This year's event will be TWO DAYS worth of clinics, vendors, and paddlesport fun!
Try before you buy! This is the best opportunity in the Pacific North West to test paddle new kayaks and canoes. Join our manufacturers representatives for one day on the beach and then one day strictly dedicated to furthering your paddling skills and understanding through instruction. Free Introduction clinics and rescue demonstrations will be offered throughout Saturday's event. See schedule below.
Sat, April 26th
-First strokes: Intro to kayak & canoe.
Alder Creek staff will be available throughout the day to assist in foot peg adjustment, boat entry and exit, beach launch and landing, and basic paddle strokes
10:00am
-Which boat is right for me? ACKC staff
-Greenland vs. Euro Rolling
11:00am
- Local Paddling Destinations
- Fishing By Kayak
11:30am
-Paddling with Kids
12:00pm
- Packing a Kayak for Multi-Day Trips
- Rescue & Re-entries Demonstrations
12:30pm
- Which Boat is Right for Me?
1:00pm
- Dream Trips of the Northwest
-Forward Stroke Clinic
1:30pm
-Car Topping your Kayak
2:00pm
- Dressing for Conditions
- Towing Scenarios
2:30pm
-Boat Repair in the Field
3:00pm
- Choosing the Correct Paddle
- Fishing by Kayak
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Kayak & Canoe Demos, 100+ boats on the beach ready to try!
Sunday April 27
9:00am to 10:30 am
-First strokes - First time paddlers
-Edging and bracing
-Boat style, fit and transport
-Essentials of safety & repair
10:45 am to Noon
-Basic Canoeing
-Assisted and solo rescue and recoveries
-Day trips in the Portland area
-Family Paddling
Noon to 1:00 pm
-Let us cook: lunch by kayak
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
-Paddling for women
-Towing Scenerios
-NW Paddle Destinations
-Sean Morley: Around the UK
2:30 pm to 4:00 pm
-Paddling for women
-Paddling in weather: Skegs, rudders, trim
-Packing a kayak for a multiday tour
-Naturalist tour of Vancouver lake
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