This series of classes is intended for youth, ages 8-18, and will provide a progression of skills designed to develop safe, strong and confident white water paddlers. This class is suitable for the brand new, intermediate and advanced youth kayakers. Kids will learn about boats, essential gear, paddle strokes, river safety, rolling and bracing, play boating and more. The focus will be on SAFE, FUN boating. Participants will need parental approval. CW has a limited amount of equipment that can be made available for student use.
Prerequisites: None
Cost: $160 for the course. No pool entry fee is required for Kids Team participants. Equipment will be available.
Note: There will be an open pool session running concurrently with the Kids Team so that parents can hone their kayak skills at the same time as the kids. The pool entry fee will be $10.00 per session.
Class Times & Dates: The classes will meet from 7 – 8 pm (with an additional half hour of practice time) on the following dates:
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
Instructors: Cynthia Hazel, Jenny McCurdy, Steven Dougherty, Leslie Tyson, Greg Hazel, plus Guest Instructors TBA
In order to register for this series, parents must obtain a registration code from Jenny McCurdy.
