Get your ORCKA Basic 1 & 2 Certification in this all day course at an unbeatable price. Whether you're new to canoeing or already have experience, this will be an incredible opportunity to brush up your skills and prepare for the backcountry canoe tripping we'll be doing this summer.

We'll head out to Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area for the day where we'll receive professional instruction from ORCKA certified instructor, Greg Derbyshire.

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The tandem canoe course is designed to teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and competently navigate a tandem canoe in calm water conditions.

In Level 1 and 2 we'll learn:

1. Safety considerations: including proper use of personal flotation devices, assessing weather and water conditions, and basic rescue techniques.
2. Canoe equipment: including the parts of the canoe, paddle types and techniques, and canoe loading and unloading.
3. Canoeing strokes: including strokes for paddling in a straight line as well as turning your canoe using bow and stern strokes such as J-stroke, sweep stroke, bow cut and cross-bow cut.
4. Maneuvering techniques: including sideways displacement, pivoting and docking the canoe using draws and push-aways, and entering and exiting from shore.
5. Communication and teamwork: including effective communication between the paddlers, weight distribution and balance, and navigating obstacles.
6. Other safe canoeing considerations such as paddling in windy weather, shoulder season paddling and risk management.
   
   

This is a practical course and we'll be spending much of the day on the lake. Canoes, Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) and paddles are all included in the cost of this adventure.

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N.B. This course is now fully booked but, if you add your name to the waitlist, if we have enough interest we'll plan another course in June.

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N.B. This course is now fully booked but, if you add your name to the waitlist, if we have enough interest we'll plan another course in June.

Get your ORCKA Basic 1 & 2 Certification in this all day course at an unbeatable price. Whether you're new to canoeing or already have experience, this will be an incredible opportunity to brush up your skills and prepare for the backcountry canoe tripping we'll be doing this summer.

We'll head out to Pinehurst Lake Conservation Area for the day where we'll receive professional instruction from ORCKA certified instructor, Greg Derbyshire.

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The tandem canoe course is designed to teach you the skills and knowledge necessary to safely and competently navigate a tandem canoe in calm water conditions.

In Level 1 and 2 we'll learn:

1. Safety considerations: including proper use of personal flotation devices, assessing weather and water conditions, and basic rescue techniques.
2. Canoe equipment: including the parts of the canoe, paddle types and techniques, and canoe loading and unloading.
3. Canoeing strokes: including strokes for paddling in a straight line as well as turning your canoe using bow and stern strokes such as J-stroke, sweep stroke, bow cut and cross-bow cut.
4. Maneuvering techniques: including sideways displacement, pivoting and docking the canoe using draws and push-aways, and entering and exiting from shore.
5. Communication and teamwork: including effective communication between the paddlers, weight distribution and balance, and navigating obstacles.
6. Other safe canoeing considerations such as paddling in windy weather, shoulder season paddling and risk management.
   
   

This is a practical course and we'll be spending much of the day on the lake. Canoes, Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) and paddles are all included in the cost of this adventure.

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Please note that if you plan to join any other paddling adventures and don't have existing tripping experience, you will need to attend this course.

Adventure pricing:

Friends: $216+HST ($176+HST if self-driving)

Explorers: $166+HST ($126+HST if self-driving)

Pathfinders: $126+HST