Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills

Certification Course

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Level-1 provides the skill and knowledge necessary for day-long sea kayaking trips in sheltered waters (non-wilderness areas). Successful completion of Level-1 indicates competence to paddle a sea kayak within a sheltered bay in the company of one or more paddlers with Level-1 or greater skill and knowledge.

 

Prerequisites:              Paddle Canada Basic Kayak skills certification or equivalent skill and knowledge.

Course Length:           12 hours minimum.

Class Ratio:                1 instructor: 6 participants.

Location:                      Sheltered waters with uninterrupted easy landing options.

Conditions:                  Light winds (0-11 knots). Current (0-0.5 knots). Sea state calm to light chop.

 

Assessment

Activities focus on safety and gaining paddling skills for a day trip within a large bay or sheltered shoreline. Issues of mutual safety between paddling partners and judgements of sea conditions throughout the day and out of sight along the shore are included. Paddlers will deal with the concerns for packing a kayak and the gear necessary for a comfortable day trip and solving problems in the field.

 

 

What you may expect to learn from this Course:

 

Rescue skills

 

Bow rescue

Unassisted re-entry

Assisted re-entry

Towing

Communication/signals

 

Paddling skills

 

Forward stroke

Brace low/high

Sweep

Draw

Stern rudder

Edge control

 

Knowledge

 

Equipment

Journeying and seamanship

Safety

Kayaking resources