Flatwater Safety and Rescue course:
Do you want to feel
confident in your
kayak?
This is
the course for you!
Suitable for sit on tops, recreational
Kayaks, touring and sea kayaks –suitable for beginners to
intermediate.
The
Mornings program……………………
Dry land session:
Introducing
the spray-deck for sit in kayaks, how they fit and how to remove them when
capsized.
Demonstrating
low supports strokes, how to hold the paddle and what to do with it, how the
body should react.
On Water Session:
For
those never used a spraydeck a capsize and we exit under controlled conditions
to gain confidence. Bracing low support bracing and how it can prevent a
capsize.
Assisted
rescues: how to help someone else re-enter there kayak safely.
Solo
rescues: how to get yourself back onto or into your kayak on your own.
Paddle
float re-entry
Towing
and rafting.
Course Details:
Saturday 15th
September 2012.
9am—12 noon $50 per paddler
Rescue
and safety course for Flatwater:
Venue:
Boambee Creek Reserve.
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| Robin assisting Geoff during rescue practice. |
