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| Strokes are demonstrated |
I spent the day yesterday learning to paddle a kayak at the Essential Kayak Skills class at the Kayak Centre. It has been years since I’ve had any formal paddling instruction, and I really shouldn’t have waited this long.
This is an introductory course, so we spent a lot of time covering strokes – forward sweep, reverse sweep, 360 degree turn, forward stroke, reverse stroke, stopping, stern rudder, stern pry, beam draw and low brace. The focus was on shaft angle, (high, medium and low), good torso rotation, and paddle placement. Each stoke was demonstrated, and then we had individual coaching to make sure that we got it right.
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| Then we practice |
After strokes, we covered wet exits and assisted/unassisted rescues. I did a T-Rescue as the rescuee and as the rescurer. A paddle float rescue was demonstrated, so I can try it sometime.
It was an excellent program and I am definitely glad that I did it. The trick will be to remember everything once I get my new boat out on the water. It also reminded me that I have gotten pretty sloppy in my open boat paddling - especially when it comes to torso rotation. Too bad I didn't have my new boat yet.
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| Practicing assisted rescues |
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