp
Cost: $60
Class size:5
The class is for recreational kayakers who would like to improve their basic skill set.
Contact lead instructor, Dan Rempp, for application: danrempp@gmail.com
Prerequisites:
Have taken an introduction to kayaking course or have equivalent experience.
Basic swimming ability wearing a PFD.
Required Equipment:
Recreational or touring kayak with double bulkheads or float bags in the bow and stern. A spray skirt is optional.
Neoprene wetsuit and booties.
3. Paddle float.
4. Bilge pump
5. Coast Guard approved non inflatable PFD.
Skills you should be able to perform:
1. Wet exit and swim your kayak to shore from a distance of 30 feet wearing a PFD.
2. Assisted rescue.
What will you do in this class:
You will review the forward stroke with torso rotation, reverse and stop stroke, forward and reverse sweep, out of water draw stroke, in water draw stroke, and stern rudder.
Stokes you will learn: low brace, hanging draw, bow rudder, sculling draw.
Techniques you will learn: static turning, forward turns on the move, self rescue using a paddle float, rafted assisted rescue, using long and short tows and how to make a short tow and stirrup rescue sling, basic navigation using an orienteering compass, a decision making model for planning trips and handling emergency situations.
Cost of the class: $60 ( This will be used to buy supplies for the class to make a stirrup rescue, a short tow rescue and pay for printing.)
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