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7/14/2012 to 7/15/2012
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When:
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7/14/2012
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Where:
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Ellijay, Georgia United States
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Contact:
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Whitewater Learning Center of Georgia
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Head Instructor: Roger Huff Email:
roger.s.huff@lmco.com
Beginning whitewater
kayak classes use boats that are very maneuverable but unstable and require a
spray skirt to keep water out of the cockpit. We start on a lake where I teach
how to get out of a capsized kayak safely (wet exits), how to balance and
control a kayak with the legs and torso, using the "hip snap"
technique, how to use the paddle to turn the kayak and make it go straight and
how to return a kayak to an upright position using braces and the Eskimo roll.
We then go to a class II whitewater river where I teach how to "read"
water and use the techniques learned on the lake to run rapids and control the
kayak in whitewater. You will learn how to stop by doing U-turns into calm
spots behind rocks and next to the bank (eddy turns); get back into the current
from an eddy (peel outs) ; and cross a current without getting pushed
downstream (ferry). I have a variety of whitewater kayaks and will outfit you
with one appropriate to your height, weight and foot size. We can teach
kayaking using whitewater design boats at either level 3 (class I - II(-)
rapids) or level 4 (class II - III(-) rapids) depending on how much you want to
challenge yourself.
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