Skee Kayak Centre

Improve you paddling skills workshops:
July 31st 2011 Boambee Creek Reserve: 
Karen of Skee Kayak Centre, Austalian Canoeing Flatwater and Sea Kayak Instructor and Amanda Rankin of Paddle Perfect, Australian Canoeing Flatwater Coach, joined forces to help paddlers in all types of craft, improve their skills.
Morning session we divided the group into 2 smaller groups, Amanda concentrating on forward stroke technique on dry land, and Karen teaching the basics of maneuvering and support strokes,
 ( how to prevent a capsize). After 1 1/2 we swapped the groups over, so all 12 paddlers had a good sound basic idea of what was expected of the when we got on the water.
Morning tea a time for the Instructors to be asked questions from the group before entering the water, some took the time to quietly process what they had been shown.
Once on the water Amanda had her group doing drills up and down the Boambee Crk, Karen's group where practicing maneuvering their kayaks, across the river, how to avoid obstacles and the finally raft up together, and comment on how everyone went. The the groups swapped over.

Sunday 31st July 2011 skills group.

After lunch Karen demonstrated rescues, assisted and self rescues. The water was cold so most participants were quite happy to watch Karen continually be tipped out of her kayak, only to show another different way of getting back into the kayak safely. The rescue component will be run during summer in warmer water so all can join in and get wet as well. Course date TBA.

Karen and Amanda after the course.

There was alot to learn, and everyone had at least a few more skills to work with to gain the confidence to expand their paddling horizons.