The Advanced Coastal Canoeing program prepares participants to perform a variety of rescues and manoeuvres in exposed coastal conditions in moderate winds, waves, current and moderate surf.
This level also introduces current prediction, personal weather forecasting and low visibility (fog) navigation by dead reckoning.
The main focus of this course is good decision making that reflects the limits of the paddlers ability in relation to current and forecasted environmental conditions.
Please note that this program is a recreational coastal canoeing program and therefore reflects typical locations for recreational paddling on the ocean in a canoe. It does not deal with the rounding of significant headlands or paddling long stretches of exposed coastline with no landing opportunities. The program does not consider those locations as “typical” recreational coastal canoeing locations.
Review of Advanced Lake Tandem Canoeing skills (within the context of coastal canoeing)
Incident management and rescues skills
Canoe outfitting
Expanded communication
General Paddling Skills
Mastering strokes and skills
Anticipating and adapting to changing environment effects on the canoe
Paddling Strokes
Review and refine of Advanced Lake Tandem Canoeing paddling strokes
Manoeuvres
Close maneuvering around rocks (rock hopping)
Entering and exiting eddies
Forward ferries
Bracing in conditions where required
Maintaining control of the canoe in a head, tail and beam winds reaching speeds of 15 knots
Knowledge
Leadership and management skills
Flexible leadership styles
Facilitation of group decision making
Advanced tides and currents
Trip planning
Expanded understanding of land-wind interactions and sea state
Weather forecasting
Dead reckoning in low visibility
Course limitation
Leave no trace in the context of overnight coastal canoeing
Course Prerequisites
Certification
Advanced Lake Tandem Canoeing and,
Intermediate Coastal Canoeing
Experience
Experience with multi-day coastal canoe trip
Recommended
Introduction to Tandem Moving Water Canoeing
Wilderness first aid
VHF marine radio operator’s certificate
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If you have any specific syllabus questions, please get in touch with the
Canoe Program Committee who is responsible for the development and maintaince of this course.
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