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Kayaking club — in Vancouver with paddling in the Lower Mainland and BC
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    10:00 AM - Midweek Day Paddle in Vancouver-April 14-1/A-1/B depending on conditions
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    9:00 AM - Beginner 1 Course (Full)
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    8:00 AM - Navigation Course (cancelled)
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    5:00 PM - Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
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    9:00 AM - Instructors Course
    9:30 AM - Ambleside to Eagle Harbour Day Paddle (2B/3B)
    Knots and Tarps Course (Full)
    Knots and Tarps Course (Full)
    Sat, Apr 2, 2016    
    9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
    Parks of British Columbia Heritage Centre
    • Training Course
                        A Wait List is being established to fill vacancies that may occur within this course.  Please [...]
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    Where Will You Paddle this Season?
    Where Will You Paddle this Season?
    Tue, Apr 5, 2016    
    7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
    Museum of Vancouver
    • Meeting
    • Public
    To start the night off Pacifica PaddleSports and Expedition Engineering will briefly talk about what they do. Each outfitter is quite different from the other, [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed, Apr 6, 2016    
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    1A, Dropin, North Vancouver
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed, Apr 13, 2016    
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    1A, Dropin, North Vancouver
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Midweek Day Paddle in Vancouver-April 14-1/A-1/B depending on conditions
    Midweek Day Paddle in Vancouver-April 14-1/A-1/B depending on conditions
    Thu, Apr 14, 2016    
    10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    Deep Cove
    • Trip
    1A, 1B, 2016 Trips List, Belcarra, Day Trip, Deep Cove, Indian Arm
    Meet at Deep Cove Kayak Rental location at 10 am for a 10:30 launch then go for a leisurely paddle over to Belcarra and Twin Islands. [...]
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    Beginner 1 Course (Full)
    Beginner 1 Course  (Full)
    Fri, Apr 15, 2016 - Sun, Apr 17, 2016    
    All Day
    • Training Course
    This Course is full.   A WAIT LIST  is being established to fill openings that may become available.  Please email the  Course Coordinator  to be included [...]
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    Navigation Course (cancelled)
    Navigation Course (cancelled)
    Sat, Apr 16, 2016 - Sun, Apr 17, 2016    
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Training Course
    This course will teach the fundamentals of navigation, including using charts and compasses. You will learn how to follow a course to a destination and [...]
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    South Howe Sound (2B)
    South Howe Sound (2B)
    Sun, Apr 17, 2016    
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Bowen Bay
    • Trip
    2016 Trips List, 2B, Bowen Island, Day Trip, Howe Sound, Pasley Islands
    A good early season trip through the archipelago off the west side of Bowen Island. This trip is suitable for beginners. Please register after March [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed, Apr 20, 2016    
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    1A, Dropin, North Vancouver
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Kayak Packing Course
    Kayak Packing Course
    Sat, Apr 23, 2016    
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Cates Park - Beach Launch
    • Training Course
    Learn how to pack your boat efficiently and quickly, whether it's for a weekend trip or a two week excursion. Knowing how to pack your [...]
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    New Beginners' Paddle: Ladner Marshes (1A)
    New Beginners' Paddle: Ladner Marshes (1A)
    Sun, Apr 24, 2016    
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Ladner Village - public dock
    • Public
    • Trip
    1A, 2016 Trips List, Beginners, Beginners 1, Beginners 2, Fraser River, Ladner
    This short, 6 nautical mile (11 km) paddle around Barber and Gunn Islands in the south arm of the Fraser River (between Richmond and Delta) [...]
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    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    Wed, Apr 27, 2016    
    5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Lowry Lane North Vancouver
    • Trip
    1A, Dropin, North Vancouver
    Paddle from Lowry lane in North Van every Wed Night from April to September Destinations and routes will vary each week. Please ensure you bring a [...]
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    Instructors Course
    Instructors Course
    Sat, Apr 30, 2016 - Sun, May 1, 2016    
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Training Course
    NOTICE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED:  We would love to have four "Volunteers" who the course participants can use to practice/demonstrate their teaching skills on Sunday.   The volunteers should be [...]
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    Ambleside to Eagle Harbour Day Paddle (2B/3B)
    Ambleside to Eagle Harbour Day Paddle (2B/3B)
    Sat, Apr 30, 2016    
    9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
    Ambleside Park Boat Launch
    • Trip
    2016 Trips List, 2B, 2C, Ambleside, Day Trip, Eagle Harbour, West Vancouver
    Please note that the date of this trip has changed from April 23 to April 30. Meet at Ambleside Beach at 9:30, to prepare to [...]
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    Events on Sat, Apr 2, 2016
    Knots and Tarps Course (Full)
    2 Apr 16
    North Vancouver
    Events on Tue, Apr 5, 2016
    Where Will You Paddle this Season?
    5 Apr 16
    Vancouver
    Events on Wed, Apr 6, 2016
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    6 Apr 16
    North vancouver
    Events on Wed, Apr 13, 2016
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    13 Apr 16
    North vancouver
    Events on Thu, Apr 14, 2016
    Midweek Day Paddle in Vancouver-April 14-1/A-1/B depending on conditions
    14 Apr 16
    North Vancouver
    Events on Fri, Apr 15, 2016
    Beginner 1 Course (Full)
    15 Apr 16
    Events on Sat, Apr 16, 2016
    Navigation Course (cancelled)
    16 Apr 16
    Events on Sun, Apr 17, 2016
    South Howe Sound (2B)
    17 Apr 16
    Bowen Island
    Events on Wed, Apr 20, 2016
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    20 Apr 16
    North vancouver
    Events on Sat, Apr 23, 2016
    Kayak Packing Course
    23 Apr 16
    North Vancouver
    Events on Sun, Apr 24, 2016
    New Beginners' Paddle: Ladner Marshes (1A)
    24 Apr 16
    Ladner
    Events on Wed, Apr 27, 2016
    Wed Evening Dropin Paddles (A1) (Apr 2016)
    27 Apr 16
    North vancouver
    Events on Sat, Apr 30, 2016
    Instructors Course
    30 Apr 16
    Ambleside to Eagle Harbour Day Paddle (2B/3B)
    30 Apr 16
    West Vancouver
  • Land Acknowledgement

    SKABC acknowledges that our activities span many Territories and Treaty areas. We recognize and thank the Indigenous peoples who live and care for these lands and waters today, and those many generations who did so in the past. Learn more