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Advanced Solo Lake Canoeing

Discipline: Canoeing Program: Lake Canoe Stream: Skills Development

The Advanced Solo Lake Canoeing course introduces the participants to advanced skills and rescues in varied and dynamic paddling environments. This level places emphasis upon exhibiting a high degree of precision, efficiency and control of the canoe.

At the end of the course, students will demonstrate the highest level of skills, confidence, and exhibit good judgement necessary to paddle with a partner in open waters and the changing environments.

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Course Overview

Typical Course Length

14 hours of instruction

Course Topics

Safety and Rescue

Dealing with wind (when to go and when not to go)
Personal survival gear
Expanded first aid kits
Self-rescues
Emergency tarp set up and fire lighting

Paddling Strokes

Sculling pry
Compound reverse stroke
Box stroke
One handed bow jam/pry
Traditional/punch stroke
Review and refinement of intermediate strokes

General paddling skills

Enter and exit a canoe in windy conditions
Paddling in wind and waves

Concepts

Stroke blending
Tacking in wind

Manoeuvres

Triangular course
Complex side slip: eg. Square (on/off side)
Forward and reverse paddling (on/off sides)
Running sideslip

Knowledge

Specialty canoes and paddles
Knots
Basic navigation (map & compass, GPS, restriction visibility - (day paddles))
Individual and group responsibilities
Canoe history

Course Prerequisites

Intermediate Lake Solo Canoeing or prior experience with permission of the Instructor.

The Small Print

The content on this page is provided for information only and could be incorrect or outdated. The course program manual is the official syllabus.

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.