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Whitewater Courses and Events Summer 2008
River Tune-Up
Class II-III River Running
Rodeo Freestyle Playboating
Class I-II River Running
Class I-II River Tripping Tandem & Solo Whitewater
Open Canoe
Class II-III Whitewater Tandem
and Solo Canoe Playboating
Pool Based Kayak Bracing & Rolling
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding Introduction
12th Annual St. Louis R. Whitewater Rendezvous
Slalom & Sprint
River Tune-Up
Level 2 ACA Pro School Course
Spend a day on Class I-II whitewater polishing your river
maneuvers. The tune-up is for paddlers who want more
instructor guidance after a Level 1 course or want to
tune-up their river reading, ferries, eddy turns, peel outs, and
rolls before taking Level 3 courses. It is also a great way to
demo a boat. Call for boat model availability.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
June 22, $130
July 7, $130
Info Sheet
Class II-III River Running
Level 3 ACA Pro School Course
Learn to paddle a challenging river safely and efficiently. We
will teach you how to stop following someone else and start
leading the way by focusing on moving from point A to point
Bas safely and efficiently as possible.
We will cover basic and advanced stroke technique, river read-
ing from land and kayak, choosing and staying on a line
through a rapid, group dynamics and how to provide safety
backup for fellow kayakers. As time and water levels allow, we
will also work on basic play techniques.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
Available as a one or two day private instruction
session FOR TWO OR MORE PADDLERS.
$140 per person for one day, $240 per person for two
days, dates arranged at least one month in advance to
accommodate instructor availability.
Info Sheet
Rodeo Freestyle Playboating
Levels 3 & 4 ACA Pro School Course
Learn to play the river.
In this course, we will focus on the skills that allow you to
stay on a surfing wave longer, do sharp cutbacks, back surf
and stern squirt. Then it is onto a friendly hole to work
outside surfing, spinning, enders, pirouettes and cartwheel
basics using our patented cartwheel teaching tool. This
course will begin on flatwater, fine tuning the strokes and
stroke combinations that are needed to play the features. We
will then progress into Class II-III
whitewater play features. Learn to identify friendly play
features and how to use them. Wewill use rodeo freestyle
kayaks to allow the best learning curve for these moves.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
Available as a one or two day private instruction
session FOR TWO OR MORE PADDLERS,
$140 per person for one day, $240 per person for two
days, dates arranged at least one month in advance to
accommodate instructor availability.
Info Sheet
Class I-II River Running
Level 1 ACA Pro School Course
Building a solid foundation.
This three day intensive is for those who have never
paddled a kayak before or wish to measure their
understanding of the basics. You will learn stroke
techniques, rescues, maneuvering skills, as well as moving
water safety, river hydrology, equipment design, and rolling
basics. We will start with learning strokes on
flatwater, progress to moving water maneuvers and combine it
all during a whitewater river running experience on day three.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
June 13-15, $355
July 11-13, $355
Info Sheet
Class I-II River Tripping
Tandem &
Solo Whitewater Open Canoe Course
Level 1 ACA Pro School Course
Take your Boundary Waters tripping to a new level.
Learn the skills it takes to travel down a whitewater river in
tripping style. This two-day intensive course is for those who
have never paddled a canoe before or have
paddled flatwater only. Have fun learning about
equipment design, stroke technique, maneuvering, river haz-
ards and rescues. This course is designed to teach you the
river tripping techniques needed to paddle loaded canoes
down rivers with some whitewater. Tripping canoes are outfit-
ted with thigh straps and flotation bags to enhance your safety
and learning on flatwater through Class II whitewater.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
July 21-22, $245
Info Sheet
Class II-III Whitewater Tandem and Solo Canoe
Playboating
Moving towards efficient communication and river play.
Level 2 ACA Pro School Course
Paddlers ready for this course feel comfortable in Class II
whitewater and have the desire to polish eddy turns, peel outs
and ferries on the river. We will review stroke basics on
moving water then move into Class II and III whitewater.
Surfing waves, playing holes, river reading, choosing a line
and safety while running rapids will be covered in depth.
Day trip planning and river rescues are also covered.
High performance whitewater canoe designs and outfitting
will be used to accelerate your learningand fun. Want to do
your own thing? Go solo! Canoeists looking for a new challenge
will learn stroke variations for solo paddling, maintaining for-
ward speed, bracing, river maneuvering, rescues, and river play
skills like surfing on small waves or holes.
Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
$35 per hour for one person (Four hour minimum)
Also available as a one day session FOR TWO OR
MORE PADDLERS, $140/day per person.
Info Sheet
Pool Based Kayak Bracing & Rolling
Level 2 ACA Pro School Course
Learn the best method of kayak self-rescue. In this
4-hour session we will lay the foundation of the roll through
drills that develop your hip snap and overall
comfort in a kayak. Bring your own kayak or use one of ours.
Meet at the UMD Pool 10am-2pm.
July 6, $75
July 26, $75
Info Sheet
Stand-Up Paddle Boarding Introduction
Level 1 Course
This rapidly growing paddling/surfing hybrid adventure sport
is a thrilling full body workout and a great way to explore our
lakes and rivers. Spend a day on flatwater and deep river
rapids with standing waves to develop your stance options,
balance, stroke techniques, board trim, river maneuvers and
river wave surfing skills. Meet at the Outpost 9am-4pm.
July 12, $130
July 27, $130
August 9, $130
August 10, $130
Additional stand-up paddle board instruction is offered along
the Lake Superior Shoreline on calm and big surf days using a
private instruction format. Call for availability. $35 per
hour for one person (Four hour minimum)or a full day
session for two people at the $140/day per person
rate.
Info Sheet
Twelfth Annual St. Louis River Whitewater
Rendezvous Slalom & Sprint Races
July 18-20
Whitewater slalom and sprint racing action with free race clin-
ics, music, food and FUN for paddlers of all skill levels.
July 18
Noon-8pm Open practice on the slalom race course
3-7pm Paddler registration open at the Outpost
July 19
9am-Noon Paddler registration at the Outpost
Noon-2pm Slalom Race Clinic (free for registered racers)
9am-4pm Open practice on the slalom course
4-6pm Small group whitewater kayak exploration of the lower
run for registered Rendezvous participants who want to scope
out the river and portage the biggest drops
July 20
9am-11am Slalom race runs
11am-noon Lunch
Noon-2pm Slalom race runs
2-3pm Whitewater sprint race runs
4pm Slalom awards and prize drawings at the Outpost.
Pre-register for slalom racing by visiting www.umdrsop.org to
download an entry form and then mail it to Randy Carlson at
RSOP.
Slalom race entry fee is $35 and includes T-shirt.
