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Canoe Instruction Program
The Rocky Mountain Canoe Club is an organization for paddlers in the Colorado area covering all aspects of paddle sports from flat water to white water with an emphasis on the open canoe.
Description of Classes
Classes are taught by ACA Certified Instructors. All classes teach different skill levels; students may repeat last year's class at a higher skill level if desired. Private instruction is also available, for individuals or small groups.
*** Register early. These classes fill up. We take registrations on a first come first serve basis ***
*** Required for all classes: Current membership in the American Canoe Association OR $5 insurance fee***
Quick Start (taught on demand) These one evening introductory courses will be offered from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m on Golden Pond, Golden, CO or other locations.. Learn how to keep your canoe in a straight line and perform simple maneuvers on flat water. Includes an introduction to basic equipment and safety. Required equipment: canoe, paddle and life jacket. For registration information and more details, contact Private Instructors listed below.
Instructor Development and Instructor Certification Workshop (taught on demand) This class is for those wanting to be certified by the American Canoe Association (ACA) or just improve their paddling. The five day class is for solo and tandem canoeing, flat-water through whitewater. Paddlers can be certified at levels including: Introduction to Paddling, Basic River Canoeing, and Whitewater Canoeing. Paddlers interested in only tandem/ basic river canoeing certification can attend the first three days. For registration information and more details, contact Jeff Oxenford at (303) 568-0681.
Basic Canoeing Instruction (late May 2009) ACA Canoeing courses Level 1, 2, & 3 will be taught in succession on the following four dates/times: 1st session, Tues. May 26th, 6-8:30pm classroom session, location TBA 2nd session, Thurs. May 28th, 6 -9pm, on a lake, location TBA (probably Bear Creek Lake) 3rd session, Sat. May 30th, 8:30am - 4pm, on a lake, (probably Chatfield Reservoir) 4th session, Sun. May 31st, 8:30am - 4pm, on a river, location TBA Participating members will have the following two options: Flatwater Instruction only: cost $60.00/person - you will only need to attend sessions 1, 2, 3 Flatwater/Basic River Instruction: cost $80.00/person - you will need to attend all 4 sessions Early reservations will be necessary, checks payable to Rocky Mountain Canoe Club A packet of information will be sent to you with your paid reservation. NOTE: if paddlers attend all of the sessions, their checks will be returned to them. In other words, the class is free to those who show up and complete the course. Cancellations with adequate notice will also have checks returned. Lead instructors: Bill Haas, 303-249-0601, mailto:bill.haas@rrcc.edu, Certified ACA Whitewater Canoe Instructor Kerry Edwards, 303-722-1077, mailto:kerry.edwards@rrcc.edu, Certified ACA Whitewater Canoe Instructor.
Complete course description and outline: RMCC 2009 Basic Canoeing Instruction
Spring Class. Instructors: Jim and Karen Baker-Jarvis, 303-823-5532. A one day Intro to Whitewater/Tripping Class at a local lake (1/2 day) and the Lyons Water Park (1/2 day) is planned for late April or early May. Exact days will be arranged between interested parties and the instructors. $25/attendee plus $5 ACA Insurance fee. Since we need two weeks to register the class with the ACA the deadline for signing up is April 1. Limit 1 to 3 canoes. The Lyons course (class II) is narrow so you will need a whitewater canoe with flotation and kneeling pads for 1/2 day on the course.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. Instructors: Jeff Oxenford, 303-568-0681, Bob & Jill Stecker, daytime phone 303-444-3979, Bill Haas 303-249-0601,Kerry Edwards 303-722-1077, Jim and Karen Baker-Jarvis 303-823-5532 . Private or group instruction is available if you cannot make the above schedule for classes, or you just want to move to a higher level of canoeing. Contact us individually for instruction fees. We also provide private instruction for specialty canoe classes. Examples below:
Advanced Whitewater: a step above the RMCC weekend whitewater class, tandem or solo. Instruction is geared to the student's skill level. Whitewater drills are demonstrated to facilitate on-your-own skill development. If desired, slalom racing techniques can be emphasized. Evening instruction or weekday afternoon classes are encouraged.
Freestyle Instruction: This class emphasizes doing fun and challenging things on flatwater using ACA Freestyle and Canadian "Style" paddling techniques. You will need a Sport solo canoe or a suitable tandem canoe that you would like to paddle solo (i.e., Canadian style, heeled to the rail and paddled from the on-side). Your canoe may work fine (inquire) or we can provide high-performance Sport canoes for a modest fee. Morning classes are encouraged to minimize wind problems. Contact Bob & Jill Stecker, daytime phone 303-444-3979.
OTHER
INSTRUCTION OPTIONS: RMCC has a reciprocal training arrangement with Poudre Paddlers and so, space
available, each club has opened its classes to the others members. Check out
Poudre’s spring/summer schedule here.
MEMBERSHIP FORMS AND INFORMATION:
- RMCC Membership Info
- ACA Membership Info, including
Paddle America Discount
- American Canoe
Association Website
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