Sunday, May 8, 2011

Canoeing Workshop



Last weekend I was fortunate enough to be able to take part in a workshop for Red Cross Canoeing instructors to refine our paddling skills and improve our teaching abilities. We were able to fly out Randy Carlson, an ACA certified instructor trainer, and his assistant Zak clear out from Minnesota. We did one day of tandem flatwater paddling, focusing on techniques for teaching the fundamentals of canoeing, then did two days on moving water (The Lower American River which was flowing at 8,000 CFS); one in tandem and one in solo boats. Thanks to a generous grant from the American River Parkway Foundation this amazing training workshop was available to all instructors in our program free of charge. I felt quite lucky to be involved!

For more information and instruction on canoeing in the Sacramento area go to redcrosscrc.org/canoeing.

Here are some random photos of the weekend (the green boat is Randy Carlson, the instructor trainer, and his assistant Zak)...

















































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