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Two men paddling down whitewater in a red canoe.

Location: Bonaventure River, Quebec. Photo credit: Felix Serre

Intermediate Solo Moving Water Canoeing

Discipline: Canoeing Program: Moving Water Stream: Skills Development

The Intermediate Solo Moving Water Canoeing level introduces students to the exciting world of whitewater canoeing. The course focus on individual comfort, knowledge, and paddling techniques for navigating Class II waters.

The course introduces students to river features that require more complex manoeuvres.

Students will learn how to use these features to assist them in safely running easy technical whitewater.

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Course Overview

Typical Course Length

14 hours of instruction.

Course Topics

Safety and Rescue

International river classification
Morphology (causes of features)
Expanded canoe and swimmer rescues and procedures
Water levels and flow rates
Personal gear for whitewater paddling
Introduction to rolling

General Paddling Skills

Eddy exits into troughs
Stroke timing and placement
Controlling the arc

Paddling Strokes

Review and refining Introduction strokes
Sculling draw and pry
Righting pry
Reverse J stroke
Boof Stroke

Manoeuvres

Flat-waters drills
Landing with back ferry
Jet ferries
Eddy exit and entry with wave troughs
S-turns with wave interference patterns
Front surf
Shift
Navigating eddies with back ferries
Navigating tight bends
Boofing
River running techniques including wave blocking
Navigating river features
Linking manoeuvres

Concepts

Troughs
Crossing the grain
Scouting from shore

Knowledge

Class II river anatomy
Water features
Water reading - current patterns
Canoe designs

Course Prerequisites

Introduction to Solo Moving Water Canoeing or permission of the Instructor, based on proof of prior learning of equivalent skill and knowledge.

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The content on this page is provided for information only and could be incorrect or outdated.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.