We offer kayaking, canoeing, and touring programs suitable for everyone, from total beginners to seasoned veterans. While all of our courses allow for a variety of paddling styles and river experience, the learning curve is best when participants in a course all begin in, at, or near the same ability level. For this reason we offer some guidelines designed to help you chose the appropriate level course. Keep in mind that these are minimum qualifications.
NOVICE
Never been in a whitewater canoe/kayak or paddled a whitewater canoe/kayak less than five times
LEVEL I INTERMEDIATE
You understand and execute basic peel-outs, ferries, and eddy turns & are comfortable being sideways in the current & paddle in a straight line on flat water & lean the boat without grabbing the gunwales (canoe only) & executed a flatwater roll at least once in the last year (kayak only)
LEVEL II INTERMEDIATE
You perform crisp peel-outs, ferries, and eddy turns in class II whitewater & have paddled class III rapids at least five times in the past year & use off-side strokes and self-rescue regularly (canoe only) & roll consistently on class II whitewater (kayak only)
ADVANCED
You perform crisp peel-outs, ferries, and eddy turns in class III whitewater & have paddled class IV rapids at least ten times in the past year & attempt difficult moves which challenge and push you & perform effective off-side strokes, high and low braces proficiently (canoe only) & roll consistently in class III whitewater (kayak only)