The dead of winter isn't exactly prime paddling season in New England, but comandeer an indoor swimming pool
and it's a great time to perfect those kayaking skills in anticipation of the meltwaters of spring. With kayaks
and instructors provided by Osprey Sea Kayaking Adventures,
we hosted two beginner and two intermediate level kayaking clinics in the Kneller Athletic Center pool.
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The 2-hour beginner clinic covered all the basics:
paddling strokes forward and back, draw strokes, sculling, low brace, and wet exits. The intermediate clinic -
also 2 hours - picked up where the beginner clinic left off, focusing on rolls (eskimo roll, hand roll), bow
squirts, sculling for support, high brace, etc. If you don't know all the paddlespeak, just let the pictures
tell the story. And as you might expect, we managed to amuse ourselves with a little bit of fun and games too.
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It starts with learning the strokes.
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Khaila and Elizabeth (left) and Jana (right) practice their paddling.
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Later, Carl and Sam (our instructors) demonstrate a roll and we give it a try.
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Khaila gets a gold star! Even our instructors were envious.
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Sam works with Dan (left). At right is Amanda, our paddling fanatic. (Can you tell she's really happy?)
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Kayaking clinic video clips (requires Shockwave Flash)
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The dead of winter isn't exactly prime paddling season in New England, but comandeer an indoor swimming pool
and it's a great time to perfect those kayaking skills in anticipation of the meltwaters of spring. With kayaks
and instructors provided by Osprey Sea Kayaking Adventures,
we hosted two beginner and two intermediate level kayaking clinics in the Kneller Athletic Center pool.
The 2-hour beginner clinic covered all the basics:
paddling strokes forward and back, draw strokes, sculling, low brace, and wet exits. The intermediate clinic -
also 2 hours - picked up where the beginner clinic left off, focusing on rolls (eskimo roll, hand roll), bow
squirts, sculling for support, high brace, etc. If you don't know all the paddlespeak, just let the pictures
tell the story. And as you might expect, we managed to amuse ourselves with a little bit of fun and games too.
It starts with learning the strokes.
Later, Carl and Sam (our instructors) demonstrate a roll and we give it a try.
Khaila gets a gold star! Even our instructors were envious.
