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ORCKA Flatwater Kayak Skills Training on 3 Day Trips

On the 3 Day Georgian Bay Kayak trips our ORCKA Kayak Instructors will be teaching you the following skill set while paddling and exploring the many wilderness inlets and islands of the Franklin Wilderness Reserve in Georgian Bay. This will give you a very solid foundation in sea kayak and you will feel very confident by the end of this trip. The ORCKA Kayak Flatwater Skills Certification is included in this trip at no extra charge for those interested.

Safety:
-Wet Exit
-Capsize and Swimming Kayak to Shore
-Peer Rescue
-Assisted Roll Rescue

Skills:
-Lift and Carry
-Launching, Landing & Removing
-Enter & Exit Kayak
-Forward Paddling
-Reverse Paddling
-Stopping the Kayak
-Sideward Paddling
-Pivoting the Kayak
-Turning the Kayak
-Edging the Kayak
-Maneuvering in Confined Spaces
-Preventing a Capsize
-Securing a Kayak

Theory:
-Selection of Equipment
-Equipment Knowledge
-Equipment Care
-Government Regulations
-Outdoor Precautions
-Environmental Awareness
-Kayaking Recourses-Touring:
-Personal Risk Management
-Awareness of Others
-Safe Kayaking procedures
-Windy weather Precautions
-Access
-Planning
-Kayak Tour