Intro to Moving Water Weekend Clinic

Missinaibi Headwaters specializes in canoe instruction courses, which focus on whitewater canoe tripping. We will teach the skills and techniques required to paddle Wilderness Rivers safely, without sacrificing the fun. Participants will learn eddy turns, ferries, river reading and scouting, rescues, and a lot of playing, all using one of Ontario's finest paddling rivers as a classroom.

2011 Course Dates

May 14-15, 2011
NOTE: All trip participants meet on the evening of May 13th

Price

$325 Canadian dollars + HST

Who's this trip for?

Beginners welcome. No previous skill or experience is necessary to participate on this course.

Topics to be covered on Weekend Clinics

Safety
Swimming a rapid, retrieving a swamped canoe, canoe over canoe rescue, river rescue, communication on the water.

Theory
Canoeing heritage, canoe design and construction, canoe outfitting, moving water principles, river reading, river first aid, trip planning

Skills
Entering and exiting canoe, eddy turns, peel out, S turn, C turn, Front Ferry, Back Ferry, front surf, portaging

Start & Finish

Paddlers Coop (Palmer Rapids), Ontario

How do I join?

Call our reservations specialist toll free (855) 226-6366 to book your trip.