Donation - ACA Level 2 Training: Essentials of Kayak Touring

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

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