Essentials to River Canoe
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Essentials to River Canoe focuses mainly on general use tandem canoes, such is found at most camps, rental shops or outfitters. The course is designed to give the student the necessary tools needed to travel down a moving river (up to Class I) from point A to point B, either sitting or kneeling. They will be presented with information on river hazards and features, strokes and basic skills such as catching a large eddy, doing a gentle ferry, Great for camps, groups or individuals that want to do day trips down easy moving water rivers up to Class I. Designed as a stand-alone course, students desiring more intensive skills would proceed to Basic River Canoe or Touring (Basic) Canoe as successive courses, depending on interest and hull type.
