Instructor: Garrick Taylor

Duration: 6-8 hours

Is your back-up paddle a set of hand paddles stuffed in your stern that you’ve never used? Have you watched people using hand paddles and thought it looked like fun? This course is a one day introduction designed to teach you how to effectively use hand paddles on class 2 whitewater.

You will learn basic strokes and rescues with hand paddles before moving downstream to work on ferries, catching and peeling out of eddies, and other maneuvers.

Requirements:

• Class 2 river experience

• Hand paddles

• Boat and all other personal equipment

Topics Covered:

• Design and fit of hand paddles

• Basic hand paddle strokes (and how they differ from a “standard” paddle)

• Wet Exit with hand paddles

• Self and partner rescues

• Basic river maneuvers