Saturday, June 6, 2009

The Basics and Beyond
9:00 a.m. to Noon: The Basics
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Beyond the Basics
Arrive at least one half hour earlier to get into gear. Bring drinking water and sunscreen. If you are staying for both courses please bring a lunch.

Clinics are $30 per person with own kayak and gear ($10 more if you need a wetsuit)
$50 per person includes kayak and gear

Limited to 10 persons per clinic

The Basics:

Designed for the beginning kayaker or those with rusty boater skills. Topics will include: How to get in/out, balance, avoiding capsize, forward stroke, sweep strokes, staying on track, a wee bit about capsize recovery (at least one demonstration), and more!

Beyond the Basics:

Prerequisite = morning Basics clinic or equivalent experience. Participants in this course will leave with better boat control. Learn to make your kayak dance!
We will cover bow and stern draws, side draws, edging, bracing, at least one rescue demonstration, and more! If the afternoon winds come up we will make this a Kayaking in Wind class.

Sunday, June 7

Guided Interpretative bird-watching trip led by Wildlife Biologist & Botanist, Wendell Wood.

$15 per person with your own equipment $50 per person with kayak and gear.

What to Wear:

Always dress for the water and not for the weather. Our coastal waterways tend to be around 55° Fahrenheit or colder. Our coastal summer weather rarely gets as high as 70°. You should wear synthetic layers. The first layer wicks moisture away from your body. The next layer should keep you warm. The top layer should protect you from wind. A windbreaker jacket is fine. You want to wear synthetic water-wicking fabrics. Polyester is best. Cotton is never a good idea on our coastal waters. Cotton stays wet and cold and gets very heavy when wet.
 You should wear your bathing suit, and a light-weight, close-fitting polyester or polypropylene undershirt such as a rash guard or wicking underwear you would wear for skiing. Bring a warmer layer such as polyester fleece. 


If you are renting gear from us we will provide farmer John/Jane wetsuits, booties life jackets, and splash jackets. 
 If you are providing your own clothing and you don’t have a wet suit or a dry suit you can wear polypropylene long johns and fleece tops and pants with a light nylon jacket to block wind. Wear shoes you can swim in and that you are willing to get wet. Warm synthetic socks are nice even with neoprene booties. Whatever you wear, remember that it is okay to be too warm because luckily in water sports we can always cool off!

We will need to know if you have your own kayak and gear.

If you are renting from us we will need to know:
• If you prefer a sit-on-top (SOT) or hard-shell kayak (for Sunday’s guided tour we also have some tandem SOTs available)
• Your height
• Your weight
• Your shoe size
• Your gender (we have men’s and women’s wet suits!)