Location:
Friendsville MD / Lower Yough PA
Format:
One evening ‘classroom’ session at my home in Friendsville, MD and one FULL day on the Lower Yough
Class Size:
2 students
Dates:
* 07/17/11 – Sunday of Quarterly Meeting (evening class will be Saturday night).
Other dates are possible with enough notice
Cost:
$80 / per student ($85 non-ACA member)
Topics Covered:
* Boofing
* Smearing
* Stroke Efficiency
* The differences between paddling a creek boat and a play boat
* Surfing holes
* Boat scouting
* Creeking etiquette
* Elegance
* Small class size allows for flexibility in the topics covered just let me know what you want to work on (don't get your hopes up that I can get you cartwheeling like Guy though)
Requirements:
* You must be comfortable on the Lower Yough. It’s important that you be able to focus on skills and technique more so then surviving the river.
* Some semblance of a creek boat (an RPM is still not a creek boat – not even in Maine), paddle and whitewater helmet, pfd, and skirt
* Food, water, appropriate clothing, and whatever other trinkets and knick knacks you need for a FULL day on the river
To Register:
Email me (Dave Kessmann) at:
dave (dot) kessmann (at) fgwa (period) com
Please put "07/17/11 Creeking Clinic" in the subject line
Reviews:
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Looking forward to it.
