Canoeing

Catalog description

This class involves instruction on canoe/equipment parts and terminology, water safety, launching and landing the canoe, paddle strokes and maneuvers, and opportunity to practice skills on flat or slow moving water. Day trips may involve ventures onto moving water with sections of mild white water (some isolated sections up to class II). Additional topics and skills taught will include ferrying, eddying, basic rescue/recovery techniques, river features and hydrology, and leave no trace wilderness ethics. Participants need to be comfortable both on and in the water, and be able to swim. *Note: Proof of health insurance is required.***Fee: A course fee applied via SFS bill. See Course Notes for course fee information.**