Kayak Lessons
Sea Kayak Skills Level 2
HIGHLIGHTS
This 4-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!
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 or 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
Equipment Rental included in all lesson prices! Have your own paddling gear? Get 10% off lesson prices when you use your own equipment. Use discount code OWN10G at checkout when you book.
We insist on small groups – that’s what makes our tours and clinics special – so there can be no rescheduling or refunds within 48hrs for day tours and rentals, and 30 days for multi-day tours and clinics unless a suitable replacement is found.
We reserve the right to cancel or alter any clinics or trips due to weather or insufficient registration. In these cases, refunds will be issued and we will do our best to reschedule.