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Description
Sea Kayak Skills Level 2This intermediate level 5 day course covers the skills and knowledge required for proficient kayaking in moderate conditions, along moderately exposed shorelines with frequent landing opportunities. Gain the skills and confidence to plan your own sea kayak adventures in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and beyond! This course includes a 2 3 day wilderness sea kayak + island camping journey in the LaHave Islands (weather permitting). Participants will work
This intermediate level 5-day course covers the skills and knowledge required for proficient kayaking in moderate conditions, along moderately exposed shorelines with frequent landing opportunities. Gain the skills and confidence to plan your own sea kayak adventures in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and beyond!
This course includes a 2-3 day wilderness sea kayak + island camping journey in the LaHave Islands (weather permitting). Participants will work together to plan this route, assess paddling conditions & practice risk management, navigation & leadership skills.
Paddle Canada Level 2 Sea Kayak certification is available to successful course participants.
Safety Skills:
- Unassisted re-entry
- Assisted re-entry
- All-in re-entry
- Bow rescue
- Re-entry exercises and scenarios
- Introduction to rolling
- Towing
Paddling Skills:
- Launching and landing
- Forward stroke
- Turning strokes
- Sweep strokes
- Low and high brace turns
- Bow rudders
- Low and high brace
- Draw stroke
- Sculling draw
- Hanging draw
- Stern draw and stern pry
- Paddling in rough water
Knowledge:
- Equipment
- Introduction to tides and currents
- Wilderness navigation techniques and chart/map work
- Navigation techniques
- Nautical charts and topographic maps
- Weather interpretation and basic forecasting
- Heat/cold issues
- Emergency overnight
- Leadership and decision making
- Risk assessment, incident management and evacuation options
- Kayak knots and rope work
- Transport Canada collision regulations
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