Quick Details
Paddler
Ages 16+
$ 85
Learn to Paddle Harder, Better, Faster & Stronger!
Hone your forward stroke in this half-day course.
This course helps students build a foundation for stronger, faster forward propulsion in their kayaks. Through dryland and on-water drills we will learn how to practice and build muscle memory for a strong, safe, and efficient forward stroke. In addition, we will learn supplemental exercises to use during fitness training that target core muscle groups necessary for paddling. We will also discuss mental strategies for paddle racing and long-distance paddling. Whether you are interested in going fast, or want efficiency for everyday paddling, this is the class!
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- Self rescue skills
- Experience with bracing and edging
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– Kayak
– Paddle
– PFD
– Sprayskirt
– Wetsuit
– Drybag so you can bring along a few items on the water (snacks, phone, warm layer, etc.)
*You are welcome to use your own kayak and/or any other gear you may have.
Skills Learned/Taught
Instructor
This clinic will be taught by Joe Guglielmetti – a long-distance paddler and kayak racer whose most recent accomplishments include paddling a sea kayak from Boston to Portland in a day, winning the North Shore Surf Ski Invitational, and winning the teams division of the Penobscot Passage. Joe also holds the record for fastest known traverse from New Hampshire to Canada in sea kayak (103.17 hours) and has won the sea kayak and tandem sea kayak divisions of the Blackburn Challenge.