Category Archives: Lessons
Paddle Canada Level 1 Skills Course
Paddle Canada was formed in 1971 to help co-ordinate non-competitive canoeing and kayaking across Canada. Their mission statement is To promote recreational paddling instruction, safety and environmental awareness to all Canadians, and to that end, we offer the Paddle Canada … Read More
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga – NEW! With Kristy Wright-Schell
Stand Up Paddleboard Yoga combines two sports that, at first glance, look like they shouldn’t go together at all! Kristy Wright-Schell has been teaching this tricksy looking combo for over 5 years now, and is starting classes in Deep Cove … Read More
Paddle Canada Level 2 Skills Course – Part 2
Continued from previous post Day 4 As the French guy on the radio weather forecast said, “pluie pluie pluie fort”. Oh man did it rain – so much so that it made it hard to remember that we were ever … Read More
Paddle Canada Level 2 Skills Course – Part 1
I remember my first kayaking experience; it was my first summer in Deep Cove as part of staff training, and…I hated it!! I struggled to keep up with others, I got really cold, and found steering a challenge – it’s … Read More