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Intermediate Kayak, July 11-12

  • 11 Jul 2023
  • 12 Jul 2023
  • 2 sessions
  • 11 Jul 2023, 5:30 PM 9:00 PM (PDT)
  • 12 Jul 2023, 5:30 PM 9:00 PM (PDT)
  • Jericho Sailing Center
  • 4

Registration

  • Members must submit payment to reserve a spot. A reservation may be canceled up to 7 days before the start of class.

Registration is closed

Prerequisites:

  • registered as a UBC Sailing Club member for the 2022-2023 season
  • a significant amount of time (around 20 hours) kayaking after the beginner course
  • wetsuit (still required even though it is after June 1st)

Note: If this class is full, you are welcome to join our waitlist on this Signal app group.

This course cover material that will help you safely plan and enjoy kayaking trips, balancing dry land instruction with on-water skill development.

Theory

  • Navigation, tides/currents, weather, sea state, signaling/communication for paddler
  • Multi-day trip planning

Paddling skills

  • Efficient and effective strokes (forward, turning, bow/stern rudders, stopping, sideward displacement, low & high braces)
  • Boat edging and dynamic stroke combinations

Rescue and safety skills

  • Self-rescue techniques (intro to rolling, paddle float, stern climb)
  • Assisted rescue techniques (heel hook/T, bow presentation, scoop, stirrup, all-in, hand of God, etc)
  • Towing skills (contact, tow-line)

If you are unsure if this is the right class for you, feel free to contact our head instructor at headinstructor@ubcsailing.org.

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UBC SAILING CLUB

Sailing - Windsurfing - Kayaking - Paddle boarding

Jericho Sailing Centre, 1300 Discovery St., Vancouver BC V6R 4K5
Like most of Vancouver, the Jericho Sailing Centre is located on unceded, traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish Peoples,
including the territories of xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) - What does that mean?

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