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Learning and Teaching Rolling
Learning to roll your kayak is like learning a new dance: you need to do the right step at the right time, then practice until your movements become rhythmic. Learning to Roll Rolling is the ultimate self-rescue technique for kayakers. There is no real mystery to learning how to roll; it is simply a matter [...]
Posted in Courses, Tips & Tricks Also tagged gary doran, kayak, kayaking, learning, ocean river adventures, rolling, teaching 1 Comment
Fog and Surf
On August 25, we launched our kayaks from Tofino into beautiful Clayoquot Sound for three nights of open coast beach camping. This would be the setting for our Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level-3 Skills Course. The students, on this advanced course, were four experienced sea kayakers—three from Victoria and one from Vancouver. All were looking to gain the skills and experience for traveling on the exposed coast, where surf can be encountered when landing or launching, and there are stretches of coastline where landings can be difficult.
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We Welcome New Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level-1 Instructors
Last month, five exuberant paddlers earned certification as Paddle Canada Sea Kayaking Level-1 Instructors during a course I taught with the assistance of Janette Galan. This nationally-accredited course ran from June 30 to July 3 in the pleasant waters around Victoria on Vancouver Island. Most importantly, the qualified course graduates will be passing on safe paddling skills to a broad range of new paddlers, whether it's during a formal course they will be teaching, or during informal discussions that might occur while they are out paddling with friends or on club outings.
Posted in News, The Store Also tagged instuctor training, kayaking, ocean river adventures, vancouver island, victoria 2 Comments
Telemark Ski Weekend & Clinic
The free heel returns to Ocean River Telemarking is not new to Ocean River. About 20 years ago, we used to sell telemark and backcountry skis,and all the gear. We also ran very successful telemark clinics for our customers. Some of you reading this may have been on those great weekends. It is with excitement [...]
Luxury Adventure Tours from Ocean River Adventures
Ocean River Adventures offers some amazing Vancouver Island kayak adventure tours, including our favorites with West Coast Expeditions in Kyuquot Sound – for a real west coast experience. This base camp tour is deluxe with real beds and gourmet meals along with paddling in protected waters of Kyuquot Sound, and the options to paddle our open wild west coast.
New Course! Greenland Style Rolling & Bracing
Ocean River is proud to announce that we’re now offering a new unique course geared towards a different (and traditional) style of paddling. Below is a brief description, and also watch for 2010 courses to be posted by Dec. 1st. Whether youʼre curious about this alternative paddling technique or are already paddling with a Greenland-style [...]
Leadership in Sea Kayaking: From Buried Grab Loops to Bee Stings