Phone: (919)-368-2151
Email: info@trianglekayak.com
The courses below, listed in order of complexity and duration, present an increasing set of skills. You can start with any course you like: none of these courses have a paddling pre-requisite other than the desire to learn. PLEASE NOTE our Essential Eligibility Criteria for participation in these programs
QuickStart Your Kayak is a brief, three-hour introduction to paddling a kayak. Students are presented with basic information on safety, outfitting, equipment and skills. Basic paddling strokes are presented and practiced, teaching students to efficiently and comfortably maneuver on still-water. The course is taught on still, open water. Minimum age is 12 and paddlers 12-15 years must be accompanied by a participating adult. What you’ll need.
River Kayaking is an 8-hour 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. Students will be presented with information on river hazards, water features and various stroke techniques. Basic skills such as catching a large eddy, doing a gentle ferry and other essentials will be covered as well. This course is 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 the ACA Whitewater Kayaking course, depending on interest and hull type. The course is taught on still open water or a pool and then moves to the more dynamic river environment. Minimum age is 12 and paddlers 12-15 years must be accompanied by a participating adult. What you’ll need
Coastal Kayak Basic Strokes and Rescues is an eight-hour course focused on helping the student learn to travel safely and efficiently by kayak of the type designated as a sea kayak with bulkheads or flotation. There is more emphasis on self-rescue and assisted-rescue techniques and the stability strokes are introduced. Also, Rules of the Navigable Road, tides and currents, wind and waves, emergency equipment, use of VHF radios and weather radios, understanding charts and basic use of a compass are covered in more depth. Graduates should be capable of paddling up to half mile off shore with mild conditions such as light and variable winds, up to one foot of wind chop, and current speeds up to 1 knot.
Whitewater Kayak Course is a two-day (16 hour) program emphasizing safety, enjoyment and skill acquisition for entry-level through intermediate individuals in public, private and commercial settings. Instruction takes place on flat water and rivers up to Class II whitewater. Designed as a stand-alone course, students desiring more intensive skills development would proceed to Advanced Whitewater Kayak, depending on interest and ability. The course is taught on still moving water or a pool and then moves to whitewater up to Class II. Minimum age is 14 and paddlers 14-15 years must be accompanied by a participating adult. What you’ll need
Kayak Rolling We get a lot of questions about learning the eskimo kayak roll. Due to the limited amount of time in the above curricula, none of these ACA sanctioned courses intentionally incorporate instruction on rolling. The kayak roll, beginning with initial instruction on mechanics and form, becomes a longer-term skill building exercise. The roll is developed by lots of practice and repetition of fundamentals, often requiring follow-up feedback sessions with other experienced paddlers and/or an instructor. We do offer a 2-hour kayak rolling session with an instructor designed for you to learn the mechanics of the roll and begin this development process. Many individuals find that this amount of time is about the limit of the amount of work possible during one session before fatigue begins reversing progress made. Due to the wide variety of inherent ability and fitness levels of potential students for these sessions we cannot guarantee that one or even several sessions will have you rolling, but we can provide guidance and specific instruction along your path to this goal. Minimum age is 12 and paddlers 12-15 years must be accompanied by a participating adult. What you’ll need.
Private Instruction We can provide you with customized private instruction to meet your needs, within reasonable safety constraints (we need to be sure you cover or are familiar with basic safety practices and skills). Call us with any questions you may have about private sessions.
Please note that any watersport including this one carries inherent risks. While we will try to provide a safe environment for the class, you must recognize that risks will continue to be present and you must assume these risks to participate in the course. We cannot be held responsible for these risks that may include injury and/or death. You will be asked to sign waivers and releases of liability in order to participate in the course.
To register for a scheduled course (listed in the calendar below), please email or call us and let us know you’re interested. We’ll email you a link to on-line registration. You can also call and reserve your spot with Paddle Creek (as listed in the calendar but we’d ask that you eventually also complete a form here so we’ll know about your equipment and paddling history).
Cancellation Policy: We want to see you in a course and we want that course to be conducted safely. Triangle Kayak reserves the right to postpone courses due to inclement weather, natural conditions or events that affect the safety of the course including instructor illness. In the event of our cancellation, we will make every effort to reschedule instruction or will refund for the course. Full payment for course shall be collected at time of booking and processed by Paddle Creek. Cancellations made by clients for any reason more than 7 days in advance of the course date are entitled to a full refund. All cancellations made 7 days or less in advance of course will result in a loss of payment.
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