When: May 15, 2025 from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Mayne Island
Prerequisites: Participants must be comfortable with bracing, wet exits, self-rescues and assisted rescues. These skills do not form part of the lesson plan, nevertheless all participants will be expected to perform rescues during the course when and as opportunities arise.
Participants must be prepared for immersion with a wet or dry suit, proper footwear and a helmet. In addition to the required safety gear, kayaks must have watertight hatches and bulkheads for flotation. Kayaks must also have proper deck lines and grab handles for rescue purposes.
Course Format: This is a 3 day course; It begins Friday (around noon), and ends mid/late afternoon on Sunday. The on-water portion of the course will focus on topics such as ferrying across currents and crossing eddy lines. There will be evening class sessions where we will study the theory of why currents occur and how to forecast them.
Further details to come once camping options are confirmed.