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Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring

Kevin R. Burkitt - ACA Instructor & Trip Leader

Highlights

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am

9 hours

River Hills Cafe and Bistro (formerly John's Cracker Barrel)

Starting at USD 295

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Date & Location

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am to 08:00 pm (GMT-04:00)

River Hills Cafe and Bistro (formerly John's Cracker Barrel)

1 South Riverside Drive, Neptune City, United States

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About the event

Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring
The Essentials of Kayak Touring teaches beginner paddlers to safely and enjoyably kayak on lakes, calm protected ocean and flatwater setting

About this Event

Come join ACA instructor Kevin Burkitt for a moderate/advanced Level 2: Essentials of Kayak Touring session. The Essentials of Kayak Touring course is designed to teach beginner paddlers to safely and enjoyably kayak on lakes, calm protected ocean environments, and other flatwater settings.

This is an 8-hour course and is described in full on the .

Kevin will review all of the intro to kayaking skills and lessons before beginning to work on intermediate kayak control, on-water awareness, self and assisted rescue skills.

Kayak strokes include:

  • Forward
  • Back (stopping)
  • Draw
  • Sculling draw
  • Sweep (including stern draw)
  • Reverse sweep
  • Stern rudder
  • Low brace
  • Low brace turn

Maneuvers:

  • Paddling in a reasonably straight line
  • Spins
  • Stopping
  • Moving abeam (sideways)

Safety and Rescue:

  • Exercising judgment, safety as a mind-set, etc.
  • Cold water shock / hypothermia: HELP / huddle, clothing
  • Dehydration/ hyperthermia: hydration, clothing
  • Hazards: wind, waves, weather, current, rocks, bridges, piers, dams, strainers, traffic Paddling as a group
  • Signaling
  • Interactions/ sharing water with non-powered and powered traffic
  • Emergency procedures

Rescue:

  • Rescue sequence: reach, throw, row, go (RETHROG)
  • Rescue priorities: people, boats, gear
  • Demonstrate/participate: T-rescue
  • Deep-water re-entries, assisted and solo, with sling, including scoop and paddle float rescues1
  • Boat assisted rescue, assisting a tired swimmer (pushing or pulling to shore)
  • Towing or bulldozing a capsized boat

This is a Brind Your Own Kayak (BYOK) event; however a full rental kit is avaible for and additional $25.

Spray skirts and appropriate in-water gear are required.


Your donation is broken down as follows:

  • ACA Insurance: - $25
  • Shark River Café’ and Bistro food Voucher - $40
  • ACA Instructor fee - $160 ($20 X 8 hours)
  • Donation to PFH - $ 60
  • The total cost is: $275


Also check out other Workshops in Neptune City, Nonprofit events in Neptune City, Trips & Adventurous Activities in Neptune City.

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Tickets for Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring can be booked here.

Ticket type Ticket price
ACA L2 Ticket 295 USD
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Kevin R. Burkitt - ACA Instructor & Trip Leader

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Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring, 20 July | Event in Neptune City | AllEvents
Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring
Sun, 20 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am
USD 295